Access to real-time data and insights has become critical to decision-making processes and for delivering customised user experiences. Industry newcomers typically go to market as ‘real-time’ natives, while more established organisations are mostly at some point on the journey toward full and immediate data capability. Adding extra horsepower to this evolution is the growth of ‘mobile-first’ implementations, whose influence over consumer expectations remains formidable. Nonetheless, sole reliance on real-time data presents challenges, challenges that predominantly circle matters of interpretation and accuracy.