B
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80%
80% -- share of data team time on discovery preparation protection for data teams (2026)
IDC reports that nearly 80% of data-team time is spent on data discovery, preparation, and protection rather than analysis or insight.
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80%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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IDC
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Tier C
https://www.alkemi.ai/blog/bring-your-data-to-life-new-standard-for-data-providers ↗
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Bring Your Data to Life: The New Standard for Data Providers
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IDC
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IDC research cited by Alkemi
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data teams: 80% share of data team time on discovery preparation protection. Source: IDC (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/data-team-time-idc
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/data-team-time-idc" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>80%</strong> -- share of data team time on discovery preparation protection for data teams<br><small>Source: IDC (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/data-team-time-idc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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