Highlights of the Watson IoT Comes to You event
On Friday October 6th, I was one of the speakers at the Watson IoT Comes to You event. In my presentation, I briefly explained where we currently stand with the development of the IoT: we have moved past the hype now; the implementation is currently in full swing. I also stressed that the IoT is […]
How your business can benefit from Robotic Process Automation
A while ago, we announced the IBM and Automation Anywhere partnership poised to deliver an advanced Robotic Process Automation-powered (RPA) platform. So what does this mean for your business? Here are some key takeaways. First, some details on value that the Automation Anywhere and IBM joint offering can bring to companies. Though there are […]
The two-way street of forecasting and collaboration
There are many ways that predictive analytics, in the form of business forecasting, can provide a competitive advantage but a key potential benefit of improved forecasting is collaboration. Forecasting can help to improve business and financial processes and results. Vast amounts of data are used for corporate forecasting, which leads to a stronger collaboration between […]
The four features of the new era of CPM identified by Nucleus
Companies have started looking for new Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions, as the idea of CPM as an add-on to ERP solutions or as an extension of analytics tools has become outdated. The analysts of Nucleus have studied CPM software for many years and they have identified, what they call, CPM 2.0. Adopting these new, […]
Employing robots as the first step toward an optimal process
Under the pressure of digital changes and new technological possibilities, business processes have to be set up differently on a large scale. No matter whether this involves integrating large core systems at a bank or a telecom company, or collecting and entering information that is spread across various systems, everything has to be done […]
Cognitive start with migration to the cloud with VMware
IBM has traditionally focused strongly on genuine technology innovation. Within IBM, we sometimes tend to get lost sketching visions and prospects. While this is both valuable and extremely important, many of the current challenges of CIOs and IT managers tend to be rather basic. Take the migration of your own company’s center. This may sound […]
Blockchain, from hype to reality.
Well, a year+ ago, one of the latest and greatest hypes in IT was blockchain. And, as always with new IT trends, it took a while to get from the hype into a real-life production environment. First things first, blockchain, a quick refresh. To start off; it’s not a product, like the internet isn’t a […]
Behind the back of Max Verstappen
The F1 car, Max Verstappen drives, shows only a few logos. One of them is IBM, because we are a technology partner of Red Bull Racing. Next to the bravery and magic racecraft of the drivers another spectacle occurs under the hood and the IT-room. These miracles happen to support Max Verstappen’s success. As car […]
What you need to know about the hybrid cloud
The hybrid cloud enables organizations to seamlessly address the desires and requirements of the business. Newcomers and existing companies apply the IT model in diverse sectors to be able to operate quicker, more flexibly and cheaper based on new technologies. In spite of the many advantages, for those responsible for IT and the business, […]