The race is on to leverage AI to build competitive advantages, reduce costs, innovate faster, and create unique customer experiences. Chief data officers (CDOs) and other data leaders are laser-focused on getting the best data into the right hands to create value from AI and data analytics. But you’re not paying attention if you think there is no race happening; your competitors certainly do. It’s not as simple as saying you plan to use AI; it all starts with rocksolid data management as the foundation to build on. Data is the foundation that can build a tiny home or a skyscraper when done right.