9 dark secrets of low-code software development

The “low code” sales pitch is seductive. After all, who wants to spec out a months-long software project to be handled by a large team of expensive, opinionated developers when just a few or even a business user will do? The low-code movement that has been emerging, thanks to tools that offer intuitive interfaces for…

AI helps Land O' Lakes churn data into sales

When it comes to selling products, nothing quite gives an edge like knowing exactly where to target your sales efforts — and at what price. Thanks to the confluence of sophisticated data strategies and artificial intelligence, insights like these are fast becoming reality. Like many businesses, Fortune 500 dairy giant Land O’ Lakes is constantly…

Apple Innovation: 10 Future Tech Ideas

Tech innovation often takes its cue from science fiction movies. Or is it the other way around? Nevertheless, the image of Tom Cruise interacting with a computer by waving his arms in the air in the movie “Minority Report” brought coolness to gesture-based computing. Meanwhile, MIT researchers are making it a reality. Can Apple bring…

What it takes to provide best-in-class customer experience

The mandate for today’s CIO has changed markedly over the past decade. What was once a predominantly technical role has expanded to include leading most businesses through digital transformation initiatives. For most businesses, improving customer experience (CX) is their top digital initiative, as CX is now the top brand differentiator. To improve CX, however, companies…