Data buyers need

Company archives

Examples of relevant data

• · Documents, spreadsheets and presentations
• · Project files and wikis
• · SOPs and playbooks
• · Approved email and chat exports

History: Often 3–15+ years of files

Possible AI uses: Document understanding, Enterprise knowledge tasks, Agent evaluation on real files

Buyers assess: Volume and file mix, Language share, Confidential or third-party content, Export readiness

Customer support

Examples of relevant data

• · Tickets and conversations
• · Escalations and resolutions
• · Knowledge bases
• · QA scores

History: Typically 2–10 years of tickets

Possible AI uses: Support agents, Resolution and escalation models, Evaluation sets

Buyers assess: Resolution and QA labels, Personal data handling, Customer contract terms

Software engineering

Examples of relevant data

• · Code (where licensable)
• · Issues and pull requests
• · Code reviews
• · Technical docs and deployment histories

History: Repository and ticket history

Possible AI uses: Coding agents, Code review and debugging, Software task evaluation

Buyers assess: Code ownership and open-source licenses, Client-owned code, Secrets and credentials removal

Sales & revenue operations

Examples of relevant data

• · CRM opportunities and activities
• · Proposals
• · Sales conversations
• · Won / lost outcomes

History: Multi-year pipeline histories

Possible AI uses: Sales agents, Forecasting and deal reasoning, Conversation models

Buyers assess: Genuine operational histories (not contact lists), Outcome labels, Personal data

Standalone contact lists are not operational CRM histories and are generally out of scope.

Finance, legal & administration

Examples of relevant data

• · Reconciliations and approvals
• · Workpapers
• · Contract review histories
• · Compliance and admin workflows

History: Several fiscal years / matters

Possible AI uses: Finance and legal agents, Review and approval reasoning, Expert evaluation

Buyers assess: Client confidentiality and privilege, Regulated data, Rights to client work product

Operations & engineering

Examples of relevant data

• · Dispatch and service orders
• · Procurement and exceptions
• · Maintenance and quality records
• · CAD / PCB / project files where a buyer requests them

History: Operational logs spanning years

Possible AI uses: Operations agents, Exception handling, Engineering and design tasks

Buyers assess: Customer and vendor restrictions, File formats, Export readiness