Intelligent Architecture: The Foundation for AI Success
January 21, 2026
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Why 95% of AI Initiatives Fail – And How to Build an Enterprise Architecture That Wins
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the centerpiece of modern transformation, yet 95% of IT-driven AI initiatives fail to deliver measurable business impact, according to research from MIT. This isn’t because the technology doesn’t work, but because organizations treat AI as disconnected “science projects” that never scale.
To succeed, organizations must shift their approach:
AI must be treated as an enterprise capability, supported by the right enterprise architecture, governance, and alignment. Only then can AI become a force for enterprise-wide intelligence, automation, and strategy.
This whitepaper – co-authored by John Joseph, VP of Product Marketing at Orbus Software and M. Hans Delly, Global Lead of Slalom’s Technology, Strategy and Advisory capability - introduces Intelligent Architecture for AI: a practical, scalable framework grounded in enterprise architecture best practices for transforming AI from experimentation into real business value.
In this whitepaper, you’ll learn:
- Why most AI initiatives fail before ever reaching production
- How to use to enterprise architecture to govern AI responsibly without slowing innovation
- How to align AI investments directly to business outcomes
- How ‘Intelligent Architecture’ turns AI into an enterprise capability
- How AI can be used to strengthen enterprise architecture itself
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February 17, 2026
Why 95% of AI Initiatives Fail – And How to Build an Enterprise Architecture That Wins
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the centerpiece of modern transformation, yet 95% of IT-driven AI initiatives fail to deliver measurable business impact, according to research from MIT. This isn’t because the technology doesn’t work, but because organizations treat AI as disconnected “science projects” that never scale.
To succeed, organizations must shift their approach:
AI must be treated as an enterprise capability, supported by the right enterprise architecture, governance, and alignment. Only then can AI become a force for enterprise-wide intelligence, automation, and strategy.
This whitepaper – co-authored by John Joseph, VP of Product Marketing at Orbus Software and M. Hans Delly, Global Lead of Slalom’s Technology, Strategy and Advisory capability - introduces Intelligent Architecture for AI: a practical, scalable framework grounded in enterprise architecture best practices for transforming AI from experimentation into real business value.
In this whitepaper, you’ll learn:
- Why most AI initiatives fail before ever reaching production
- How to use to enterprise architecture to govern AI responsibly without slowing innovation
- How to align AI investments directly to business outcomes
- How ‘Intelligent Architecture’ turns AI into an enterprise capability
- How AI can be used to strengthen enterprise architecture itself