The 2027 platform bet is bigger than the 2023 one. Generative AI, regulatory pressure, and consolidation pressure all point at platform-level decisions. CIOs who get it wrong will spend 5 years cleaning up. Decision framework:
The bet that matters is which platform fabric will host your workflows. Apps come and go; fabric doesn’t. Pick fabric first, then apps.
Most CIOs are already over-committed to one platform without realizing it. Look at your run-cost, your training investment, your integration debt. The platform you’re already on is usually the platform you should bet on.
Don’t let analysts decide for you, but don’t ignore them either. Their job is to see across many companies. Use them as a triangulation point.
If you can’t name what you’re retiring, you don’t have a platform bet — you have a tool addition. The 2027 platform bet must explicitly retire 2027 legacy.
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