Techstrong TV - February 18, 2026

Why It Matters

Dun & Bradstreet’s scale and compliance-focused data platform make it a critical backbone for companies and financial institutions deploying enterprise AI and credit-risk solutions, giving it strategic leverage in a data-driven market. Its modernization signals how legacy data firms can pivot to capture AI-driven revenue streams.

Summary

Mike Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet, described a five-year modernization push to transform the 186-year-old data company into a cloud-first, AI-enabled enterprise. He said D&B now ingests and processes north of five exabytes of data nightly across more than 200 countries, leveraging long-standing datasets such as DUNS identifiers and the Paydex business credit score. The firm emphasizes global regulatory compliance and trust as competitive advantages while building commercial-grade AI products that depend on its massive, normalized data supply chain. Manos framed the company as a foundational data provider for risk, credit, and sales applications in the enterprise AI era.

Original Description

Dun & Bradstreet’s Trusted AI Strategy: CTO Mike Manos details D&B’s cloud modernization, AI-powered product expansion, and how proprietary data and the DUNS number anchor responsible, compliant, and secure AI innovation.

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