siloed
adjective
si·loed
ˈsī-(ˌ)lōd 
: kept in isolation in a way that hinders communication and cooperation : separated or isolated in a silo (see silo entry 1 sense 3)
The top team at Mars [Inc.] was siloed and replete with unspoken agendas. Members did not see the benefit of working as a team; they were only concerned with the success of their own region.—
Howard M. Guttman
Howard M. GuttmanOccupy Wall Street brought previously siloed issues under a big tent and sowed the seeds of revolutionary change that have yet to bear fruit.—Nick Espinosa
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Healthcare is undergoing a foundational shift, moving from a reactive, siloed approach to a proactive, networked and smart one.
—Arunkumar Paramasivan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Where traditional cloud security approaches—such as those integrated into a cloud provider’s service—may leave gaps and inefficiencies between siloed tools, independent CNAPPs attempt to provide control over the entire infrastructure with a single secure solution.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Inaccurate, incomplete or siloed datasets can lead to flawed decisions.
—Johan Hajji, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
That means a fairly siloed addressable market, in some respects.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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Arunkumar Paramasivan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Where traditional cloud security approaches—such as those integrated into a cloud provider’s service—may leave gaps and inefficiencies between siloed tools, independent CNAPPs attempt to provide control over the entire infrastructure with a single secure solution.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Inaccurate, incomplete or siloed datasets can lead to flawed decisions.
—Johan Hajji, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
That means a fairly siloed addressable market, in some respects.
—Russell Leung,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Siloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siloed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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