Mike Capone on CNBC Europe | July 2025
As AI adoption accelerates, so does industry consolidation. But are closed ecosystems helping or holding back innovation?
In a bold interview on CNBC Squawk Box Europe, Qlik CEO Mike Capone shares why the future of AI depends on open, trusted, and flexible data foundations — not vendor lock-in.
“AI doesn’t want to be captive. AI wants to be free.”
Key Highlights:
Why Salesforce’s Informatica acquisition signals the wrong kind of control
How closed platforms stifle innovation — and what customers lose in the process
Why real world AI success doesn’t require replatforming on a hyperscaler
What businesses really need: open data pipelines, governed trust, and fast time to value
The role of the private sector in ensuring AI benefits all — not just the tech elite
AI is transforming business - but only if the foundation is right.
Qlik gives organizations the freedom to integrate, govern, and activate data from anywhere - without being forced into closed ecosystems. In a landscape dominated by consolidation and complexity, Qlik stands for openness, trust, and real-world AI that delivers results.
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