It’s extremely hard for cyberattackers to break into something they cannot see. This has become an especially important need for MAN Energy Solutions SE, a German firm that makes large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. Its internet of things-connected diesel engines drive ships and power plants, so MAN needed to ensure ...

For several years, Informatica LLC executives have been describing the modern era of Data 3.0, where information has been fundamentally driving new business models. It is an era that demands organizations adapt to a new world that requires taking control of and understanding data. In other words, it’s a time when data governance becomes vitally ...

To better understand the role of the chief data officer in digital change, consulting firm Egon Zehnder International Ltd. interviewed over 100 CDOs of global companies. The results showed that 85% were the first in their organizations to hold the title and nearly two-thirds had been in the job for less than three years. The ...

Imagine the challenge of owning warehouses of books and only a small fraction of them had titles. Yet, they all needed to be cataloged and stored correctly by content. This is the type of challenge confronting many chief data officers today and is not unlike a real-life dilemma that one CDO had to face. Mark ...

Will artificial intelligence take away jobs? The answer, according to one college professor, is quite possibly, but it will take a while and the full impact may not be as great as expected because it will have become a more ingrained and accepted part of daily life. That’s one of the beliefs offered by Tom Davenport (pictured), distinguished ...

Building a successful company today means more than just moving fast, breaking things, and gobbling up market share. Success is increasingly dependent on hiring the right engineers and making sure to create an environment where they are motivated to contribute and thrive. This means recognizing that companies must be attuned to managing a host of ...

When a company’s product involves consumable dairy beverages, including milk and infant nutrition, safety is top of mind for everyone in the organization. That includes the information-technology staff at Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., a Dutch company that distributes dairy products around the world. “The challenge that we’re having is, we have to make sure that everything is ...

Although the past decade has seen innovation at a pace and scale without precedent, it’s time to fasten those seat belts. The world is about to enter a new phase that will be innovation in which emerging technologies will be invented at light speed not by a few bright minds in isolation, but collectively by thousands at any one ...

It’s called the “IKEA Effect.” In 2012, researchers from the Harvard Business School published the results of a study that showed that the act of building something on one’s own, such as building furniture acquired from an IKEA store, imbued it with value beyond its inherent quality. This principle applies to more than just sweating over ...

The fifth generation of cellular network technology known as 5G is gradually being deployed by carriers, but initial delivery is likely to be enterprise focused and will have a profound impact on the flow of network traffic and services. That’s the conclusion of Vikram Saksena (pictured), chief technology officer of cable markets at NetScout Systems ...