Gartner — "pervasive business intelligence remains elusive, with BI and analytics adoption at about 30% of all employees" (doc 3753469, Howson & Sallam)

Claim: Gartner, Survey Analysis: Why BI and Analytics Adoption Remains Low and How to Expand Its Reach (doc 3753469; analysts Cindi Howson, Rita Sallam): "Pervasive business intelligence remains elusive, with BI and analytics adoption at about 30% of all employees."

Source: Gartner doc 3753469.

Confidence: Verified — primary, analyst firm.

Why this matters for Candid: Independent corroboration of BARC / Eckerson Group (March 2022, 214 D&A leaders surveyed Nov-Dec 2021) — BI/analytics adoption at 25% of employees on average; "stuck around 20% for many years" per Eckerson. Together: BI tools have averaged ~25-30% employee adoption for over a decade. Treat any vendor "X% increase from dashboards" claim against that baseline.