Taming the Integration Beast: Why iPaaS is the Secret to AI Success in 2026
The "digital revolution" has left many enterprises with a tangled web of "spaghetti architecture." As reported in the February 2026 MIT Technology Review Insights piece, Consolidating systems for AI with iPaaS , years of stopgap solutions have created a data fragmentation crisis. For Interlink Automation and our partners in Georgia , the message is clear: AI cannot thrive in a silo. What is the Primary Barrier to AI Success in 2026? The primary barrier to AI success today is data fragmentation . While AI models have the potential to revolutionize business operations, they require a holistic, real-time view of the company to function. Currently, over 70% of a data scientist's time is wasted on "data wrangling"—cleaning and connecting scattered data—rather than building models. Why is iPaaS Considered AI's "Best Friend"? Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) acts as the central nervous system for an intelligent enterprise. It allows...