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Culture of collaboration: Sodexo standardizes service ops, broadens project visibility at scale
Artificial intelligence has finally found its place in the business world, enabling automation through software to eliminate tedious tasks and free workers to pursue more creative endeavors. Yet the lingering concerns of enterprise AI indicate that software alone can’t change the nature of work. People must remain the focus of a company’s effort to boost productivity ...
Restoring the balance between virtualization and bare metal through composable infrastructure
In an information technology ecosystem characterized by constant change, virtualized tools that ensure flexibility for scaling enterprise data are quickly becoming standard in modern business. While public cloud computing has addressed many big data qualms, it doesn’t offer solutions that fit every workload — specifically those that require a greater level of organizational control. Where many options for adapting ...
Making sense of machine data in the age of multicloud at Splunk.conf 2018
A reputation built on accessibility to machine data, Splunk Inc. is well positioned for market dominance thanks to an adaptable set of data analytics and management solutions. But can Splunk maintain ready adaptability as its customer base demands more specialized tools in emerging trends for multicloud, artificial intelligence, and internet of things environments? Looking to answer these and ...
How Lenovo keeps pace with a transforming market: collaboration curbs stagnancy
Lenovo Group Ltd. is a seasoned technology provider with decades of experience serving the hardware needs of international customers, but still the company has never subscribed to the “legacy” designation that characterizes so many organizations slow to outgrow their traditional infrastructures and embrace modernization. By building out through strategic partnerships and preserving a core focus ...
Q&A: Azure architect shares inspiration for new Data Box upgrades
As the need for streamlined data processing becomes increasingly crucial for businesses, innovations in artificial intelligence are emerging to bear the brunt of mass analysis and organization. To support legacy enterprise customers through the overhaul required to participate in these modern and more efficient processes, Microsoft Corp. has upgraded its Azure cloud compute platform this ...
Exploring the “human potential” in emerging tech at Inforum 2018
Infor Inc. has been in the business of enterprise resource planning for more than 16 years, building its reputation on comprehensive micro-vertical software applications for a range of niche industries. Though the legacy ERP vendor faced an uphill battle with traditional infrastructure users through tech’s digital revolution, its pivot to cloud computing following Charles Phillips’ entrance as chief ...
Building on legacy, seeking innovation at Microsoft Ignite 2018
Now firmly established as a top player in public cloud, how does Microsoft plan to continue migrating legacy customers into the future of computing and innovating beyond the cloud status quo? The momentum of Microsoft’s efforts to drive modernization, both internally and among customers entrenched in outdated infrastructure and insufficient data processes, has enabled the legacy software ...
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Wearable X: Designing a future of technology that fits
To continue expanding the opportunities in connected technology without the burden of managing yet another device, some are looking to the emerging potential of wearable tech. Despite criticisms, “internet of things”-enabled phones, computers, and other tools have undoubtedly enabled convenience and improved efficiencies for users. But these devices rely on near-constant human interaction to provide ...
Lenovo brings server simplicity to a complex cloud world at Transform 2.0 2018
A longtime computing manufacturer maintaining an international presence for decades, Lenovo Group Ltd has never embraced the “legacy” moniker. While many traditional technology companies dove headfirst into launching solutions for customer modernization across the board, Lenovo methodically worked its way into enterprise information technology through strategic partnerships and acquisitions that have enabled it to remain agile and innovate toward the next ...
VMware, Dell EMC leverage hyperconverged learnings in pursuit of a simplified edge
Before the availability of streamlined hybrid platform management, the complexities of cloud migration threatened to impede modernization at legacy enterprises with increasingly insufficient data infrastructures. Through its breakthroughs in hyperconverged innovation, VMware Inc. enabled that public cloud accessibility for traditional on-premises organizations and proved its ability to link disparate, complex platforms in one streamlined service. ...