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

CIO Business Intelligence

s wholesale pivot to technology has transformed not only the automaker’s business operations but its corporate identity. “We We have become much more of a software company than we were 10 to 20 years ago,” says John Musser, director of engineering for Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro. Ford Motor Co.’s

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IT as a catalyst for business transformation: Strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation itself is advancing rapidly. In my work with industry-leading CIOs who help their organizations transform, I see four ways that IT leaders can help their companies transform: 1. Data protection and compliance take on new meaning with a distributed workforce and cloud data storage/retrieval.

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McDermott data innovations fuel business transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Global Vice President and CIO Vagesh Dave says IT advancements in the cloud, analytics, and data management have transformed McDermott – and its industry – into an innovation engine. Although McDermott’s shift to the cloud is nearly complete, the company banks on a hybrid “cloud first but not cloud forced” philosophy, Dave says.

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How a cloud-first enterprise application strategy boosts speed and scale for your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Against a backdrop of disruptive global events and fast-moving technology change, a cloud-first approach to enterprise applications is increasingly critical. What could be worse than to plan for an event that requires the scaling of an application’s infrastructure only to have it all fall flat on its face when the time comes?”.

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The change management Informatica needed to overhaul its business model

CIO Business Intelligence

What is the business transformation currently underway at Informatica? Many of our customers had already started to move their applications and it made sense they would want to transition to data management in the cloud as well. This isn’t just an IT or sales transformation; it’s a complete company transformation.

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IBM to acquire Octo to boost its US government business

CIO Business Intelligence

This opens up opportunities for digital transformation service providers such as IBM to help US federal agencies leverage emerging technologies and applications to optimize costs and operational efficiencies while improving security, IBM said. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

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Long and winding railroad – heading for the cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

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. We’re a legacy company,” said Michelle Clark, AVP, Enterprise Systems at Union Pacific Railroad.

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