New Delhi, June 16 -- India's digital transformation is at a critical inflection point. The future hinges on a symbiotic relationship between many moving parts. It calls for a strategic convergence of data, talent, AI, privacy, and strategy. But it's the data that is the new hero, it's the currency for greater business outcomes.

From the scalability of artificial intelligence to a sharp rebound in tech hiring, and from GCC reinvention to a renewed push for privacy-first compliance, the one thread running through it all is data.

Here we glean insights from recent CIOL reports that reveal how India's enterprises are at an intersection and how they are preparing to evolve to the next level of maturity. At the fulcrum lies a digital nervous...