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PodChats for FutureCIO: Breaking the data wall in 2026
For ASEAN CIOs in 2026, the AI paradox is clear: budgets are rising, yet financial returns are not. With almost half the region scaling AI beyond pilots, we have hit a "data wall". The shift to agentic AI has made integration the new control plane.
To move from ambition to monetisation, leaders must stop managing data in silos and start activating it in real-time across finance, supply chains, and customer systems.
Without a unified data fabric that ensures governance and trust, autonomous agents cannot operate safely at scale. Data activation is no longer an IT project; it is the core…
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