IT leaders say governance is key to effective hybrid multicloud management
Written by Rebecca Hardy | October 31, 2019 | Cloud, Manage cloud
As cloud solutions for enterprise infrastructure quickly become the norm, cloud management practices must evolve to keep up. Managing hybrid multicloud environments calls for capabilities that offer visibility and governance over cloud resources. A recent study from IBM Market Development & Insights (MD&I) found that 89 percent of enterprises plan to increase or maintain their ...read more
Transformation is changing the ways of the world
Written by Dayna Sargen | October 31, 2019 | Business transformation, Cognitive enterprise, Digital reinvention...
With the influx of digital technology, transformation and change is happening all around us. For global businesses of all sizes and across all industries, transformation is really not a choice for most but a necessity. Some businesses are tackling multiple types of change concurrently in order to stay competitive, meet customer expectations and to remain ...read more
Enterprise container platforms, Part II: Risk, reward and rethinking IT for the next generation
Written by Juergen Loeb | October 29, 2019 | Application modernization, Manage cloud, Open source
The benefits of enterprise container platforms are ultimately a product of the business becoming faster with new, cloud-native applications and simplifying access to resources. But to make this happen, enterprise IT leaders must embrace agile, cloud-enabled technology that reflects business requirements for compliance, security and control. Risk and investment Let’s step out of IT for ...read more
The key to business modernization: Why you should focus on linking people and technology
Written by Dayna Sargen | October 23, 2019 | Business resiliency, Business transformation, Cognitive enterprise
Modern businesses don’t suffer from a lack of technology. Think about the tools you use in your own workplace: There’s probably one service for email, others for collaborative work and project management and many more for data analysis and specialized tasks. All told, the average IT organization spends approximately $8,000 a year on technology for ...read more
Shifting towards financial globalization
Written by Lee Kroll | October 17, 2019 | AI, Cognitive enterprise, Financial services...
Financial services used to be local. Now, the industry is global, and a mixture of financial globalization and fintech is helping smaller banks stay competitive as rivals seek to disrupt their markets. Financial institutions must innovate to stay relevant. Fintech players are changing the way financial services companies interact with customers by streamlining operations and ...read more
Q&A: Bestselling author Charlene Li leads the charge on digital transformation
Written by Rebecca Hardy | October 17, 2019 | Business transformation, Digital reinvention
Charlene Li is a New York Times bestselling author, a disruption guru and widely considered to be one of the most creative people in business. Her latest book, The Disruption Mindset, goes beyond innovation and focuses on developing clear strategies for disruptive growth. What is your business + technology vision? Charlene: Ultimately, I think technology ...read more
Survey reveals 90% of tech leaders seek self-service cloud consumption
Written by Erin Poole | October 15, 2019 | Cloud, Manage cloud
It’s no surprise that using multiple cloud providers can create consumption issues. Employees expect fast self-service, which doesn’t always match with compliance and security rules. A recent survey conducted by IBM Market Development & Insights (MD&I) found that enterprise leaders need to balance cloud consumption and self-service with efficient service procurement. The evidence is in ...read more
The Smart List: Broadridge makes critical move to cloud without disruption to clients
Written by Rebecca Hardy | October 10, 2019 | Business transformation, Financial services, Journey to cloud
The Smart List features innovative stories of leading IBM Services clients and partners. View more client stories here. As a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and corporate issuers, Broadridge Financial Solutions is the backbone of financial markets. It owns 98 percent of the stock trading ...read more
Collaborative business planning harnesses the power of the global supply chain
Written by Saif Rivers and others | October 10, 2019 | Business transformation, Cognitive enterprise, Process optimization
We’ve written a lot about how new technologies are building a better supply chain. But technologies such as AI, IoT and advanced analytics can only achieve their true potential if all parties within the supply chain network are working together. Even the smallest, most well-intentioned decisions made by individual stakeholders can cause catastrophic failures in ...read more