Penelope Prett has been with Accenture for over 30 years. She was named CIO in 2019, and last fall, added data and analytics to her title and remit. I recently spoke with Prett about her new role, what it means for Accenture, and her advice for CIOs who are embarking on the data-to-value journey. What…
It’s no secret to anyone that generative AI is the hot new thing in tech right now, promising to revolutionize the way humans interact with software. And, perhaps uniquely, it is a potentially transformational technology that won’t require rebuilding the infrastructure stack. Salesforce is one a rising wave of software companies betting on the promise…
The world has witnessed the undeniable power of digital transformation to unlock tremendous potential and propel businesses forward in today’s fast-paced digital era. Yet, as organisations work to reap the benefits of innovation and growth, they must also navigate this new terrain. The road to digital transformation requires significant investments of time, money, and resources,…
The pain of long lines for food and drinks is about to be eased at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium with the introduction of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, a first for the southern hemisphere. Rob Pickering, general manager for technology at The Australian Football League (AFL), which owns and operates the stadium, says the initiative is…
As businesses strive to undergo digital transformation on a large scale, IT leaders are placing increased emphasis on enhancing employee experience (EX) in order to elevate customer satisfaction and engagement. Modern companies are investing more of their budgets on tools that create and maintain a positive employee experience. Employee experience tools and software help to…
SAP wants to give new meaning to the resources in enterprise resource planning, going beyond the boundaries of the enterprise and accounting for its impact on the whole planet. The software provider plans to do that by enhancing existing tools for estimating greenhouse gas emissions due to an enterprise’s activities, and adding capabilities for exchanging…
In six short months, ChatGPT propelled artificial intelligence (AI) into the minds and imaginations of the masses more than any other development since the term “AI” was coined in 1956. According to research sponsored by techradar.pro, an astonishing 39% of U.S. and U.K. adult web users surveyed have used one or more generative AI tools.…
By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax Consumers love smart personalization. Developers get fired up about building AI-powered apps. And just two months after ChatGPT launched, 100 million people have added tapping into the power of AI to their toolbox. These signals point toward an “AI everywhere” future: one in which it’s a competency…
Behind the scenes at one of South America’s largest retail conglomerates, human resources (HR) professionals manage the movement of tens of thousands of employees. Hit by a recent spike in turnover, one thing became clear to the company’s HR team: their records system needed a serious upgrade. With annual sales in the billions, the retail…
When the chief banking officer of a $10.3B community bank visited a competing super-regional branch in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood, she noticed something troubling. Piles upon piles of paper crowded the branch manager’s desk and cluttered the nearby credenza. Set amid an open floor plan, the stacks of files left sensitive customer information—business and…