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Info-Tech Blueprint Tackles Sports Venue Tech Fragmentation

Info-Tech Blueprint Tackles Sports Venue Tech Fragmentation

Arlington, Va. – September 07, 2026 -- Info-Tech Research Group has published a new blueprint, Build a Venue Platform Operating Model, addressing a structural gap between accountability and authority that leaves sports CIOs responsible for game-day fan experience despite lacking control over the systems that deliver it.

CIOs Answer for Systems They Do Not Control

Sports organizations rely on ticketing, mobile apps, access control, point-of-sale, sponsorship platforms, and fan data to function as one connected environment, even though these capabilities are split across teams, venues, leagues, and vendors. Michael Adams, senior research analyst at Info-Tech Research Group, said this accountability-authority gap is where delays, inconsistent decisions, and operational fragility take hold.

Info-Tech: Data Governance Stalls as Firms Buy Tools Over Decisions

Info-Tech: Data Governance Stalls as Firms Buy Tools Over Decisions

Arlington – September 04, 2026 -- Some 72.5% of organizations are currently invested in data management solutions and plan to increase that spending, yet many governance programs remain fragmented and produce activity without measurable impact, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Governance priority tops both AI and non-AI data agendas

Info-Tech's Future of IT 2026 Survey found that improving data governance ranked as the leading data priority for supporting AI goals, cited by 30% of respondents, and outside AI, cited by 40%. The research group says this points to a disconnect between heavy investment in management solutions and unresolved governance decisions needed to guide them.