ENGIE selects Kony to accelerate its digital transformation

Kony has been selected by ENGIE to participate in its innovative Digital Factory to accelerate the delivery of mobile applications for its customers, partners and employees, in France and globally, as part of the company’s new three-year Transformation Plan.

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Enterprises trapped in digital transformation gridlock

Global research from Bizagi reveals that digital transformation is ‘a significant strategic challenge’ for 87% of businesses.

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Genetic diversity’s role in digital preservation

Long-time computer industry CEO unveils best practices for preserving society’s knowledge base and evolutionary approaches to safeguarding it forever.

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Data-driven advertising in Japan

Cloudian HyperStore-powered system provides innovative, deep learning capabilities to analyze traffic volumes and enable targeted roadside advertising with partners QCT, Dentsu Inc., and more.

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Holland Colours opts for hybrid cloud solution from Proact

Holland Colours, a global Dutch company specialising in the production of colour concentrates and additives for the coloring of plastics and paints, has opted for a hybrid cloud solution from Proact. The organisation has concluded a three-year contract.

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IBM and Wimbledon launch new apps, cognitive and hybrid cloud solutions

New IBM innovations to help The Championships, Wimbledon serve insights to fans worldwide.

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Atos accelerates application lifecycle for the hybrid cloud

Alien4cloud™ - a major step towards digital transformation.

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IT leaders need to choose partners more carefully to avoid failure in digital transformation

Despite the failures, IT leaders are still relying on suppliers to help them put a hybrid cloud strategy in place.

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NEWS
Global retail giant N Brown Group partners with Interact

Leading multichannel retailer N Brown Group – whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo - is set to integrate cutting-edge intranet software in order to improve communication, increase engagement and promote agile working amongst its employees.

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Digital transformation projects at risk

IT teams struggle with the pressure of meeting expectations.

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Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn

Microsoft and LinkedIn have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash.

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NEWS
IT teams prepare for the rise of intelligent machines

New global research shows rapid adoption of intelligent machines used for automating and optimising business and IT processes. 92% of IT professionals surveyed recognise the technology is now central to the success of their business, but 68% acknowledge it raises new concerns about network security, access and controls.

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Digital culture is crucial

Digital roll-out success comes down to creating the right culture at work with 29 per cent of UK businesses still not bringing in digital technologies.

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Embrace shadow IT or lose competitive edge

New research highlights the extent to which shadow IT is endemic.

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Countries need a strong trade agreement to halt digital protectionism and boost productivity

Advances in technology are enabling significantly more services to be traded across borders, but this disruptive competition has led many countries to use protectionist policies to help “local champions” in the technology sector and protect small, incumbent service providers at the expense of global economic growth, according to a new analysis by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). ITIF, a leading technology policy think tank, urges policymakers to establish a strong Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) to update the rules governing services trade for the digital age and thereby boost global productivity and innovation.

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Videos

Erast Wortel, Syniti’s new vice president, go-to-market for EMEA North, shares some great insights and advice on data management challenges and opportunities – topics discussed include data quality, data lakes and swamps, data governance, data migration and master data management – with some great customer examples along the way.
Xavier Gaillard, Milexia CEO, outlines the company’s very ambitious growth target to double sales over five years, explaining how this will be achieved through a mixture of acquisitions, partnership development and the introduction of new technology solutions and services. Xavier also provides some insight as to how Milexia is helping the semiconductor industry supply chain adjust to life post-Covid.
Lori MacVittie, F5 Distinguished Engineer, discusses the findings of the company’s inaugural Digital Maturity Index, which looks at the ways in which organisations have, or have not as yet, embraced the technologies and processes required to implement a successful digital transformation strategy. The Index identifies doers, dabblers and dawdlers, at varying stages of their digital journeys, identifying what distinguishes each group, but also some common challenges which still remain.
Jason Gerrard, Director of International Systems Engineering at Commvault, explains the advanced security features recently added to the company’s data protection solutions portfolio, featuring on-prem and SaaS management integration, risk analysis, threat scan and advisor, auto recovery and Microsoft and CyberArk integrations.

Expert Opinions

By Ajoy Kumar, cloud architect at BMC.
By Anthony Sayers, Edge IOT/IIOT Ambassador, EMEA Edge Computing, Lenovo.
By Antonio Sanchez, Principal Cybersecurity Evangelist, Fortra.