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Microsoft-commissioned IDC study: top AI firms report 4x return vs 2.7x for laggards
An IDC study commissioned by Microsoft, covering 5,204 senior IT and business leaders in 28 industries, finds "Frontier Firms" (top 10% on AI maturity) average a 4x AI return versus 2.7x for slow adopters. 66% report substantial results but 48% scale them across business units. Returns are leader-reported and show association, not cause.
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Microsoftblogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/11/12/scaling-ai-value-without-losing-control-lessons-from-frontier-firms/Coverage · 1 article, oldest first
Thursday, November 12, 2026