DS Smith sets a single-cloud agenda for sustainability

British multinational packaging giant DS Smith has committed itself to ambitious sustainability goals, and its IT strategy to standardize on a single cloud will be a key enabler. The London-based industrial manufacturer, which currently runs multiple cloud platforms due to early experimentation and several acquisitions, has opted to consolidate its cloud and data operations onto…

Delivering value through IT at Village Roadshow

More is expected of a CIO these days, and it’s debatable whether that’s a change for the better or not. But according to Michael Fagan, chief transformation officer of Australian cinema and theme park company Village Roadshow, the positive change of the role is about being less focused on cost and more around value-added delivery.…

11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

IT leaders have always needed to exercise fiscal responsibility while meeting business demands for technology. But as digital transformation efforts have intensified in recent years, CIOs have had fewer opportunities to pause and reevaluate IT’s financial situation. “Some organizations have been innovating, transforming, and growing so fast that they haven’t had time to clear up…

SAP faces breakdown in trust over innovation plans

Ever since SAP CEO Christian Klein (pictured) told financial analysts in July that the company would only offer its latest AI and “green ledger” innovations to customers running its flagship S/4HANA ERP platform through its subscription-only, cloud-based Rise with SAP offering, the company has been on the back foot. The move may have played well…

How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization

By: Scott Sellers, Co-Founder and CEO, Azul After almost 30 years, Java remains the programming language of choice for large-scale enterprise applications in the cloud, on-prem, or hybrid. Its versatility, reliability, stability, and open-source and third-party libraries and frameworks make developing and running applications very efficient. In January 2023, Oracle changed its licensing and/or pricing…