Now more than ever, organizations want to make hybrid connections to the cloud. Hybrid strategies are important for organizations, and the right approach can support the next decade of digital transformation initiatives, according to Randy Rowland (pictured, left), chief operating officer of Cyxtera Technologies Inc. “We live in a cloud-first world, and so we’ve got to be able to be ...

One of the major structural changes in the technology business during the pandemic was IBM’s spin out of Kyndryl Inc., a world-class technology services provider that lived inside of IBM. Kyndryl is a large business with trailing 12-month revenues north of $18 billion. It’s got long-term contracts, predictable cash flows, and 90,000 employees worldwide. In April, Kyndryl announced a cybersecurity ...

IT leaders are grappling with the need to run and modernize, collaborate with business partners, and build the people, processes and technologies within IT that embrace change at a record pace. And if they can do that, they can leave an enduring legacy that ensures flexibility, resiliency and innovation, according to Jaynene Hapanowicz (pictured, right), chief ...

The perceived challenges to technology implementation seem overwhelming. These include the cost of hardware, software and talent; the complexity of specialized applications; and the fear of change around committing to a new, innovative pathway rather than sticking with traditional methods. But with the right technology partner, any industry can use artificial technology to maximize efficiency ...

Looking back over the evolution of the data engineering role in enterprise computing, the range of skills needed can be challenging to define. But one expert’s explanation on this evolving position sheds light on why this job came about and what skills and strengths are needed in order to succeed. “It can become very difficult for ...

Technical democratization is leading to innovation, as cloud-native computing changes what’s possible across companies and cultures. “The accessibility of technology has grown exponentially, like wildfire,” said Sarbjeet Johal (pictured), principal adviser at Stackpane Limited Liability Co. “Once you have access to the cloud, all you need is connection to the internet. After that you have the [virtual machines], and ...

Without a centralized process and universal visibility, tracking spend across very large companies is a challenging task. Often the solution lies in changing management systems, but getting consensus on change across 30 countries and over a quarter of a million employees was a daunting prospect that worldwide manufacturing services company Jabil Inc. faced. But, with ...

When COVID hit in 2020, the landscape of the retail industry was forced to change rapidly. The traditional model for procurement, where individual functions operated independently, went from merely wasteful to unsustainable. “We joined [Coupa] two years ago in the middle of the pandemic, and the whole idea was to build the procurement function from the ground up,” ...

Before the pandemic, the calculated process of getting products and materials from point A to point B was stable and predictable, if slow. This is no longer the case, as labor issues, shipping delays and a land war in Europe have caused unparalleled disruptions in the industry. Coupa Software Inc.’s supply chain design platform’s holistic ...

Data analytics has conventionally been the last step in the data collection process, taking place after the event, sale or interaction. But with the scalable, cost-effective power of cloud-native analytics and the rise of spatial SQL, businesses can make data-informed decisions in real time. “Data as code is when an organization has moved from doing analysis after ...