IBM is six months into a massive ERP modernization, moving core on-premises systems to Power servers running in its own cloud as it upgrades them from SAP’s legacy ECC software to the cloud-ready S/4HANA. IBM’s ERP transformation will be one of the largest under the “Rise with SAP” umbrella — perhaps rivaling that of Microsoft, which announced…
In the final quarter of 2021, research by industry analyst firm Gartner suggested close to a third of IT workers in Australia were actively seeking new jobs. This proportion was substantially above that of the broader market, which stood at 23.4% just the previous quarter. Moreover, additional research by Gartner indicated that the rate of…
CIOs know they must be business leaders, but the business knowledge they must bring to the proverbial table is something of a moving target. There are, of course, the management fundamentals and the longstanding executive skills that remain constant must-haves. But there are, too, a list of topics that bubble up and dominate based on…
Customer data platform defined A customer data platform (CDP) is a prepackaged, unified customer database that pulls data from multiple sources to create customer profiles of structured data available to other marketing systems. Gartner defines a CDP as “a marketing technology that unifies a company’s customer data from marketing and other channels to enable customer…
Peter Tay, Chief Digital Officer of NTUC Income, joins James Henderson for CIO Leadership Live in ASEAN, produced by CIO.com and Foundry. Peter offers insights into the art of innovation and the importance of creating unique solutions to meet evolving customer demands, in addition to outlining market expansion plans beyond Singapore. Watch this episode: #id6279d67c1d595…
Enterprise transformation demands technology to work and people to adopt it. The “people” component of enterprise transformation can make or break digital transformation. If people within the organization are given the right tools and are enabled and empowered to use them, they can achieve the desired intent of technology transformations. CIOs enable adoption by championing comprehensive…
Many enterprises are struggling to deliver for customers because of a disruptive environment, internal silos, mismanaged data, the pandemic, and inefficient collaboration between companies, despite our increasingly digital world. One study conducted by GEP in partnership with the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at North Carolina State University (NCSU) found that misalignment between procurement and supply…
It would surprise absolutely no one if I were to say a lot’s changed in the past year. Value Stream Management (VSM) is certainly no exception. It’s an area that has seen massive evolution in a relatively short time. A year ago, the emphasis was on education and getting informed about VSM principles and its…
By Srikumar Ramanathan, Chief Solutions Officer at Mphasis Nearly two decades since the term ESG was coined in a groundbreaking report called, Who Cares Wins, mindful and planet-affirmative investing has become both smart and mainstream. Whether it is individuals or businesses, financial institutions or investors, regulators or insurers, everyone in the ‘economic community’ is aware…
By Ravi Vasantraj, Senior Vice President, and Global Head – Business Process Services at Mphasis In 2000, when the Internet was in its infancy, Netflix approached Blockbuster executives for a US$50 million merger, but was not taken seriously. Blockbuster, then valued at US$4.8 billion, could not predict the technological disruption that Netflix would drive. By…