Over the past three or four years, the industry has been abuzz with the concept of delivering converged security and networking features via the cloud. Secure Access Service Edge combines networking solutions like SD-WAN with cloud-delivered security like firewall as a service (FWaaS), cloud access security broker(CASB), and secure web gateway (SWG). But even with all the hype, most considered SASE as something…
Suppose you have an international apparel company that manufactures and sells shirts. But let’s focus on just one shirt to start. Following common industry practice, you have the shirt manufactured in one country. The raw materials for manufacturing come from another country. And when the shirt is completed, it’s distributed to a third country to…
The days of farmers pouring over a Farmer’s Almanac for answers about what and when to plant are gone – like dust in the wind. As the market has expanded worldwide and become more sophisticated, so have the challenges facing farmers and their questions about how to move forward. They want information and advice. BIT S.A.,…
One of the biggest issues in healthcare is staffing shortages—and it impacts us all. While healthcare staffing challenges are not new, they are forecasted to reach crisis levels in the coming years. For nursing staff alone, the International Centre on Nurse Migration projects a 13 million shortage by 2030, an increase from 6 million pre-pandemic. And the World Health Organization…
Digitally transforming a business is never a “one size fits all” strategy. Every company has its unique challenges and must solve problems in ways that make sense for their business. CDI, a VMware partner and VMware Cross-Cloud Managed Services Provider, understands the difficulties facing businesses trying to digitally transform. “Organizations often want a digital transformation.…
The residential real estate industry may not be perceived to be as digitally aggressive as Wall Street titans and multinational manufacturing conglomerates. But in reality, some of the largest, most established realty franchises, such as Re/Max and Keller Williams, have made all the right moves, pursuing digital transformations built on the cloud and primed to…
Companies moving to the cloud often find themselves at a crossroads near the midpoint of their migrations, spending more than they intended and getting less than they hoped. Often that’s because their IT organization isn’t equipped with the culture, mindset, and skills necessary to capitalize on the cloud. Andy Nallappan has had a long career in…
Dr Setia, also the chairperson of the centre for digital transformation at the business school, teaches graduate-level courses on the leadership of digital organizations, strategic management of digital innovations, and digital transformation. He has previously taught for many years at Michigan State University and the University of Arkansas in the US. According to Dr Setia,…
Alphabet on Tuesday reported a 7% increase in revenue for the quarter ended June driven by the growth in its cloud computing division, Google Cloud. The company posted revenue of $74.6 billion compared to $69.7 billion in the corresponding period last year. Net income for the company rose to $18.36 billion from $16 billion during…
Digital transformation is key in building Europe’s resilience and sustainability Huawei As a committed partner of digital Europe, Huawei builds innovative ICT infrastructure and works with customers and partners to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises, aiming to drive economic prosperity and build a sustainable, digital Europe. — Ernest Zhang, President, Huawei Enterprise Business Group…