Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
May 20, 2026
Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: May 20, 2026. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
News Flashes
AI adoption is accelerating, but results are falling short, according to new DBTA research that will be released soon. Fewer than half of AI initiatives succeed, and most pilots never reach production. What's more, AI failures are expensive, with 36% costing more than $500K and 16% exceeding $1M. The root cause is clear: data and the gaps in quality, access, trust, and lineage that continue to limit outcomes and prevent AI from scaling. This is not a new problem; it is an unsolved one.
Informatica from Salesforce, a leader in AI-powered enterprise cloud data management, is introducing two new capabilities, further expanding its partnership with Google Cloud.
Percona is announcing it has joined a group of companies to sponsor pgBackRest, one of PostgreSQL's most widely used backup and recovery tools, restoring active development and giving users a clear path forward.