As the world’s largest manufacturer of paints and coatings, PPG’s growth over the last 20 years has been through more than 60 acquisitions. At this pace, the required portfolio transformation and globalization requires a flexible data strategy focused on standardizing data where it’s generated and managed. Join us to learn how PPG’s flexible data and…
As companies re-evaluate current IT infrastructures and processes with the goal of creating more efficient, resilient, and intuitive enterprise systems, one thing has become very clear: traditional data warehousing architectures that separate data storage from usage are pretty much obsolete. The basic structure of current data platforms inhibits strategic outcomes by creating data silos and…
RPA (robotic process automation) promises to rescue business users from performing boring, repetitive tasks. Hence the term “robotic”: The nature of the jobs performed by RPA tend to be rote and low-level. Businesses use RPA software to create software bots that perform pre-defined, structured jobs that typically involve filling in electronic forms, processing transactions, or…
Kiran Vankamamidi, Group VP and CIO at Driscoll’s, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They will discuss hybrid work culture, touchless tech and more. This episode is sponsored by Cisco. Discover more at newsroom.cisco.com. To read this article in full, please…
For Stanley Black & Decker, digital technologies are transforming every aspect of the company, from internal operations to customer experience to the products and services themselves. Recently, I spoke with Rhonda Gass, CIO, about her approach to strategy, architecture, and change management as well how her CIO role is evolving now and into the future.…
Welcome to the Summer 2021 digital issue of CIO. In these pages, you’ll learn how CIOs are turning COVID quick fixes into lasting business value, what it takes to build a high-performance IT culture, and what to do when trust between business and IT has broken down. Our cover story takes a deep dive into…
With processing and storage placed outside traditional information security visibility and control, edge computing creates new security challenges that need to be addressed in depth. This episode will explore best practices for governing and securing a distributed data architecture. To read this article in full, please click here Read More from This Article: BrandPost:…
Embracing a multi-disciplinary approach to planning, an enhanced emphasis on people and processes and plenty of training are critical components of Envision Healthcare’s business resilience playbook. Join us as their CIO describes what business resilience means to their organization, how they create it, and why it’s important for their ongoing business operations and evolution. Read…
In the race to optimize manufacturing capabilities, more companies are turning to digital twins. These virtual clones of their physical operations can help them simulate scenarios that would be too time consuming or expensive to test with physical assets. On that score, Mars is working with Microsoft to craft a digital twin of its manufacturing…
The digital divide cut deeper during the pandemic, as doors closed and services, classrooms, and jobs moved online. For most Americans, much of life went virtual, but for the tens of millions of people who live where broadband service is not offered, much of it disappeared. No school, no work, no social activities. To read this article…