The Ultimate Guide to Customer Data Platforms

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as CDP.

Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are central tools in today’s business landscape, enabling organisations to collect, unify, and activate customer data for insightful analytics and personalised customer experiences. As companies face an abundance of consumer data from numerous channels, CDPs provide a technological backbone to harness this information efficiently and securely.

The recent stories reflect how various industries—from retail and healthcare to aviation and technology—are leveraging CDPs to modernise customer engagement, improve operational agility, streamline marketing efforts, and bolster cybersecurity. Integration of AI and machine learning with CDPs is enhancing real-time data insights, enabling hyper-personalisation, and supporting first-party data strategies amid evolving privacy regulations.

By exploring these stories, readers can learn about practical applications of customer data platforms, understand the benefits of unifying data across platforms, and discover the challenges and solutions in deploying CDPs effectively. This tag serves as a valuable resource for professionals interested in driving efficient growth, enhancing customer loyalty, and navigating the complexities of data privacy and AI in customer experience management.

Australian Customer Data Platforms news
Analyst Insights
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Gartner · CDP · Hyperscale
3 days ago
Datarails unveils FinanceOS to power AI-driven finance
Gartner · CDP · MarTech
3 days ago
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Gartner · CDP · Virtualisation
6 days ago
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Gartner · CDP · UC
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Reviews
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5 days ago
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By Sarah Richardson of Australian Loyalty Association
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By Martyn Riddle of Verint APAC
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By Isabella Benzie of AIIMS Group
Last week
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By Helen Richardson of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Insurance
Last month
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By Edmund Ng of Melissa
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By Brett Chase of Cohesity
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By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
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By Julie Davila of GitLab
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Interviews
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5 days ago
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Discussing Small Business
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Discussing Marketing
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Discussing Procurement
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Move at myPlates
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Move at Dropbox
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Move at Global Rev Gen
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Move at Salesforce
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Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Move at Skillsoft
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Move at Skillsoft
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Move at Salesforce
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Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief
Move at Freshworks
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