Data, Cloud & Integration Briefing

The Data, Cloud & Integration Briefing brought together leaders modernizing the enterprise backbone. The session explored how data architecture, API strategy, cloud operations, and integration design shape the success of modernization and AI programs.

Participants compared practical patterns for simplifying fragmented estates while improving reliability, visibility, and speed of change.

The briefing brought together leaders across:

• Data, analytics, and integration functions
• Cloud, infrastructure, and architecture teams
• Platform owners building cross-enterprise foundations
• Technology executives coordinating modernization programs

The format proved especially useful for teams dealing with hybrid environments, duplicated data, or hard-to-change integrations.

Key themes included:

• Integration patterns that reduce dependency bottlenecks
• Data platform priorities for reporting, automation, and AI
• Cloud operating model decisions that improve resilience and control
• Modernizing the enterprise backbone without over-engineering it
• Governance approaches that keep foundations reusable and scalable