PagerDuty Report Reveals Some Organizations Lose More than $1 Million Per Hour During Unplanned Disruptions
SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE)--PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD), a leader in AI-first operations management, today published the 2026 State of AI-First Operations Report, which illustrates how the financial stakes of extended service disruption has made operational resilience the top priority, and how the growing trust in AI for digital operations contributes to revenue growth. The report draws insights based on survey responses from 1,000 business leaders, IT decision makers and senior developers across Australia and New Zealand, France, Germany, Japan, the Nordic countries, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the United States.
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According to survey findings, 95% of respondents believe their leadership understands the competitive advantage that can be gained from reducing incidents and speeding recovery. The report also shows that organizations are increasingly considering the adoption of AI for digital operations, with 59% indicating they actively incorporate the technology into operations. The AI adopters appear to be experiencing more success than those who may have discussed it but have not yet incorporated it: 75% report improved operational resilience, compared to only 66% of organizations that improved operational resilience but are not yet using AI.
Additional key takeaways from the 2026 PagerDuty State of AI-First Operations Report include:
“The 2026 PagerDuty State of AI-First Operations Report further demonstrates how the financial risk of major incidents makes operational resilience a board-level priority,” said Katherine Calvert, chief marketing officer at PagerDuty. “AI-first operations enable organizations to accelerate their incident management workflows so they can restore service more quickly during disruption. With PagerDuty, organizations can not only minimize risk, but cut down on teams’ time spent firefighting so they can focus on driving innovation and revenue.”
About PagerDuty
PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) is the global leader in AI-first operations management serving more than 35,000 organizations worldwide. The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is a comprehensive, multi-product operations cloud platform that sits at the center of the enterprise technology stack. The Platform is a system of intelligence and action, ingesting signals from over 700 integrations, to orchestrate the right response across people, machines and software. Trusted by nearly half of the Fortune 500, half of the Forbes AI 50, and approximately two-thirds of the Fortune 100, PagerDuty is essential to delivering always-on digital experiences for modern businesses. Learn more and try it for free at www.pagerduty.com.
The PagerDuty Operations Cloud
The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is an AI-powered platform that automates and orchestrates the entire incident management lifecycle—from detection to resolution, providing resilience at scale. Designed for mission-critical operations, the platform empowers teams to identify and diagnose disruptions in real time, mobilizing the right teams to quickly streamline workflows to solve digital issues before they become incidents. The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is essential for delivering flawless, always-on digital experiences that organizations and consumers expect today.
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