-
The 2026 Test Data Management Report for AI-Ready Enterprises
- Letter from the Authors
- Ranking Test Data Priorities: Why Data Quality Claims the #1 Spot
- The Data Control Paradox: Top Priorities vs. Biggest Barriers
- The Problem with Process: Test Data Bottlenecks Are Stalling Workflows
- Solving for Modern Test Data Management Challenges
- Key Takeaways: How You Can Make the Next Step Toward AI-Ready Test Data Management
- Respondents Snapshot: Segments, Industries, & Job Titles
- Key Terms to Know
Report > The 2026 Test Data Management Report for AI-Ready Enterprises
Letter from the Authors
Test data management in the age of AI can make or break your testing and development operations. As we continue to advance toward agentic development, it’s important to understand how test data management supports your teams’ workflows.
We’ve taken steps to break down, assess, and reconstruct test data management for the modern, innovative organization. Our Perforce Delphix 2026 Test Data Management Report for AI-Ready Enterprises found that 98% of enterprises still have some sort of manual aspect in their workflows. Only 2% of respondents are fully automated — and that presents a huge risk to organizations hoping to keep pace with agentic development.
This report collects core findings from 518 enterprise organizations, expanding our pool of respondents compared to past annual surveys. Our research-backed insights depict a clear need for data automation and copy provisioning that will eliminate bottlenecks and elevate data quality and speed. With 39% of enterprises facing data quality or validity issues, the need is only growing.
By reading the 2026 Test Data Management Report for AI-Ready Enterprises, you’ll get findings that will help you lay out a roadmap for agentic development and the future of your organization.
Discover which data practices could be holding you back and which will push you forward. Continue reading the report in full, or use the navigation on the left to jump to a specific section.
Sincerely,
Matthew Yeh, Woody Evans, and Aaron Jensen
Back to topAbout the Authors
Contributing Editor
Rachel Kissling-Hatcher
Rachel Kissling-Hatcher is a Marketing Writer for Perforce Delphix. With years of expertise in writing and content marketing, she takes an earnest approach to highly technical topics. Her goal is to craft resonant messaging and stories, custom-fit for a tech-minded audience.


