As enterprises race to deploy AI agents in 2026, most will fail—not due to model limitations, but because their data infrastructure cannot keep pace. Here's the audit checklist every CTO and data leader needs.
Across 33 acquisitions totaling $157 billion, 2025's AI M&A revealed a strategic shift: companies bought infrastructure to power autonomous agents, not models. From Google's $32B Wiz deal to IBM's $27.8B data stack and Salesforce's $8B governance play, 16 key acquisitions reveal who's positioned for 2026—and who's already falling behind.
As geopolitical tensions and regulatory scrutiny intensify, Gartner predicts over 75% of enterprises outside the US will implement formal data sovereignty strategies by 2030—up from less than 5% today. This shift, termed "geopatriation," is forcing organisations to recalibrate cloud strategies, balancing the innovation and scale of global hyperscalers against the compliance certainty and geopolitical risk mitigation of local, sovereign infrastructure.
With access to data from cars, factories, and smart homes now mandated, fintechs are poised to disrupt everything from insurance and lending to ESG investing.
As Europe's most significant data legislation since GDPR takes effect today, a telling divide is emerging in how major cloud providers are responding to...
The explosive growth of AI is driving an insatiable demand for data centre capacity, creating a collision course with the world’s finite energy supply. Are we prepared for the coming power crunch?
Don’t choose between ERP and AI. The smartest leaders know that a modern ERP system isn't a legacy cost—it's the essential foundation for any successful AI strategy.
The boardroom is changing. As companies recognise that their greatest asset is their data, a new breed of leader is rising to the top—one that speaks the language of data as fluently as the language of finance.
Data Mesh organises people; Data Fabric connects technology. For leaders building AI-ready infrastructure, the winning strategy isn’t choosing one—it’s about integrating both.
Confused about whether to invest in a data warehouse or a data lake? This story breaks down each model's purpose, trade-offs, and strategic value in the age of AI, helping business leaders choose the right data blueprint for future growth.
In 2025, data science careers are booming, but only for those who have the right skills. From mastering machine learning to building domain expertise, here are the top 7 skills that drive salaries and job offers in the evolving data sector.
The answer to the data skills gap isn't just hiring more data scientists. It's about transforming your existing domain experts into a data-literate force.
Predictions of the hard drive's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Here’s a data-backed look at why the economics of storage mean hard drives and flash will coexist for the foreseeable future.
A single corrupted record can invalidate an entire analytics model. Here’s why immutable backups are no longer just an IT issue, but a core tenet of modern data governance.
