Chemistry between IBM and Umicore for future-ready finances
With society moving at an ever-faster pace on an increasingly global scale, keeping track of the financial part of your company’s story is no walk in the park. Especially not for a multi-billion, multinational company like Umicore. However, with the right tools at the right place at the right moment, some of the obstacles that […]
Is your finance organisation future ready?
I’ve got good news, and I’ve got bad news. The good news is that the past decade’s technological leaps have enabled finance professionals to gain access to more data than they could have ever dreamt of. The bad news: management toolkits have not kept up with the growth in volume and complexity we face today. […]
The upside of GDPR: a potential remedy for your “dark” data
How much unnecessary weight is your organization lugging around? Just think of all the data in production systems that nobody uses anymore. And what about dark or unstructured data, fragmented in crumbs throughout emails, presentations, phone notes, spreadsheets, and so much more? Keeping data you don’t need for business or regulatory purposes can be unhealthy […]
Hi, I’m Watson, and I’m the new security guy!
Voor bedrijven wordt het steeds moeilijker om zich tegen cyberdreigingen te beschermen. Bovendien laat een goede dief maar weinig sporen na: de oorzaak van een effectieve aanval opsporen is zeer tijdrovend en complex. En dan zwijgen we nog over het berekenen van de impact op je bedrijf. Nieuwe technologieën zoals artificiële intelligentie spelen een sleutelrol: […]
I believe in a 50:50 Planet
My name is Snezana Zivcevska and I have been working at IBM for already 10 years. I am a Project Manager at IBM GBS Application Innovation Consulting, and I currently work on Transition and Transformation project for Philips Lighting. Next to that I am also part of the team who works on the development of […]
Diversity of thought and diversity of people enables the creation of impactful innovations
Have you ever had that feeling of ease when you are in a crowd of people and fully fit in? They have a similar background and lifestyle as you, they speak the same language and share similar hobbies. It’s the same feeling you get when you buy a piece of clothing that is so comfortable […]
Developing cloud based services and apps the easy way
Using IBM Bluemix to quickly create, deploy and manage applications Developers get ready: this is the only platform you need from now on. IBM Bluemix is an open source platform that offers a wide range of of-the-shelf tools and API’s. You pick and choose, mix and match to create mobile or web based services and […]
A bit of a personal story, trip to the Science Fair
When I was in high school in Spain we had an annual trip to the local science fair. One year I came across a video stand that showed a prediction of the future. There were flying cars, buildings that reached up beyond the clouds, and robots of various shapes and sizes. At the end of […]
Hidden Figures, by Anke Hollanders
My name is Anke Hollanders, I am currently working as an IT architect in the Global Technology Services department of IBM. Technology has been the leading subject throughout my career. I have been working for IBM for 20 years; started as a Unix System Engineer and later grew into the IT architect role. When I […]