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

CIO Business Intelligence

Mike Amend, Ford’s chief enterprise technology officer, was once CTO for Dell’s global online business. Ford’s digital transformation, like those of most enterprises, is far from complete. It’s the software, the digital glue, which is the key to enabling that to happen.”

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IT as a catalyst for business transformation: Strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Where the widespread adoption of SaaS previously distributed IT and lines-of-business selected and implemented their own applications, the pendulum is now shifting back with CIOs pursuing large-scale transformations to drive value and re-centralize operations. Digital Transformation My advice: Be proactive.

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Private wireless networks – addressing IT and operational imperatives for dynamic enterprises

CIO Business Intelligence

Indeed, this is already occurring in many organizations organically as private 5G networks are increasingly recognized as mission-critical infrastructure not only by CIOs and IT leaders, but also operations leaders and business users who are drawn to them by the speed, low latency, security and reliability they offer.

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The extraordinary synergy of wi-fi and 5G in enterprise networks

CIO Business Intelligence

This same principle can help enterprises remain operational and connected during all kinds of internal and external “storms.” Network reliability and availability are among the many reasons why enterprises are augmenting Wi-Fi networks with 5G. In enterprises, Deloitte calls 5G a novel “force multiplier” to Wi-Fi technology.

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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. The cloud-first approach gives organizations a strong competitive advantage, ability to keep up with the competition, and improved roadmap for sustainable, future business growth.”.

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How the C-Suite Can Champion Sustainability Across the Enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

Becoming a sustainable enterprise is no longer a “nice to have” priority – reducing a company’s carbon footprint and fighting climate change is now mainstream. Adopting a sustainable model mindset across the enterprise fosters an environment for collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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SAP to buy LeanIX to advance process optimization with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP has agreed to buy German enterprise architecture management specialist LeanIX, hoping its early adoption of AI will help with the massive task of migrating customers still using SAP’s legacy software on premises to the more modern S/4HANA in the cloud. We believe enterprise architects are no longer living in an ivory tower,” said Christ.

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