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

CIO Business Intelligence

Fueled by cloud Ford’s cloud journey, which began roughly a decade ago, continues to this day, Musser says, as the automaker seeks to take advantage of advances in the key technologies fueling its transformation, including the internet of things (IoT), software as a service, and the latest offerings on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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Edmunds sets stage for AI with data infrastructure consolidation

CIO Business Intelligence

For a decade, Edmunds, an online resource for automotive inventory and information, has been struggling to consolidate its data infrastructure. But in a world that moves at internet speed, that data rapidly falls out of date. Twenty to 30 years ago, the internet became entrenched within every company,” Rokita says. “We

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GlobalFoundries overhauls its process owner model to drive transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2018, the $8 billion global semiconductor manufacturer announced a pivot in its business strategy: The company would no longer develop and produce 7-nanometer and smaller chip technologies; instead GlobalFoundries would focus on producing specialized chips for high-growth markets such as automotive, 5G, and the internet of things.

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How VWFS SA’s CIO helps drive online car purchases

CIO Business Intelligence

As more people get comfortable buying big ticket Items like cars on the internet, Volkswagen Financial Services South Africa (VWFS SA) knew it needed to simplify the entire process. Our customers are digital, our competitors are digital, our employees are digital, so it made good business sense for us to be more digital too,” she says.

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What IT will look like in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

The internet of things is going to continue to explode,” says Craig Wright, senior partner for advisory and transformation at management and technology consulting firm West Monroe. Hook, executive vice president and CIO of Penske Automotive Group and CIO of Penske Corp. “In Connected devices, torrents of data.

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Connected Insurance: Reality Or Hype?

Forrester IT

I speak often with clients about the role of technology in insurance. Of the many innovations we discuss, connected insurance may be the most polarizing. Connected insurance (CI) is nascent across most insurance lines.

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Manufacturing CIOs see bright future for the industry, thanks to IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Dan Roberts: I recently spoke with Charlie Feld , who said that, before the internet, we had more time to build relationships and to think. None of that could have been accomplished with the previous automotive industry approach. But we also we didn’t have the technology to do all these great things we’ve come up with since.

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