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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO

The last thing any CIO wants is to experience catastrophic operational issues during a peak season, but that’s exactly what executives at Southwest Airlines faced last week. 19-28 far exceeded any other airlines’ operational impacts. Even before the blizzard hit, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan acknowledged on Nov.

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IBM and AWS Create a Path to Modernization Via Industry-Specific Solutions

CIO

Modernization journeys are complex and typically highly custom, dependent on an enterprise’s core business challenges and overall competitive goals. Yet one way to simplify transformation and accelerate the process is using an industry-specific approach. Consider the critical area of security controls, for example.

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Bliki: TeamTopologies

Martin Fowler

But for many products there is no single off-the-shelf platform to use, a team is going to have to find and integrate several platforms. But for many products there is no single off-the-shelf platform to use, a team is going to have to find and integrate several platforms. But what makes an effective digital platform?

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Streaming Analytics in the Real World

Cloudera

The data shelf life is decreasing,” said Marr. From leading banks, and insurance organizations to some of the largest telcos, manufacturers, retailers, healthcare and pharma, organizations across diverse verticals lead the way with real-time data and streaming analytics. This speed of change has enormous implications for businesses.

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Travel Booking Engines: Types, Functionality, and Integrations

Altexsoft

Without this software component, you can neither sell nor buy airline tickets or hotel reservations through the Internet. The key systems on the suppliers’ side are: Global Distribution Systems ( GDSs ), bed banks , airline consolidator databases, hotel property management systems ( PMSs ), and. airline reservation systems ( ARSs ).

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO

He moved from New Zealand to Amsterdam, working with Nike and Heineken as their global enterprise architect for data and analytics. When Richard Ventre got an opportunity to move to India from the Netherlands, he latched on to it. “We Oman offers a good work culture, lifestyle, and the salary is not taxed,” Pant says. “It

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

Altexsoft

Besides, due to the specific nature of the industry with high-value one-off payments, a big number of businesses across the world, and rapid customer consumption of services, the travel and hospitality sector is a huge target for fraud. In 2019, the travel and hospitality industry accounted for a whopping 10.3 percent of global GDP.

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