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Want to be a hybrid cloud winner? The recipe for XaaS success

IBM Big Data Hub

A unified platform can allow an organization to draw on best-in-class cloud security and regulatory compliance technologies across all environments in a consistent way. This approach optimizes infrastructure for specific workloads, introduces new technologies seamlessly and ensures agility and scalability.

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Top 10 business needs driving IT spending today

CIO Business Intelligence

When asked about the business initiatives that would be “most significant in driving IT investments at your organization,” IT leaders cited the following: Increasing cybersecurity protections: 49% Increasing operational efficiency: 46% Improving customer experience: 42% Transforming existing business processes (i.e.,

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CIO Ryan Snyder on the benefits of interpreting data as a layer cake

CIO Business Intelligence

A data and analytics capability cannot emerge from an IT or business strategy alone. With both technology and business organization deeply involved in the what, why, and how of data, companies need to create cross-functional data teams to get the most out of it. In IT, we often talk about the layers of a technology stack.

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What Is Enterprise Performance Management?

Jedox

Let’s go back to the basics for a few minutes: From the definition of Enterprise Performance management through its business value. How does EPM fit within a business’s existing technology architecture? Why are modern businesses seeking to improve their performance management capabilities?

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10 ways to accelerate digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Shed the legacy mindset CIOs have been shedding legacy technology for years, but Ken Piddington, vice president and CIO of US Silica, says it’s time for CIOs to kick the legacy mindset to the curb, too. That means shortening the expected lifespan on new technologies as well as the timelines for seeing returns. Lardi says.

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Data integration: The key to AI-supported planning systems

Jedox

Starting points are concrete applications for optimizing existing core processes, such as increasing the speed and quality of forecasts and predictions, improving the integration of planning or identifying important business drivers in performance management. New insights into customer loyalty with ServiceMaster.

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3 Essential Cybersecurity Strategies for 2020

CDW Research Hub

As you develop your IAM strategy, be sure to involve key stakeholders to enable successful identification of business drivers, desired outcomes and success criteria. The best next step for your team depends on where you currently are on the path to optimizing data intelligence. Identify and reduce your cloud vendor risk.