Drama, disruption and daring to look ahead

The recent potential for a rail strike in the US threatened a system integral to our supply chain. A disruption would have catastrophic impacts on industries, suppliers, manufacturers and retailers across the country. It would be yet another stressor on an already strained supply chain that, over the...

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Four steps to app modernization success

App modernization can save costs and increase revenue, but you need a strategic approach. Success requires a deep understanding of your organization’s needs and a plan of action that won’t disrupt your business as you integrate new methods into your company culture.The recent IBM Consulting publication Strategic app...

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How Newcomp Analytics partners with IBM to advance clients’ supply chain insights

When Newcomp Analytics started working with chocolatier Lindt Canada more than 15 years ago to support their supply chain, Lindt had no full-time IT personnel for analytics. Lindt now has a team of 10, including a business intelligence (BI) manager and BI developer analysts. Yet Newcomp continues to...

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What do you need from an app modernization partner?

Strategic app modernization means assessing and optimizing your application mix to overcome challenges and build toward future goals. But an almost endless number of variables can arise while modernizing your applications. Even if two different enterprises are modernizing similar apps using the same products and public and private...

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CSCO: Invest in control tower and digital twins to build your cognitive supply chains

Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) have once-in-a-generation opportunity to pivot from cost-focused reactive operations to running a resilient and agile value chain. In the past three decades, supply chain operations have expanded across the globe, incorporating multiple partners, cultures and systems. As a result, CSCOs have long struggled...

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Building stronger communities for future economic resilience

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Evolving our thinking toward a human-centered circular economyThe principles of a circular economy are to eliminate waste and pollution, keep materials in use and regenerate natural systems. Applying these principles to everyday business applications is more vibrant than ever, especially as organizations shift toward new economic models. But...

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Understanding the current state of cloud transformation

To unlock transformational business performance, enterprises must be able to employ applications and data at scale across the enterprise IT landscape. Mastering hybrid cloud enables these capabilities with speed and security.The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud helps establish an advanced view into the state of cloud transformation...

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Flex your cloud-enabled ERP

The world of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is ever-evolving. For some finance operators, investing in the right ERP system, or a cloud-based counterparts, can be a tough decision.While many finance organizations realize the importance of modernizing their ERP systems, some see it as a heavily convoluted...

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Empower your organizations to make smart workforce decisions

Over the past few years, the workforce has evolved more than ever. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.25 million people quit their jobs in Jan. 2022, up from 3.3 million in Jan. 2021. And a 2021 report by the Society for Human Resource Management shows...

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IBM invests in ecosystem partners’ skills and experience to foster faster growth

As I’ve shared this year, IBM is on a journey to double down on our commitment to the IBM Ecosystem. We’ve made significant investments in placing our ecosystem partners at the center of our company’s go-to-market strategy. We continue to work diligently to simplify the experience and be...

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How IBM Planning Analytics can help fix your supply chain

Join the IBM Business Analytics live stream event on October 25, 2022IBM Planning Analytics, or TM1 as it used to be known, has always been a powerful upgrade from spreadsheets for all kinds of planning and reporting use cases, including financial planning and analysis (FP&A), sales & operations...

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AI Governance: Break open the black box

It is well known that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has progressed, moving past the era of experimentation. Today, AI presents an enormous opportunity to turn data into insights and actions, to amplify human capabilities, decrease risk and increase ROI by achieving break through innovations.While the promise of AI isn’t...

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Don’t rebuild your SWIFT connectivity on cloud

Banks and businesses worldwide have embarked on a modernization journey, trying to re-imagine their systems and get ready for the world of tomorrow. While each institution faces different challenges, all are seeking common goals: new and improved channel experiences, integrated new technologies, cost management and cost takeout, improved...

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