The Hidden Cost Of 'Good Enough': Why CIOs Must Rethink Data Risk In The AI Era
CIODIVE, Monday, August 4th, 2025
In today's cost-conscious climate, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are being asked to achieve the impossible: deliver more innovation with fewer resources.
Cut budgets. Freeze hiring. Delay critical upgrades. On the surface, it seems reasonable to scale back or delay long-range investments, particularly in complex foundational projects such as data management and unification.
But in 2025, there's one truth that enterprise leaders can't afford to ignore:
'Good enough' data is no longer good enough. Not for AI. Not for compliance. Not for growth.