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Leaning into Retail’s Challenges with Digital Transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation initiatives have picked up in the retail sector in recent years as store chains compete for brand awareness and sales in a rapidly evolving market. By 2026, retailers’ global investments in digital transformation tools are expected to reach $388 billion , growing by 18% a year.

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Giant Eagle CIO Kirk Ball’s recipe for digital transformation success

CIO Business Intelligence

Afterwards, we spent some more time discussing his extensive track record with digital transformation, including how to set up digital initiatives for success. Dan Roberts: People refer to digital transformation in so many different contexts that the term has almost lost all meaning.

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MRO spare parts optimization

IBM Big Data Hub

A recent report shows a significant increase in the cost of manufacturing downtime from 2021 to 2022, with Fortune Global 500 companies now losing 11% of their yearly turnover which amounts to nearly USD 1.5 Many asset-intensive businesses are prioritizing inventory optimization due to the pressures of complying with growing industry 4.0

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Addressing cloud waste: 4 steps to cloud computing cost optimization

CIO Business Intelligence

How could any CIO or application manager resist the call to the cloud when companies started sharing the huge successes they were having with their migrations and overall digital transformations? Organizations with little or no cloud cost optimization plans rush into cloud technology investments,” according to Gartner.

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The Failed Promises of Digital Transformation and What to Do About It

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Digital Transformation, which has been a top priority for CEOs and boards of directors for many years, has had mixed results. These failures are at least partly due to the absence of graph technologies, at the center of those transformations, allowing companies to “connect the dots” across their data to drive optimal outcomes.

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New study reveals why mainframe application modernization is key to accelerating digital transformation

IBM Big Data Hub

Rapid advancement of emerging technologies—combined with the increasing demands from customers and ongoing disruptive market forces—are driving organizations to prioritize digital transformation more than ever. Develop cloud native applications on the mainframe and containerize applications.

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SAP to buy LeanIX to advance process optimization with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

In January 2021, it acquired process mining company Signavio to help enterprises identify their existing processes and recommend improvements to help with their S/4HANA migration. SAP has made a number of moves since then to help enterprises make the move.