# Why Your Strategic Control Point Is Everything In The Agentic AI Era

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> Published: 2026-08-13 18:30:23+00:00

# Why Your Strategic Control Point Is Everything In The Agentic AI Era

By Aziz Benmalek, CommunityVoiceSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)The pattern is the same everywhere: own data no one else has and sit as close as possible to the point where decisions are made.

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