Digital transformation #mindcandy: Why IT is drowning

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Today´s prompt: The Cost of Doing Nothing About Your Data: Why IT Is Drowning 

Doing nothing about data doesn’t keep you safe; it keeps you stuck and quietly burns cash. The cost of inaction on your data strategy is high—especially when you consider that there is no AI without IA (Information Architecture). Is your data structure ready for AI-driven transformation?

https://www.rtinsights.com/the-cost-of-doing-nothing-about-your-data-why-it-is-drowning/

The CEO Question:

What are you doing to ensure your company’s data architecture is ready for the AI-powered future?

MindCandy Club:

MindCandy Club is a time effective, no-nonsense future-fitness system for CEOs. Comment “MC” or DM me “MC” if you want in.

Other prompts:

You are the upgrade

You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward (e-book, also available as a Bookbuzz session)

Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.

AI agents: The next layer of federal digital infrastructure

What does an AI-native government look like?

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/12/ai-agents-the-next-layer-of-federal-digital-infrastructure/

The intelligent agent Internet triggers the repositioning of the Internet of Things. How to make a thrilling leap from “intelligent connection of all things” to the “programmable world”?

The more powerful AI becomes, the more important the Internet of Things (IoT) will be. Without the IoT, agents are like brains in vats; without agents, the IoT is like a vegetative state.

https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3589498049118215

The Non-Terrestrial Future of IoT

Advances in satellite communication in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) are making the concept of a cost-effective, energy-efficient, scalable, and standardized data connection without boundaries a reality

https://www.all-about-industries.com/the-non-terrestrial-future-of-iot-a-5ec0c4093f8408a20cfc003833b52611/

The 5 AI Tensions Leaders Need to Navigate

Insights collected from over 100 leaders show that they’re wrestling with several competing forces: experts vs. novices, centralization vs. decentralization, steep vs. flat hierarchies, fast vs. slow, and top-down vs. bottom-up change.

https://hbr.org/2025/12/the-5-ai-tensions-leaders-need-to-navigate

AI Agents Outperform RPA by 40% in Unstructured Document Processing, Study Shows

AI agents outperform traditional RPA in unstructured document processing, achieving accuracy rates 40% higher and reducing exception handling time by 67%.

https://erp.today/artificio-study-shows-ai-agents-outperform-rpa-by-40-in-unstructured-document-processing/

Agentic GBS: The next operating system for intelligent enterprises

Agentic AI is more than another digital solution. It represents a new category of intelligent systems that blend contextual awareness, autonomous decision-making, and continuous learning. Across different organisations, Global Business Services (GBS) has emerged as the natural centre to activate this intelligence at scale.

https://www.retailbankerinternational.com/comment/agentic-gbs-next-operating-system-intelligent-enterprises/

Cloud Computing vs. Edge Computing: Which One Will Power the Next Era of Technology?

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/313263/20251210/cloud-computing-vs-edge-computing-which-one-will-power-next-era-technology.htm

Radar Trends to Watch: December 2025

Developments in Programming, Operations, Things, and More

https://www.oreilly.com/radar/radar-trends-to-watch-december-2025/

AI Web Development Trends: The Code Is Writing Itself (And That’s Just The Beginning)

Forget hand-coding—it’s obsolete. These tectonic AI Web Development Trends demand a brutal shift: stop building and start orchestrating, or face professional extinction.

https://www.mobileappdaily.com/knowledge-hub/ai-web-development-trends

What does 2026 have in store for digital transformation?

Finance execs and other experts shared their thoughts on what 2026 may have in store for digital transformation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence and different ways it’s being deployed are top of mind.

https://www.cfobrew.com/stories/2025/12/10/what-does-2026-have-in-store-for-digital-transformation

The Cost of Doing Nothing About Your Data: Why IT Is Drowning 

Doing nothing about data doesn’t keep you safe; it keeps you stuck and quietly burns cash. Keep in mind, there’s no AI without IA (information architecture).

https://www.rtinsights.com/the-cost-of-doing-nothing-about-your-data-why-it-is-drowning/

Why There Might Be Something to Vibe Coding After All

Prompting an AI agent will feel closer to jazz than engineering: You set the key, define the tempo, and riff until something clicks.

https://thenewstack.io/why-there-might-be-something-to-vibe-coding-after-all/

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