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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

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This SaaS product provides customers with data and analytics to help them maximize fleet performance and efficiency.” We have this combination like any large enterprise cloud software vendor,” says Musser, who has also served as Ford’s director of data and analytics for autonomous vehicles, and director of platform engineering for FordLabs.

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IT as a catalyst for business transformation: Strategies for CIOs

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So it is even more difficult for CIOs to compare and select cloud services in addition to executing on larger transformation objectives. On the upside, more competition invites more innovation opportunities and can translate into better value. My advice: Be proactive. hyperscale, private cloud).

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Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation

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Restructuring and automating are necessary parts of business survival. But as legendary Apple designer Jony Ive once advised Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the company mulled cuts, “You’re not going to cut your way to innovation.” Future-proofing work now becomes a mandate and an opportunity to innovate.

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Unpacking Business Transformation in Healthcare and Life Sciences

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In our previous article , we illuminated the significance of business transformation for life sciences and healthcare organizations (LS/HCOs). Mapping the Path to Transformation Embarking on a business transformation journey requires strategic planning, fostering a blend of vision, technology, and agility.

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Long and winding railroad – heading for the cloud

CIO

Systems that work seamlessly together, easily configured and with reliability make for safe consistent high-speed business. The Union Pacific challenge: standardize for speed The team at Union Pacific could see the importance of speed beyond the railroad, in business operations innovation and use of artificial intelligence.

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Building a vision for real-time artificial intelligence

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After walking his executive team through the data hops, flows, integrations, and processing across different ingestion software, databases, and analytical platforms, they were shocked by the complexity of their current data architecture and technology stack. A real-time AI initiative is a science project until it demonstrates business value.

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IBM to acquire Octo to boost its US government business

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Octo, which provides services across artificial intelligence, cloud and infrastructure, DevSecOPs, data management and analytics, and cybersecurity, also runs a 14,000 square foot innovation center called oLabs, which IBM plans to use for co-creation with federal agencies, and rapid prototyping. Mergers and Acquisitions.