What is a data fabric architecture?

To simplify data access and empower users to leverage trusted information, organizations need a better approach that provides better insights and business outcomes faster, without sacrificing data access controls. There are many different approaches, but you’ll want an architecture that can be used regardless of your data estate....

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A blazingly fast database in a data-driven world

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A database is a crucial engine for a world becoming more data driven.  Businesses are more heavily relying on smart insights and emerging patterns to succeed.Advancements in software and hardware had an interplay between the rising appetite for any organization making a data-driven decision. In this blog, one...

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Leadership during challenging times: Creating an employee-centric culture

Enterprises have been radically changing how they operate for the past two years as they replaced face-to-face interactions, adopted a hybrid model, and delivered a new experience for employees, customers, and partners. Leaders jumped from digital transformation awareness, and reluctance, to implementation to ensure they weren’t left behind....

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Accelerating sustainability and transparent reporting with digital supply chains

Supply chains are the key to reducing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions which can account for more than 90 percent of an enterprise’s carbon footprint.The criticality of environmental strategy choices, as a subset of a broader sustainability agenda, increasingly defines a company’s prospects in today’s competitive marketplace. According...

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Intelligent asset management and the race to Zero D

In an earlier post, IBM industry expert Scott Campbell talked about how manufacturers are pursuing resiliency and Zero D to stop defects and improve products and service quality. In part two of our discussion, he discusses how mitigating rework can save millions and offers some insights on the...

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Why intelligent commerce is the future of business

Close to 60% of CEOs are planning for assumed economic growth, says Gartner. How are you thinking about growth? Are you considering the possibility of extending your business models? In today’s digital world, there are tremendous opportunities to expand your business and take advantage of new growth opportunities,...

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Aviation operators rely on environmental intelligence technology as climate change alters global weather patterns

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It’s happened to so many of us: we book a flight, make sure our luggage meets airline standards, head to the airport early to get through security, and when we reach the gate, the flight is canceled due to weather. Unfortunately, weather is the most significant cause of...

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DevOps or DevSecOps?

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Currently, security attacks are getting more sophisticated and targeting a wider array of system components. This makes preventing and recovering from them more difficult especially when security knowledge and responsibilities are siloed within an organization. It is increasingly more important to ensure that everyone in an organization has...

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HR 3.0: It’s time to reinvent HR

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The human resources (HR) profession plays a heroic role in business. As companies deal with issues such as public health, resilience and rapid business transformation, the HR department has become more important than ever.Historically, HR departments have largely been administrative, with responsibility for hiring, pay, compliance and basic...

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AI in retail and the rise of the purpose-driven consumer

That retail has experienced extreme disruption in recent years is beyond questioning. Even before Covid turned the world on its head, headlines about the so-called “retail apocalypse” were near-ubiquitous in the media.Since then, we’ve seen lockdowns, fluctuating openings and closings, some firms going out of business altogether, celebrations...

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20 ways smarter asset management paves the way to more sustainable operations

As companies address their role in mitigating environmental impacts, one thing is very clear. A more sustainable world needs the industrial world to build more sustainable operations.The good news is that for heavy industry, sustainability has been on the forefront for years. Adopting environmentally sound practices helps conserve...

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