General Manager for Information Services and Technology at Transpower New Zealand Cobus Nel on managing change fatigue, identifying how to maximise the benefits of transformation, and why career development is essential for retaining staff. Watch this episode: #id62b90d19e9342 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “IDG” !important; } CIO, CIO Leadership Live Read More from This Article: CIO…
Approximately 61% of APAC organizations have failed to build robust and successful digital business business models, primarily due to unsound practices of enterprise architecture (EA) teams, according to a report from Forrester. An enterprise architecture team is responsible for designing and implementing IT solutions with the aim of improving efficiency in business operations. While the…
Like many breakthroughs, the central idea behind blockchain is simple but obscured by the surrounding embellishments and hoopla. At its heart, the idea is a purely technical one, beguiling in its counterintuitiveness: by broadcasting information, it becomes more secure. Ground zero for the blockchain idea is the Satoshi whitepaper, which presents a novel approach to…
When it comes to IT strategy, Kimberly-Clark Global CIO Manoj Kumbhat makes one thing very clear: This multinational takes a business-first approach to digital transformation. The B2C and B2B retailer of brand-name personal care and professional healthcare products, such as Kleenex tissues, Scott paper towels, and Huggies diapers, has made a big hybrid-cloud push of…
When you think of the centre of the universe for technology, you probably think of Silicon Valley. But where is the equivalent HQ for data? The answer is that there isn’t one – yet. But London is embracing the challenge with an ambitious goal to become the heart of the burgeoning data economy, globally. The…
Organizations have more data available today than ever before, and data architects, analysts, and data scientists are becoming prevalent in all business functions. Yet as companies fight for skilled analyst roles to utilize data to make better decisions, they often fall short in improving the data supply chain and resulting data quality. Without a solid…
For many years Sumair Dutta, Senior Director of Product Marketing at ServiceMax, has championed the role of field service leaders, particularly in asset-intensive industries where the manufacture and sale of equipment is merely the beginning of the customer lifecycle. Often, maintenance and service is the most lucrative offering. “Even among the best-known manufacturers, we often…
Organizations of all sizes and industries are placing software at the core of their business to stay competitive, and that means fostering high-performing software development teams who are able to ship code continuously as the product is honed to better serve the end user. At a time when organizations are experimenting or fully committing to…
Multi-cloud provides increased velocity, scale, and choice by enabling enterprises to create and deploy new services across clouds. But multi-cloud environments will quickly lose their allure if their operations are not seamless. VMware is offering organizations a flexible multi-cloud purchasing and consumption solution that aims for consistency in infrastructure across every cloud, so that migration…
Between the COVID-19 pandemic, a mental health crisis, rising healthcare costs, and aging populations, industry leaders are rushing to develop healthcare-specific artificial intelligence (AI) applications. One signal comes from the venture capital market: over 40 startups have raised significant funding—$20M or more —to build AI solutions for the industry. But how is AI actually being…