Salesforce acquires Tableau in what is another aggressive and smart acquisition by Salesforce’s Benioff. The battle for cloud dominance is a serious one, and the reality is that the AI-powered, data and analytics, data visualization enterprise is here. The market for data, information, and analytics reflects that, with the market expected to hit $2 trillion by 2020. This move by Salesforce and others in the cloud space aren’t surprising. Enterprises understand that data and analytics are everything, and the more you know, the better you can perform. And cloud vendors want those customers.
Cisco Live 2019 — Tactical, Not Inspirational, and That’s Okay
Chuck Robbins’ keynote at Cisco Live 2019 wasn’t particularly inspirational, but instead heavy on tactics.. The company’s strategy is driven by tying together users, data, applications, and security through infrastructure. This is driving companies—and Cisco’s customers—to succeed in transforming, and who sometimes tactics over inspiration is okay. Especially when you take a company like Cisco’s performance into consideration.
DTW 2019: Netcracker Proves Digital Transformation is the Real Deal
Netcracker proves digital transformation is the real deal at TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World event (DTW) in Nice last week. Here’s how.
DTW 2019 Recap: Amdocs Showcases Digital Transformation Acumen, Robust Q2 2019 Financials
Amdocs earnings report showcases the company’s digital transformation acumen and robust Q2 2019 Financials—proving naysayers wrong.
3 Technology Trends Enabling Digital Transformation Of The Supply Chain
Blockchain, Digital Twin and Big Data are driving digital transformation and having an impact on the supply chain and many other industries.
5 Advancements 5G Will Enable in The Future
Hot off the heels of the Mobile World Congress 2019, there’s one technology everyone is buzzing about more than any other: 5G. While there were other exciting developments at MWC 2019, 5G was the headliner. Why is everyone so fired up about 5G? Because some of the biggest advancements in digital transformation have been waiting in the wings because they …
5 Digital Transformation Trends Reshaping Customer Experience for 2019
Some companies think digital transformation is about efficiency—saving time and money, beating competitors to market, and wooing customers with fancy apps and tech bling. They’re wrong. As I’ve said for years now, digital transformation is about one thing: improving customer experience. And many companies are finally starting to realize that customer experience management needs to be on their radar if …
Understanding the Types of Data Scientists Your Company Can Hire
Data scientist. Data engineer. Data guru. It doesn’t matter what you call them. Today’s companies are realizing that they need someone to engineer the data they are pulling everyday in order to put it into action. Indeed, data is nothing without data scientists to slice and dice it. But it’s not as simple as hiring someone with the data scientist …
Digital Transformation By Department – Marketing, Are You Ready?
Earlier this year, we spent some time looking at digital transformation trends by industry, but another important lens we can use to examine digital transformation is by work group, or specific enterprise department. Clearly, IT has experienced a gut punch when it comes to change in today’s modern workplace. But for me, the most exciting place to start departmentally is …
4 Ways Artificial Intelligence will Drive Digital Transformation in Agriculture
The United Nations reports that about 1/3 of the food produced globally each year is lost or wasted, and I’d reckon that number is not too surprising. Those of us in the United States see evidence of waste each time we go out to eat or do a weekly purge of jam-packed refrigerators. Outside the waste, however, there’s a greater …