This month we feature Bank Syariah Indonesia( BSI) transforming fragmented post-merger data into a single source of truth, driving stronger decision-making, advanced analytics and a significant uplift in profitability.

BSI has emerged as a defining example of how a complex post-merger organization can turn fragmented data into a strategic asset having inherited a maze of legacy systems from a merger of three state-owned Islamic banks.

On p14 Andy Nugroho, Senior Vice President of Data and Decision Management, BSI, says a partnership with Cloudera marked a turning point in the bank’ s ata journey – enabling a complete transformation of its infrastructure and capabilities.

Bill Tanner Editor

Indian Global Capability Centres( GCCs) have evolved from cost-saving back offices into engines of innovation. On p24, Nitin Chandel, GVP and India Country Manager, UKG, says to sustain this momentum, true product ownership is now essential for unlocking talent, accelerating innovation and shaping global business outcomes.

A Q & A with Nikunj Desai, Area Vice President, Asia, Itron, explores how real-time data and grid edge intelligence are reshaping APAC’ s energy future.

On p35 Nikunj says as APAC utilities confront rising renewable penetration and grid complexity, real-time data, AI and edge intelligence are emerging as the foundation for flexibility, resilience and customer-centric energy systems.

According to Omdia, Mainland China’ s cloud infrastructure services market reached US $ 13.4 billion in Q3 2025, growing 24 % year on year.

This marked the second consecutive quarter of growth above 20 %.

Read on p28 how sustained AI demand drives adoption while generating spillover effects across core cloud infrastructure services – accelerating the shift in cloud resource consumption toward production workloads.

That’ s just a sample of what’ s inside – enjoy the read.

Have an innovative month.

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