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IT as a catalyst for business transformation: Strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

So it is even more difficult for CIOs to compare and select cloud services in addition to executing on larger transformation objectives. Enterprises need to define a holistic strategy for cloud enablement and in this, there may be multiple cloud solutions (e.g., My advice: Be proactive. hyperscale, private cloud).

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

CIO Business Intelligence

But it is the cloud — and Ford’s cloud-first strategy — that is propelling Ford’s transformation where the rubber meets the road. In this way, Ford’s API strategy, fueled by the cloud, has expanded Ford Pro’ value proposition for its larger commercial customer segment, making Ford a cloud software vendor in its own right.

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Data Analytics: Strategies to Demonstrate Value and Achieve Transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s a situation that calls for empowering the business to read, analyze, work, and even argue with data — effectively and confidently. This post summarizes our conversation and describes some strategies we discussed to derive and demonstrate data analytics program value. Analytics, Business Intelligence.

Strategy 105
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The strategy behind becoming a manufacturing superpower

CIO Business Intelligence

Two significant changes have prompted a reassessment: first, business transformation projects necessitate comprehensive process evaluations, so the two domains can’t be viewed separately anymore; second, the growing emphasis on security has highlighted the substantial risks of using outdated, unmonitored technology.

Strategy 133
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How a cloud-first enterprise application strategy boosts speed and scale for your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Configurability in cloud-first strategies is key as organizations don’t have to worry about hardware control, allowing for more focus on getting new services up and running faster,” he says. Consider the last two-plus years of business disruptions caused by the global pandemic.

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Executive Presentations: Presenting Status vs. Strategy

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Executive Presentations: Presenting Status vs. Strategy.

Strategy 107
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Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

A common but critical challenge I hear from CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs every day is that they have a difficult time helping the C-suite understand that IT is the very architecture for the future of business, not a cost center. How do you convince decision-makers to collaborate on linking IT strategy with business strategy?