Where IT infrastructure and business strategy meet

BY JEFFREY HUGES AND JAMES KAPLAN, MCKINSEY & CO. CIOs and CTOs should take the lead in explaining how IT infrastructure creates business value—especially in challenging times. The scale of corporate IT infrastructure has increased dramatically over the past decade and a half. At many companies, it has moved from basements with a few dozen […]

4 WAYS IOT IS CHANGING HOW COMPANIES INTERACT WITH CUSTOMERS

BY KATIE KREGEL, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL CORPORATE MARKETING With IoT and big data, consumer expectations for service are changing – and rapidly. Customers engage with businesses through more channels than ever, and they’re demanding faster and more efficient service. But organizations now have the ability to leverage vast amounts of data gathered from embedded devices to […]

5 CLOUD COMPUTING TRENDS TO PREPARE FOR IN 2018

BY LISA JACOB, IQVIS Cloud computing can be defined as delivery of hosted services through the web. It’s a framework that enables users to connect to computing resources. These resources encompass; services, apps, storage, servers and computer networks. They can be provisioned over the internet without going through any managerial hassles. Cloud computing permits enterprises […]

How to plan your successful cloud migration

BY MIHA KRALJ, INFOWORLD To kick-start cloud adoption, companies have first to figure out how to deal with four foundation blocks that enable accelerated transformation Recent Accenture Strategy research found that four out of five companies run up to half of their business functions in the cloud. Moreover, that figure is likely to increase significantly […]

Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2018

BY TAN WEE KWANG, ENTERPRISE INNOVATION Gartner recently highlighted the top strategic technology trends that will impact most organizations in 2018. “Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2018 tie into the Intelligent Digital Mesh. The intelligent digital mesh is a foundation for future digital business and ecosystems,” said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner […]