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Lack of IT alignment hampers migration to SAP S/4HANA, report says

CIO Business Intelligence

Only a minority of companies who are either current SAP customers, or plan to become SAP ERP users, have completed their migration to the company’s S/4HANA system, even though support for its ECC on-premises suite will end in 2030, according to a report from digital transformation services provider LeanIX.

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IBM to acquire Octo to boost its US government business

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM has announced it is acquiring US-based digital transformation services provider Octo for an undisclosed amount from private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners. In the consulting line of business, which includes business transformation, technology consulting and application operations, IBM reported a total revenue of $4.7

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IT spend in META region expected to grow in 2023 despite challenges

CIO Business Intelligence

The year ahead is likely to be characterised by recessionary pressures in key global economies, increasing borrowing costs, unpredictable supply chains, oil price uncertainty, and volatile demand. You need to work with your customer by continuing investment in digital transformation, but how do we help our customers?” “We

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Paul Martin: CIOs don’t retire, they go work on boards

CIO Business Intelligence

Two years of pandemic uncertainty and escalating business risk have sharpened the focus of corporate boards on a technology trend once dismissed as just another IT buzzword. And investment in digital transformation “has increased by more than 10%” during the past two years, according to Deloitte.

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AI in retail and the rise of the purpose-driven consumer

IBM Big Data Hub

But these challenges also represent opportunity, and harnessing the power of digital transformation will remain central to every business leader serious about thriving in the post-Covid world. trillion in the US in 2021. But amidst all this uncertainty just what trends should business leaders be focused on?

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Automation for all—managing and scaling networks has never been easier

CIO Business Intelligence

At this time of dynamic business and market changes, uncertainty, and quickly evolving consumption models for IT infrastructure, every IT executive understands the benefits and necessity of network agility. Agile networks can respond quickly to changes in the market, customer demands, employee requirements, and technology advances.

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Powering a low-carbon digital Thailand

CIO Business Intelligence

At the 2021 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP26, Thailand proposed the visionary Carbon Neutrality 2050 roadmap to address climate change, mirroring the milestone laid out by the European Union (EU). By the end of the third quarter, 2021, Thailand had deployed over 20,000 5G stations and reached 4.3