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From AI pilots to production in the GCC

Every CIO I talk to has the same story. They build an AI pilot that works beautifully in the lab. They move it to production and it breaks. They’re not alone. The latest AI Momentum Survey from Dun and Bradstreet reveals the scale of the problem: Ninety-seven percent of organizations report active AI initiatives. But only 5 percent say their data is ready to support them. Forty-four percent identify governance risks. Thirty-eight percent lack integration across systems. The same gap is visible i