If the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be an accelerant for digital transformations, Walgreens Boots Alliance was at the vanguard of that trend. The Deerfield, Ill. -based company, which counts more than 9,100 retail Walgreens pharmacies in the US and roughly 2,000 Boots retailers in the UK, had no option to shut down or slow down…
Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. It went on an acquisition spree in the early 2000s, driving up its revenue, before being swallowed itself by Hewlett-Packard in 2011, in a deal that valued it at over…
It’s hard to deny that hybrid work is here to stay with staff now alternating between the home, office and other locations for the foreseeable future. This means that CIOs need to support and sustain these new work practices even as pandemic-related restrictions ease. Key to achieving this effectively and securely will largely depend on…
By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax With today’s talk of inflation, it’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge the relentlessly favorable economics of our industry. Since well before my father was programming mainframes and I was learning to code on a Commodore 64, we in tech have benefited from continuously improving price-performance. Lately,…
Organizations rely on the cloud for operational agility, efficiency, resilience, and value. According to a recent Gartner report, by 2025, 85% of organizations will be cloud-first. A recent IBM survey tells us that, currently, 97% of businesses worldwide rely on more than one cloud. Still, many organizations might have multiple on-premises applications and data sets…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software Huntington Bank is a full-service banking provider operating in Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia. The bank’s “Welcome” philosophy focuses on deep relationship-building capabilities that help customers get the personalized service they need to make the best financial choices possible. To make…
Stephen Reynolds, Industry Principal – Chemicals, at AVEVA. Over the course of the pandemic, we’ve seen how connected meetings bring us together in one room. It’s now possible to take a virtual class photo, where all participants gather in a room virtually. But the benefits of remote, collaborative software go further than cool backdrops or…
A year ago, SAP offered to simplify migrating to S/4HANA Cloud with its Rise with SAP all-in-one subscription-based service, meaning that enterprises don’t need to separately manage the cost of software licenses, support, and cloud hosting. Customers have still had to deal with at least three partners, though: SAP, a systems integrator, and one of…
Maybe you’re interested in a job as a project manager (PM), moving projects forwards and keeping technical staff focused on bigger-picture business goals. Maybe you’ve already got a PM gig but are looking for greener pastures — or a higher salary. We’ve given you resume advice before. But after speaking to a number of career…
Technology was previously one element of enabling business and employee productivity. Now it is the driving force for both. “As the pandemic has worn on and companies have looked at how to get out of emergency mode, the technology has taken on even more significance,” says Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO of Nutanix, a San Jose, CA…