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April 2026 PDC State of Data Modeling Survey Results Are In!
A 334-response April 2026 pulse survey shows data modeling pain is overwhelmingly organizational, not tooling: 28.1% want training, 24.6% clearer requirements, 21.6% more time, 21.0% dedicated ownership, and only 4.8% better tools. Modeling is often owned by whoever builds pipelines (42.5%), while only 19.2% have a dedicated modeler or architect, and 68.3% refactor only occasionally or rarely. Teams with enforced standards are about 5x more likely to say their models hold up.
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