Data sprawl isn’t a hypothetical risk — it’s a quantifiable drain on your analytics ROI. Hakkoda commissioned Dimensional Research to survey 312 IT and Line-of-Business leaders at mid-to-large enterprises to benchmark the true cost and architecture of modern data stacks.

The numbers reveal systemic inefficiency:

• 97% of organizations run multiple BI/reporting tools — 25% exceed 10
• 35% maintain five or more data warehouses
• Nearly a quarter manage 10+ service providers to support analytics
• BI/reporting (54%) and data architecture (52%) are the highest-cost lifecycle stages
• Only 3% of leaders have full cost visibility into their data programs

Talent scarcity compounds the problem:

• 97% report difficulty sourcing skilled data scientists and architects
• 94% cite innovation barriers — driven more by internal bureaucracy and resource misallocation than by technology gaps

This report benchmarks these findings against company size, ownership structure, and role, and identifies where increased investment — automation, modern data architecture, and scalable talent models — delivers the highest measurable business impact.

Download the full report for the complete methodology, data tables, and benchmarking framework to assess where your organization’s data stack stands.