The Data Platform Buyer’s Guide (2025 Edition)

A no-nonsense blueprint for evaluating, selecting, and rolling out the right stack.

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Built for CTOs, Heads of Data, and technical decision-makers, this guide distills years of firsthand experience into a practical playbook.

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• How to assess platform readiness across infrastructure, people, and priorities
• What to prioritize in a stack—based on outcomes, not checklists
• A step-by-step vendor evaluation framework with scorecards and templates
• The critical questions most RFPs forget to ask

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Built by the team at 5X, with insights from real-world buying processes across dozens of organizations.