India, June 3 -- As we hit the midpoint of 2025, one thing is evident. Gen AI (generative artificial intelligence) is no longer a promising experiment or an emerging landscape. It is a full-fledged transformation engine. From workflow automation to software development, GenAI is redefining how businesses operate, making systems faster, smarter and more adaptive. But the real disruption lies beneath the surface, determined by how organisations collect, manage and scale their data.

Legacy systems - rigid schemas, siloed data repositories and batch-based analytics - are cracking under the pressure of mission-critical requirements. Replacing them is a new data backbone built on real-time streaming, cloud-native platforms (for access and scal...