I also worked at a company that had antiquated data storage practices and ugly political silos around it to the point where it was kafkaesque to access basic op

I also worked at a company that had antiquated data storage practices and ugly political silos around it to the point where it was kafkaesque to access basic operating data which was actually valuable. ... and were the goddam strategy team! I really depends so much on leadership as well. I suggest most companies either have 'Zero IT' leadership knowledge, in which case you get the 'buy whatever Microsoft tells us to buy' - or they are tech companies where they understand it but are probably a bit overzealous. But the same thing applies to everything. 'Legal' can be a useless waste of money, until all of a sudden they're the most important team in the company ...