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We believe that the capability gap between what existing solutions offer, and what is possible with state-of-the-art technology today, is not just growing, it is accelerating.",[11,121,122],{},"Businesses everywhere are bearing the cost of this mismatch: facing real-world challenges with limited options, they are forced into rigid solutions and legacy operating models that deliver neither the flexibility nor the operational performance they need to thrive.",[11,124,125],{},"These enterprises cannot wait for custom solutions to be built, and they are unwilling to invest in software systems that might work someday down the road. 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