The pandemic changed everything. That’s no understatement. And businesses of all sizes have felt that impact throughout. We’ve seen a multitude of changes, from shifting checkout preferences to demand for better customer experiences. We’ve all heard about the “shift to digital” and, indeed, here at Cybersource, we are seeing average growth exceeding 40% on our…
China and India lead cloud adoption in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, followed by Australia and New Zealand, according to a Forrester report. The report—which surveyed decision-makers across all APAC countries including India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand—showed that 92% of China-based respondents use cloud in some form. This is slightly…
If you’ve been struggling to adapt to our new era of work, you’re not alone. The strategic and practical challenges of our new era of work – from inflation and supply chain headaches to finding and retaining talent, and more – have required much of information technology leaders. Here’s your chance to get up to…
Digital transformation has reached a critical juncture within the railway industry. As rail operators embrace new trends in intelligence, sustainability and service, aging telecommunications architecture of more than 20 years ago is unable to meet current and future requirements. The existing GSM-R train-to-ground communication system can no longer provide sufficient capacity for modern railway stations.…
By George Trujillo, principal data strategist, DataStax; and Ara Bederjikian, president, Titanium Intelligent Solutions Internet of Things (IoT) data can pour in from pretty much everywhere, be it from sensors that monitor air quality in a building, intelligent devices in a smart city, or mobile apps with an augmented reality overlay to enhance a live…
Sometimes one size does fit all. That’s true in the case of audio specialist Sonos, which developed a universal IT stack that could be used by its 1,200 employees, manufacturing partners, and engineers scattered in 15 locations across the globe. The innovation, dubbed “IT in a Box,” was developed in October 2020, just as CIO…
With its legions of fans worldwide, and a dramatised Netflix series to boot, Formula One is enjoying a boom in popularity, culminating in the Formula One group doubling revenue to $360 million in Q1 of 2022, and seeing a profit of $19 million – compared to losing $47 million in the first quarter of 2021.…
In July, cloud-based subscription management platform provider Zuora hosted events in Melbourne and Sydney attended by leading executives from global and Australian recurring revenue businesses. Discussions covered a multitude of topics, but one that participants returned to time and time again was complexity as it related to technology. Digitisation of industry has created remarkable opportunities…
Newly minted CIOs have a wealth of guidebooks, white papers, and blogs to help set themselves up for success from day one, as the first 100 days of a new leadership role are crucial. But theory can only take a new leader so far. Practice is how leaders are made, and as anyone who has…
Without a doubt, one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Organizations worldwide have increasingly leveraged RPA technology and are now adopting multi-vendor strategies for a multitude of enterprise automation tools, beyond RPA. From recent conversations with the VOCAL Council, I estimate that almost 40% of the nearly…