Mars sweetens supply chain with digital twin

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…

7 IT cost-cutting mistakes you must avoid

Successful CIOs are always looking for ways to eliminate excess costs. Unfortunately, in their zest to trim waste, many IT leaders find themselves falling into common traps that needlessly damage IT and enterprise services and operations. Knowing what to cut, when to cut, and how deeply to cut, is as much an art as an…

5 ways IT is driving new revenue

IT has gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic to accelerate digital initiatives and keep organizations humming. But coming off a difficult financial year, businesses are leaning even more heavily on IT, tasking IT leaders with the need to create new revenue-generating initiatives. An overwhelming majority of CIOS (96%) report their role is expanding beyond…

BrandPost: EPISODE 3: Edge Ecosystem and Orchestration

Interaction-intensive experiences require the orchestration of compute, network, and data resources closer to the customer to deliver low latency, and intrinsically secure applications. While the edge is the future, making it all work together takes planning and execution. To read this article in full, please click here Read More from This Article: BrandPost: EPISODE…

13 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

The lack of diversity in IT doesn’t just leave underrepresented workers feeling alienated; it can also make them feel unsafe. That’s certainly true for the LGBTQ+ community, with only 76% of LGBTQ+ workers reporting they feel safe in their workplace and 64% of trans and gender nonconforming (GNC) individuals saying the same, according to a…