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Issue #5 • 2026 — The Business Case for Data Architecture in the Age of AI
Published 4 days ago • 4 min read
The Business Case for Data Architecture in the Age of AI Most organisations never designed for data. Those that did, designed it to serve analytics - not AI. Either way, the architectural foundations AI requires do not yet exist. 01 — THE SIGNAL In most organisations, data was never designed. It accumulated - as a by-product of transactions, systems built to run operations, and local reporting needs. Definitions diverged quietly. Ownership was assumed rather than assigned. Governance, where...
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