Midmarket companies are viewing technology investment through a strategic lens, which is reflected in their increased spending on the cloud, information security, and other leading-edge technology areas, according to a recent Deloitte survey that takes the pulse of midmarket executives.

The cloud can be a powerful enabler of business transformation, but not for companies bogged down by legacy systems and monolithic software. A cloud-native approach based on four integrated components can help enterprises make the most of their cloud investments.

IT Infrastructure cost savings and other tactical benefits are driving the migration of enterprise systems to the cloud. But as companies adopt cloud-based ERP, there could be significant benefits for the corporate tax organization as well.

Emerging technologies are transforming manufacturing in dramatic new ways, presenting enterprises with a world of opportunities. According to a recent survey of manufacturing executives around the globe, 10 technologies are particularly promising.

Consumers increasingly expect a convenient, rewarding customer experience when they dine out. How can restaurants use technology and analytics to begin creating the restaurant of the future for these next-generation customers? Get to know them, adapt to their patterns of interaction with the world, and build meaningful digital experiences for them.

According to the most recent CFO Signals survey, organizations are investing heavily in analytics and the cloud, but are less familiar with such technologies as robotic process automation, cognitive and artificial intelligence, in-memory, and blockchain.

One goal of this year’s global CIO survey was to determine whether a CIO’s success is attributable to inherent personality traits. Research findings suggest otherwise. In fact, among survey respondents, inherent personal characteristics appear to matter much less than IT capabilities and leadership competencies.

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that could enhance trusted information sharing among various health care entities. Early blockchain experiments are occurring as health care organizations seek to determine whether the technology could provide a new framework for managing health care information.

Shoppers plan to spend as much online as they do in stores this year—an e-commerce milestone, according to Deloitte’s 2016 Holiday Survey. Many expect to use digital and traditional channels in combination, indicating a need for retailers to provide seamless omnichannel shopping experiences that meet consumers’ high expectations.

How can leaders better connect with and motivate their teams, whether they’re in the same room or scattered around the world? Punit Renjen, CEO of Deloitte Global, shares six leadership lessons he learned as he transitioned to a global role.