Today’s AI models, data strategies, and analytics all rely on trusted, scalable, and well-governed metadata to perform effectively. This shift is inevitable. Starting early gives you a significant competitive advantage. Organizations that continue relying on HMS face growing risks of fragmented governance, higher operational costs, slower time-to-market for innovation, and greater compliance exposure. Meanwhile, businesses that modernize are already unlocking faster AI adoption, easier cross-cloud expansion, stronger regulatory readiness, and new data monetization opportunities.