Report > The 2026 Test Data Management Report for AI-Ready Enterprises

Key Takeaways: How You Can Make the Next Step Toward AI-Ready Test Data Management

AI readiness depends on test data that is fast, trusted, compliant, and available on demand. The report makes that clear: The path forward is stronger governance and smarter automation.

No more manual workflows and waiting weeks or months — that pace will not support AI-assisted or agentic development. Organizations that will come out on top are responding with a portfolio approach to test data management: data delivery, masking, and control all in one. The goal is not choosing between quality and compliance; it is delivering both simultaneously.

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Accelerate Innovation Securely with Perforce Delphix 

For complex enterprises navigating digital transformation, Delphix stands as the intelligent data automation platform that delivers fast, trusted, AI-ready test data management. You can unify automated data delivery, masking, synthetic generation, and centralized control, enabling teams to access test data on demand across hybrid and multicloud environments.

With data virtualization, you also get compliant, production-quality test data in minutes. Teams can refresh, rewind, and branch data using data APIs, seamlessly integrating with DevOps pipelines to support rapid release cycles. AI-driven synthetic and masked data unblock development and enable faster, more comprehensive testing — all while maintaining compliance. 

The results from all-in-one test data management and masking are clear. A recent IDC study of Delphix customers found that teams using Delphix:

  • Achieved 58% faster application development.*
  • Protected 77.2% more environments.*
  • Realized a 408% ROI with payback in under six months.*

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*Source: "IDC Business Value White Paper, sponsored by Delphix, by Perforce, The Business Value of Delphix, #US52560824, December 2024"

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