EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

SUNIL CHAVAN , VICE PRESIDENT ASIA PACIFIC AND JAPAN , VAST DATA

Until recently , the role of the CIO , while entrenched in all things technology , has been limited by capability and capacity for which humans can develop . AI is changing that very dynamic and creating opportunities for CIOs to expand their organisations ’ and their teams ’ technological advancement . They are no longer bound by any finite amount of storage and processing power .

AI is breaking through previously known barriers and creating the potential for CIOs solve their most pressing challenges , from improving customer experience to bolstering cyber security posture , increasing operational efficiency and driving real value from the vast datasets their organisations hold .

But as the reach and application of AI extends , it is crucial we provide CIOs the resources they need to flourish . That means new , modern data infrastructure ready for the AI era , just as road networks were redesigned when we moved from horse and cart to the automobile . This is a defining cornerstone for whether and how CIOs will succeed with AI .

The Asia-Pacific region is responding to the demand – a recent report showed data centres across the region are growing in scale and new markets are being evaluated for expansion as operators anticipate increased demand from continued digitisation and wider adoption of AI .

But more of the same won ’ t be enough to position CIOs for success . Deep learning is happening at scale today . However , it can ’ t operate using a collection of tools and technologies primarily designed in an era that dramatically predates the modern AI standard of 2023 . While it is the case that there are ways to build systems suitable for deep learning , to ensure

innovation remains unbound CIOs need a platform that consolidates all components required . One built on a tierless and limitlessly scalable data platform architecture designed specifically with AI in mind .

Designing and configuring the right data platform is the mainspring of AI potential . Organisations and infrastructure builders must apply careful thought to ensure those platforms are able to accommodate and optimise CIOs ’ increasingly hefty data and computational appetite driven by AI .

By consolidating and unifying infrastructure in a scalable system that is built from the ground up , specifically for AI , organisations can easily store , catalogue and compute on structured or unstructured data from anywhere in the world , at any scale .

With that ecosystem in place , CIOs can easily leverage AI and their data to solve challenges , create new opportunities and move even higher up the value chain of the C-suite .

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