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How Kubota is changing the status quo in agriculture and sustainability with technology

IBM Big Data Hub

Simultaneously, it attempted to commit to its zero carbon city declaration, which aims to virtually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Kubota will continue using the dynamic combination of IBM Maximo Application Suite on Microsoft Azure with Red Hat® OpenShift® to support their digital transformation journey.

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How the C-Suite Can Champion Sustainability Across the Enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

In fact, more than 3,200 companies have set science-based carbon targets , and thousands of companies from around the world are pledging to reach net-zero emissions by either 2040 or 2050. Natural resources: In addition to reducing their carbon footprint, companies need to address water usage and improve waste management practices.

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IBM and Microsoft partnership accelerates sustainable cloud modernization

IBM Big Data Hub

Its aggressive sustainability goals included achieving net zero emissions by 2050, making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025 and investing more than USD 3 billion globally over several years to drive momentum. The need to digitally transform touches every organization, in every industry.

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Dawn of a new day for Africa: building a modern digital economy

CIO Business Intelligence

Africa’s digital economy and tech ecosystem is experiencing exponential growth. A report from non-profit Endeavor predicts that the market size of Africa’s digital economy could reach $712 billion by 2050 , fuelled by the nation’s young population, rising smartphone adoption, and increasing internet penetration.

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Celebrating Data Superheroes: The 2021 Data Impact Awards Winners

Cloudera

As a bank that understands the future of financial services as data-driven, Bank of the West chose to adopt the Cloudera platform as the linchpin of its digital transformation. In doing so, Bank of the West has modernized and centralized its Big Data platform in just one year. Industry Transformation.