This document summarizes a presentation by Philip Carter, Chief Analyst at IDC, about developing data-driven digital platforms. It discusses how most organizations now have multiple "islands of innovation" using different cloud services, and the challenges of managing data across these systems. Carter notes that by 2020 over 90% of enterprises will use multiple clouds but only a third will have ways to manage them. The document outlines IDC's model for GDPR readiness and discusses challenges European organizations face in meeting GDPR requirements by the May 2018 deadline. It suggests organizations will need to restructure how personal data flows and is managed across public and private cloud systems.