Why a digital operating model is key to real-time AI

By George Trujillo, Principal Data and AI Strategist, DataStax Over the past couple months, I’ve met with 60+ executives in closed-room discussions and presented to over 400 attendees in virtual presentations. From these interactions, I’ve narrowed down five challenges that repeatedly come up. Do any of these look familiar in your organization? A lack of…

How the modern CIO grapples with legacy IT

For Jo Abernathy, CIO at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), it was time to just walk away from the healthcare company’s aging IBM Db2 databases running on AIX. “We decided to prioritize the elimination of some pervasive technologies that have become too expensive relative to comparable products, and where support was lacking,”…

Accenture to invest $3 billion in AI

IT consulting and services giant Accenture announced today that it would spend $3 billion on assets, startups, talent and partnerships aimed at staking out a leading position in the fields of generative and predictive AI. Beyond the raw investment of money, Accenture said that its data and AI practice will double in size, from 40,000…

Global information management survey compares a decade of digital transformation efforts

Information is at the core of every business’s digital transformation. Managing it has gotten more and more challenging due to growing volumes of content, and the disparate and complex tools and systems. Intelligent information management is critical to the success of digital transformation initiatives like online ordering, omnichannel customer experience, remote work, and compliance mandates.…

What is Salesforce AI Cloud: Should you subscribe?

Salesforce’s new AI Cloud has left many baffled over what it’s all about — how it is different from the competition, what’s new in the offering, and whether one should consider subscribing. Analysts predict there could only be a few takers for the pricey new offering. The Salesforce AI Cloud combines the company’s previously announced…