XPO Logistics’ new CIO is pumped about the sophisticated IT platform built to handle its less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation loads in North America. LTL is a freight model in which a single truck’s load contain products from multiple customers, all with their own delivery location, delivery deadline, pricing, footprint, pallet size, and transport requirements. Though…
The cloud offers limitless scalability and flexibility, powering digital transformation across every industry. But when not managed strategically in the long run, cloud spending can quickly escalate and impact margins, cost of goods sold (COGS), and cost of revenue (COR). To optimize cloud investments, C-level executives are increasingly adopting cloud financial operations (FinOps). This framework…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software In today’s fast-paced digital business world, organizations have become highly adaptive and agile to keep up with the ever-evolving demands of consumers and the market. This has pushed many organizations to accelerate their digital transformation efforts in order to remain competitive and better serve their constituents — and there…
By Thomas Been, DataStax Bringing a promising idea to life with an application that solves a hard problem or creates an amazing experience (or does both)—this is the developer’s dream. But even if that dream comes true, real success can only be achieved if the groundwork has been laid for high growth. DataStax set out…
In today’s fast-paced business world, where companies must constantly innovate to keep up with competitors,depending on fully customizable software solutions created with programming languages and manual coding is insufficient. Instead, enterprises increasingly are pursuing no-code and low-code solutions for application development. No-code and low-code development entails creating software applications by using a user-friendly graphic interface…
Senior executives around the world are realising their business success is irrevocably tied to their network strategy. Yet, the goalposts keep moving amid rapidly evolving network technology, making it harder to stay on a sustainable path of network growth. This is clear from NTT’s 2022–23 Global Network Report, for which we conducted 1,378 in-depth interviews…
Time stands still for no one – and for no network either. If there’s one lesson that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that large-scale change can happen without warning. If your network can’t adapt quickly and efficiently, you’ll be left by the wayside. For example, while your organisation may already have tapped the power of…
Sanjib Sahoo left his small hometown in India as a young man to pursue a career in transforming businesses. It’s a journey that took him across the globe and across industries, ultimately leading him to his current role as the award-winning chief digital officer and executive vice president of Ingram Micro, a $54 billion Fortune…
As CIO at The Hut Group (THG), the British ecommerce firm behind such brands as Lookfantastic and Myprotein, Joanna Drake has been navigating some serious headwinds. Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid…
As companies start to adapt data-first strategies, the role of chief data officer is becoming increasingly important, especially as businesses seek to capitalize on data to gain a competitive advantage. A role historically focused on data governance and compliance, the scope of responsibilities for CDOs has since grown, pushing them to become strategic business leaders, according to…