1、THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DATA+AI FORINDUSTRIES 2026From hype to business value:navigating data,gen AI and AI agentsTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction .3Navigating the AI Adoption Landscape:Challenges and Considerations .5Transforming Business Functions Across Industries with AI .7How AI Can Power Success in

2、 Seven Industries .9Financial Services .10Advertising,Media and Entertainment .13Healthcare and Life Sciences .15Public Sector .17Retail and Consumer Goods .19Manufacturing .21Telecommunications .23Snowflake:the Power of Data+AI .25Next Steps .27Table of Contents|2 ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DATA+AI FOR INDU

3、STRIES 2026INTRODUCTIONThe rapid emergence of agentic AI over the past year is perhaps one of the best demonstrators of how fast AI and the need for strong data practices to support it is moving.Generative AI,on the other hand,was the exciting new tool a few years ago and has progressed from experim

4、ental hype to being embedded across business functions.In just the past two years,organizations from every sector went from scrambling to figure out how best to capitalize on the enormous potential of this technology,to seeing clear ROI from gen AI use.In our recent report,The Radical ROI of Gen AI,

5、Snowflake-sponsored research by Enterprise Strategy Group(ESG)confirms that gen AI works:92%of early adopters surveyed worldwide report that their gen AI investments have already paid for themselves,with an average return of 41%for those who have calculated the ROI.This significant return is driving

6、 a rapid acceleration toward a transformative future.Today,AI is influencing many parts of daily life,from personalized entertainment recommendations to manufacturing supply chains delivering goods.92%of early adopters worldwide report that their gen AI investments have already paid for themselves.T