AI plans for 2026 are underway—but most teams lack the data infrastructure to support them. Don’t let shaky foundations derail your strategy. Build readiness now.
Summer’s quiet, but your data problems aren’t. Use Q3 to audit systems, clean up governance, and lay the groundwork for AI readiness—before the Q4 rush hits.
In construction, sales, and forecasting, the real value isn’t in visualizing data—it’s in automating decisions. And that shift starts with the foundation. Enterprise data warehouses like Snowflake are enabling real estate and construction leaders to predict lot starts, streamline sales workflows, and reduce cycle times—not by looking back, but by acting forward.
Across the country, teams are implementing evidence-based programs, aligning with providers, and investing in outreach. But when the HEDIS scores come back, the results often don’t reflect the work. Not because care wasn’t delivered. But because it wasn’t captured in a way the system recognizes.
Star Ratings aren’t just a quality measure—they’re currency. For Medicare Advantage plans, they affect everything from CMS bonus payments to marketing effectiveness to consumer trust. A single half-star drop can result in millions in lost incentives and a weakened position during open enrollment.
Most banks think data governance is a checkbox. A set of policies. Maybe a SharePoint folder. It’s not. And what you don’t see—your blind spots—gets you fined. Find the blind spots, fix them, and build governance that actually governs. Before the OCC makes you do it.
As banks grow—especially those approaching or passing the $50 billion asset threshold—regulators sharpen their focus on vendors. Not just who they are, but what they access. How they handle your data. Whether they meet your security and compliance standards. It’s not just about what your vendors do. It’s about how well you manage them.
Strong cybersecurity won’t save you from governance failures. And great governance doesn’t matter if your data is garbage. These are distinct disciplines. Each critical. Each under a microscope. If you think locking down systems checks the compliance box—you’re wrong. And that misunderstanding is costing banks time, money, and credibility.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) doesn’t deal in hypotheticals. When your assets cross the $50B line, you’re expected to meet a higher bar in everything from cybersecurity to data governance to business continuity. No room for “we’ll get to it.” No tolerance for “we’re working on it.”