Even if you're the biggest retailer on the planet, Walmart demonstrates that in order to compete with the likes of Amazon, it needs to avail itself of the latest technology. It's a zero sum game with the disruptive forces of ecommerce giants Amazon and Alibaba...
Here's a great primer for the enterprise C-suite as they review needs for their future work force. Consider these skills as essential to hiring for the future needs of your organization as digital transformation permeates every corner of the enterprise. It's not all about the...
This story is a quintessential example of a 100-year old company grappling with digital transformation. As Whirlpool overhauls its legacy ERP infrastructure to upgrade systems to cloud-based technology, AI, and IoT, it needs to address issues like culture and future skills of its workforce. Tackling...
Here's an interesting application of blockchain technology to address the pervasive privacy issues plaguing Facebook. In fact, it almost seems like the "holy grail" solution to the problem if they can deploy it seamlessly across the platform in a timely way, which is the big...
Probably the most interesting application of IoT is happening in the food industry, especially as a crop of startups promise to deliver fresh farm-to-table ingredients to your doorstep. Whether consumers will subscribe to the "dinner on your doorstep model" in numbers enough to reach a...
Take a look at this CIODIVE.com article by Naomi Eide to understand American Airlines' measured approach to new technology adoption. It describes their method of getting more customer-benefit features and functionality out of the existing technologies they already know and use before venturing into newer,...