The research, which Veeam calls the Data and AI Trust Gap report, draws on responses from CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, CDOs and other senior leaders across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and technology in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The central tension is one of velocity: AI adoption is scaling faster than the controls designed to manage it. Ninety-five percent of respondents said data challenges had already slowed their AI progress.