Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

By Jude Sheeran, EMEA managing director at DataStax When making financial decisions, businesses and consumers benefit from access to accurate, timely, and complete information. With the power of real-time data and artificial intelligence (AI), new online tools accelerate, simplify, and enrich insights for better decision-making. For banks, data-driven decisions based on rich customer insight can…

Mainframe data: hybrid cloud object store vs. tape

Five years ago, many predicted that the mainframe would soon disappear. But that hasn’t happened. In fact, the number of mainframe workloads is growing, especially now that manufacturers have engineered blades that are ideal for running generative AI. In 2019, half of enterprises surveyed said their number of mainframe workloads had grown; in 2023, 62%…

Three burning questions before FutureIT New York

When IT leaders gather next month at FutureIT New York, the conversation will center around AI and other emerging technologies, data strategies, and practical use cases – all with an eye toward using IT to create business value. Here are three questions we’re excited to explore at FutureIT New York: 1. How will the CIO…

Allstate’s cloud-first approach to digital transformation pays off

Most companies’ digital journeys begin by migrating legacy applications to the cloud — the theory being that lifting and shifting workloads can provide a fast onramp to making good on services and capabilities unique to the cloud. But home and automobile insurance company Allstate is taking a different approach. Zulfi Jeevanjee, EVP and CIO, believes…

Top 8 IT certifications in demand today

Certifications can validate your IT skills and experience to show employers you have the expertise to get the job done. When it comes to certifications, you can typically choose to get certified in skills that you already have, or you can use certification as an opportunity to grow your skill set and develop skills you’d…

Multicloud by design approach simplifies the cloud experience

Challenges in APAC’s Multicloud Adoption Journey Organisations in Asia Pacific (APAC) are looking at multicloud solutions to help them navigate IT management complexity, digital skills gaps, and limited data and application visibility. After all, an effective multicloud framework offers greater platform and service flexibility by leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud environments to drive business…

5 modern challenges in data integration and how CIOs can overcome them

By the time you finish reading this post, an additional 27.3 million terabytes of data will be generated by humans over the web and across devices. That’s just one of the many ways to define the uncontrollable volume of data and the challenge it poses for enterprises if they don’t adhere to advanced integration tech.…

Unleashing the power of integration to scale industrial equipment sales, manufacturing, and service global channels

Spoiler alert! Get ready for an exhilarating adventure as we unravel the incredible story of GEA Group, a global leader in industrial engineering systems for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. Prepare to be amazed as we dive into how GEA transformed their sales, manufacturing, and service channels by harnessing the power of integration and innovation! The…

Inside Walmart’s generative AI journey

“Our people make the difference” — a common catchphrase of Walmart founder Sam Walton — still guides the company’s path forward as it ventures into the future with generative AI. The multinational retail company positions itself as a “people-led, tech-powered” one, and sitting squarely at that intersection is generative AI, the power of which most…

13 power tips for Microsoft Power BI

Power BI is Microsoft’s interactive data visualization and analytics tool for business intelligence (BI). With Power BI, you can pull data from almost any data source and create dashboards that track the metrics you care about the most. You can drill into data, create a variety of visualizations, and (literally) ask questions about it using…