CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In this past quarter, we saw good revenue growth in software and consulting,” IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said during an earnings call. Clients are increasingly adopting our watsonx AI and data platform along with our hybrid cloud solutions to unlock productivity and operational efficiency. Generative AI, IBM

Consulting 131

Consulting Software Enterprise Modeling 131

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

French IT services company Atos has put an end to its attempts to sell its ailing legacy managed infrastructure services business after failing to reach an agreement with a prospective buyer, and will now have to glue the two halves of its business back together. Group revenue for 2023 totaled €10.7 billion (about $11.6 billion), up 0.4%

IT 117

IT Forecasting Consulting Sales 117

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Vendor partnerships are becoming increasingly vital to IT agendas today.

Management 128

Management Scorecard Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator 128

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 25, 2023

IBM Consulting has established a Center of Excellence for generative AI. It stands alongside IBM Consulting’s existing global AI and Automation practice, which includes 21,000 data and AI consultants who have conducted over 40,000 enterprise client engagements. The CoE is off to a fast start.

Consulting 108

Consulting Experimentation Machine Learning Modeling 108

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Organizations need simplified, integrated and automated solutions to help optimize IT spend, improve operations and drive greater financial returns. IBM Consulting is uniquely positioned to provide exceptional FinOps and TBM services, from strategic planning to operating model implementation and managed services.

Consulting 84

Consulting Manufacturing Optimization Data-driven 84

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2024

Microsoft is opening another route for extending the reach of its Copilot offerings in the enterprise through an expanded partnership with global professional services company Cognizant. The multinational IT services giant aims to leverage the tools internally to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and enhance customer experiences.

Enterprise 76

Enterprise Digital Transformation Consulting Risk 76

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

Once upon a time my consulting company offered a “Take the Blame” service. Understand, this service wasn’t for situations where we were at fault. Our logic: As consultants we’d probably be blamed anyway. Consultants do make convenient scapegoats. This way we could at least turn a profit on it. What to do?

IT 98

IT Consulting Management Interactive 98

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting firm, recently released the Emerging Asia-Pacific Hybrid Cloud Market Report 2022 report. In this report, Huawei Cloud was named a “Leader” and positioned ahead of all other providers in terms of market performance, technical innovation, and customer services.

Marketing 98

Marketing B2B Finance Consulting 98

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Consider the findings of a report from professional services firm Accenture. One way they’re doing that is by reimagining the IT function, say management consultants, executive advisors, and CIOs themselves. Yet many IT departments are struggling to reshape themselves to better meet the mandates of today. IT needs to go beyond that.

IT 137

IT Consulting Scorecard Key Performance Indicator 137

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 29, 2023

With the merging of operational efficiency and embracing new technologies, today’s CIOs are under increasing pressure to do more with less and become both technologists and business leaders, says Sunny Azadeh, CIO at digital services company GlobalLogic. “In

Cost-Benefit 139

Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation Consulting Strategy 139

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2022

IBM has announced it is acquiring US-based digital transformation services provider Octo for an undisclosed amount from private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings. Its consulting business alone has acquired 13 companies to boost its offerings.

IT 98

IT Consulting Digital Transformation Uncertainty 98

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

With 65% of IT decision-makers choosing cloud-based services by default when upgrading technology, cloud architects will only become more important for enterprise success. Companies that have migrated to the cloud often need IT pros who can build company-specific services and applications to make the most of the cloud environment.

Consulting 128

Consulting Software Business Objectives Optimization 128

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 2, 2023

The unavailability of a skilled workforce makes these systems expensive to operate, manage and enhance. Provide quick and transparent services to ease stress and frustration in times of need. Automate routine tasks to free up time to provide personalized services and build relationships with families.

Consulting 88

Consulting Cost-Benefit Technology ROI 88

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To gain a better understanding of how companies are putting AI to practical use, consultancy Deloitte surveyed 2,620 global business leaders, across 13 countries, as part of its Fueling the AI Transformation report. And with the rise of generative AI, artificial intelligence use cases in the enterprise will only expand.

Enterprise 141

Enterprise Cost-Benefit Optimization Deep Learning 141

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Service delivery excellence is an attribute that far too many IT leaders fail to prioritize. That’s unfortunate given how much of smooth business operations depends on the efficient delivery of IT services today. But is your organization doing all it can to ensure service delivery excellence?

IT 139

IT Testing Metrics Optimization 139

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 10, 2022

To earn that designation, IBM combines advisory, implementation, and application management services from IBM Consulting with technical managed services from IBM Cloud, a combination it calls “ Breakthrough with IBM for Rise with SAP.”. After that will come technology services next year, then consulting some time in 2024.

Consulting 131

Consulting Software Sales Enterprise 131

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Cloud computing offers the potential to redefine and personalize customer relationships, transform and optimize operations, improve governance and transparency, and expand business agility and capability. Leading life science companies are leveraging cloud for innovation around operational, revenue and business models.

Consulting 80

Consulting Cost-Benefit Optimization Machine Learning 80

Smart Data Collective

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They will have an easier time doing so if they work with IT consultants. IT Consultants Can Be the Backbone of a Data-Driven Businesses Data-driven businesses must rely heavily on a sound IT infrastructure. Companies without reliable IT professionals can try outsourcing these services to reliable IT consultants.

Consulting 107

Consulting Data-driven IT Digital Transformation 107

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s a vendor-specific certification that will benefit anyone who is tasked with working directly with AWS products and services or looking to make good on the high demand for cloud skills today. Certifications can validate your IT skills and experience to show employers you have the expertise to get the job done.

IT 137

IT Consulting Testing IoT 137

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 13, 2023

Some organizations are looking to improve business operations by moving from legacy ERP to SAP S/4HANA®, SAP’s next-generation ERP software, while others want to replace manual processes with AI and automation. What are your current business process and operational challenges?

Consulting 83

Consulting Software Cost-Benefit Management 83

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 12, 2023

IBM Consulting™ helped the customer modernize its architecture for a heavily used business-to-business conversational AI app. IBM’s recommendations included API-specific improvements, bot UX optimization, workflow optimization, DevOps microservices and design consideration, and best practices for Azure manage services.

Consulting 82

Consulting Cost-Benefit Optimization Dashboards 82

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The global IT services industry is at a significant crossroads, with the explosive growth of generative AI and deepening economic uncertainties reshaping its future. Tata Consultancy Services experienced its slowest profit growth since 2020 in the December quarter, and Infosys failed to meet its quarterly profit expectations.

IT 98

IT Uncertainty Consulting Forecasting 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 27, 2024

Some industries are more affected than others, such as healthcare, financial services, and higher education, where medical records, financial information, and academic records need to be protected for a lifetime. But some organizations in financial services have been very open about getting a head start.

Optimization 140

Optimization Consulting Machine Learning Testing 140

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2024

Two weeks ago, the company announced plans to sell off more of its activities , as it struggled to conclude the sale of its managed infrastructure services business, known as Tech Foundations, to EP Equity Investment. IT Consulting Services, Managed Service Providers, Technology Industry billion ($1.65

Uncertainty 109

Uncertainty Sales Finance Forecasting 109

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Kubota, a Japanese-based services and technology provider within the agriculture, water and environmental industries, has a keen focus on innovation and sustainability. A few years ago, Kubota aimed to tackle operational efficiency challenges, water and sewage systems maintenance issues, and staff shortages that many local companies faced.

Technology 64

Technology IoT Consulting Digital Transformation 64

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2024

Applications are no longer standalone entities but are now intricate collections of services, APIs, and distributed applications across various cloud environments. The landscape of applications and their delivery has undergone a dramatic transformation. In its original form, APM was conceived over 30 years ago for a much simpler time.

ROI 84

ROI Consulting Metrics Interactive 84

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

includes numerous changes that impact not only any organization that processes, transmits or stores payment card information, but also those within the larger payments ecosystem, including service providers and those that are contractually required to comply with PCI DSS. to expire on March 31, 2024. Preparing for PCI DSS v4.0

Consulting 125

Consulting Reporting Enterprise Risk 125

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Catalysts and conundrums A dramatic shift in development and operations is making data centers more agile and cost-effective. See how IBM’s Cloud migration consulting works The post The dynamic forces behind data center re-transformation appeared first on IBM Blog. It’s quite the opposite.

Data-driven 110

Data-driven Forecasting Consulting Marketing 110

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2024

In a move that significantly bolsters its position in the cloud services market, IBM has announced it is acquiring HashiCorp , a multicloud infrastructure automation company, for $6.4 He said with the onset of GenAI integrations, it would become even more complex and would need greater automation and policy management.

Marketing 113

Marketing Enterprise Consulting Management 113

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 20, 2023

Taking any consultant’s guidance at face value is risky and potentially enterprise and career damaging. Before embracing any external advice on any IT or business issue, check out the following eight ways to determine whether a consultant is truly on track. Welcome to the golden age of experts.

Consulting 109

Consulting IT Cost-Benefit ROI 109

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Rising prices have imposed tough challenges on IT budgets, operations and staffing, especially for global organizations with operations in countries where inflation has been running high, such as Poland (10%), India (8%) or Turkey (50%). While inflation challenges have moderated in the US from a high of 9.1% in June, 2022, to 3.7%

IT 132

IT Cost-Benefit Digital Transformation Software 132

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Digital transformation is the integration of digital technologies into all aspects of business operations. That means identifying how to use technologies to deliver new products and services, to improve existing products and services, and to streamline processes.

Digital Transformation 137

Digital Transformation Strategy Data-driven Consulting 137

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 23, 2023

IT services and consultancy firm Accenture said it would lay off 19,000 staffers, or 2.5% The job cuts reflect stabilizing demand, following explosive post-pandemic growth, and prudent cost management, according to Ignacio Rasero, vice president for Moody’s Investors Service. IT Consulting Services, Technology Industry

Uncertainty 98

Uncertainty Cost-Benefit Consulting Digital Transformation 98

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

Fractional CIOs operate in a sphere that’s significantly different from their traditional, full-time counterparts. A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov. What does a fractional CIO do?

Consulting 119

Consulting Digital Transformation Enterprise Cost-Benefit 119

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2024

CIOs need to aggressively debunk “alternative facts,” a concept introduced by American political consultant and pollster Kellyanne Conway. Strategy is the operating system for “what is that.” When we started this century the buzz in IT was “everything is going to have a chip.” As CIO, you need a data strategy.

Strategy 117

Strategy Consulting Measurement Big Data 117

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

In addition to AI and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and other hard-to-find skills , IT leaders are also looking for outside help to accelerate the adoption of DevOps or product-/program-based operating models. Staff augmentation and outsourcing are nothing new.

Recreation/Entertainment 123

Recreation/Entertainment Consulting Metrics Enterprise 123

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

There are primarily two points to consider here,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of EIIRTrend & Pareekh Consulting. This trend reflects the broader influence of advancements in artificial intelligence on customer spending patterns as organizations increasingly seek to integrate AI into their operations.

Uncertainty 117

Uncertainty Forecasting Optimization Consulting 117