The Ultimate Guide to Customer Data Platforms

2026 · Kiwi Edition

Also known as CDP.

Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are central tools in today’s business landscape, enabling organisations to collect, unify, and activate customer data for insightful analytics and personalised customer experiences. As companies face an abundance of consumer data from numerous channels, CDPs provide a technological backbone to harness this information efficiently and securely.

The recent stories reflect how various industries—from retail and healthcare to aviation and technology—are leveraging CDPs to modernise customer engagement, improve operational agility, streamline marketing efforts, and bolster cybersecurity. Integration of AI and machine learning with CDPs is enhancing real-time data insights, enabling hyper-personalisation, and supporting first-party data strategies amid evolving privacy regulations.

By exploring these stories, readers can learn about practical applications of customer data platforms, understand the benefits of unifying data across platforms, and discover the challenges and solutions in deploying CDPs effectively. This tag serves as a valuable resource for professionals interested in driving efficient growth, enhancing customer loyalty, and navigating the complexities of data privacy and AI in customer experience management.

Kiwi Customer Data Platforms news
Analyst Insights
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Gartner · CDP · UC
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Reviews
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6 days ago
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By Franklin Nguyen of Cyberhaven
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Interviews
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Discussing Data Warehousing
4 days ago
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Discussing IT Industry
4 days ago
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Discussing Unified Communications
4 days ago
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Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
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4 days ago
Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage
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4 days ago
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About Business Intelligence
4 days ago
Infosys expands Google Cloud tie-up for agentic AI
About IT services
4 days ago
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Job moves
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Move at Microsoft
6 days ago
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Move at Salesforce
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Move at Nine
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Move at Microsoft
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Move at Microsoft
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Move at Dropbox
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Move at Global Rev Gen
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson to lead AI push
Move at Salesforce
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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