Big-data analytics company Splunk Inc. is committed to expanding its business to broader enterprise solutions and maintain its market growth. Following recent acquisitions, the company’s aspiration is to bridge the gap between developers and information-technology teams to enable organizations to work across their entire data landscapes, according to Rick Fitz (pictured, right), senior vice president ...

Companies that foresee industry tech innovations and lead the market with solutions will come out ahead. Enterprise resource planning company IFS AB’s strategy to stand out in a crowded market includes creating an end-to-end process tailored to customers needs, according to Bob De Caux (pictured, left), vice president of artificial intelligence and robot process automation at ...

There is no doubt that automation technology helps enterprises increase scale and productivity. But there is always room for improvement. To leverage business results with automation, IBM Corp. is increasingly focused on using AI in this process and, as part as of its Cloud Pak for Automation, has announced a new capability called “digital workers.” ...

Robots are generally perceived today as a threat to human jobs. Dealing with employees’ fear of losing their positions is one of the biggest challenges Chevron Corp. faced when it started implementing robotic process automation across its organization, according to Richard Fong (pictured), information-technology manager of finance delivery at Chevron. “There’s definitely some nervousness, no doubt,” Fong ...

With most early-stage technologies, scaling up across an organization can prove challenging. The keys to conquering roadblocks are organization and teamwork, according to Eric Lex, vice president of global intelligent process automation at GE Electric Co. GE has recently undergone its own journey with implementing robotic process automation across its business units. It began the process in 2016 ...

It is not news that technology has been embraced by professional sports organizations to aid in the selection of players and improve team performance. But leveraging technology has also been a way of improving fan experiences and, thus, expanding the business for more efficiencies, according to Brian Shield (pictured), vice president of information technology for the Boston ...

As technology evolves, so does the myriad of cyberthreats. To address the range of enterprise protection needs, cybersecurity company Acronis International GmbH placed its bets on an integrated solution that encompasses safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity and security, which it calls SAPAS: The Five Vectors of Cyber Protection. Founded in 2003 and achieving unicorn or billion-dollar valuation status this year, ...

When a company grows fast, executives must keep up with the emerging challenges of keeping the business running efficiently. In addition to meeting the needs of a growing and diverse number of customers and suppliers, organizations must effectively respond to increased demands from internal operations, especially the information-technology department. To deal with IT’s behind-the-scenes requirements, financial service company Trustco Group ...

The dearth of women, especially in leadership positions, is a well-known problem in the science and technology industries. Good examples of female participation in this field are therefore important in contributing to a more diverse environment. By creating science demonstrations on television, science and engineering presenter Fran Scott (pictured) teaches scientific topics but also helps ...