Small and midsized businesses are entering a defining period for AI adoption. Data, analytics and AI platforms are becoming essential for organizations that want to compete, adapt and grow. These technologies can help smaller businesses improve decisions, automate processes and respond more quickly to changing customer needs. But access to
For years, the assumption has been that AI would primarily benefit the largest banks – those with the biggest technology budgets, the deepest talent pools and the resources to experiment at scale. But AI may be creating a different kind of competition. While large banks continue to invest billions in
AI readiness is often framed around models, technology and talent. In practice, it starts with something more fundamental: trusted data. Without clean, integrated and governed data, even the most sophisticated AI systems can produce unreliable results and erode confidence across the business. I often meet with data industry professionals and
