The German government’s data strategy – initial assessment for companies
At the end of January 2021, the German government announced its data strategy. Our analysis: the paper includes many good approaches that promote the handling of data in the German economy. Even more important is the signaling effect of the initiative.
Impressions from AWS re:Invent 2020 - Part 1: “the right tool for the right job“
Many things were different this year at AWS’ global customer event. It was extended from one to three weeks, with five key notes and more than 500 technical sessions. And instead of hosting 65,000 attendees onsite in Las Vegas as last year, AWS welcomed over 500,000 registered attendees at their virtual event.
But many things also felt ...
Exploring the data gap - a guide to leveraging the value of data
The awareness of data is on the rise in companies. New technologies and applications are also finding their way into companies as part of digitization. Value creation models are being further automated, IT landscapes optimized, and business models digitized. But are strategies, IT architectures, and value chains aligned? Why is there a data ...
New study by PAC: Digital marketing is data-driven and essential to corporate strategy
The role of marketing has evolved considerably in recent years, driven by changes in customer buying behavior and digital innovation. Marketing departments are increasingly involved in strategic decisions, and marketers are tasked with contributing proactively to the growth of their company.
Die Top 10 IT-Trends für 2020 (6) – Trend 5: Anwendungsplattformen der nächsten Generation bieten digitale Innovationen
Cloud-basierte Anwendungsplattformen werden zu Schrittmachern der Software-Industrie. Reine Cloud-Plattformanbieter wie Salesforce, Workday und ServiceNow sind ins Scheinwerferlicht gerückt, und dort werden sie auch bleiben. Die Plattformen der nächsten Generation ermöglichen eine schnelle Bereitstellung von Anwendungen und nutzen dabei die ...
Die Top 10 IT-Trends für 2020 (4) – Trend 3: IT-OT-Integration führt zu OT-Datenplattformen
Die OT-Welt und die IT-Welt waren Jahrzehnte getrennt. OT-Systeme sind proprietärer als IT-Systeme und blieben im Wesentlichen während der Lebensdauer einer Produktionsanlage unverändert. IT hingegen hatte schon immer den Ruf, häufig verändert werden zu müssen und für Cyber-Sicherheitsrisiken anfällig zu sein. Heutzutage führen jedoch ...
What is IOWN? Impressions from the NTT R&D Forum 2019 (part 2)
Here are my impressions, part 2, from the NTT R&D Forum (for part 1, please refer to “What is IOWN? – Impressions from the NTT R&D Forum 2019 [part 1]). On Thursday and Friday, the focus was on NTT DATA’s R&D work…
What is IOWN? Impressions from the NTT R&D Forum 2019 (part 1)
I had the great pleasure to spend four days with NTT and NTT DATA in Tokyo at the occasion of NTT R&D Forum 2019. It was four days with an incredibly huge variety of innovation across all stages and technologies.
Know Data Intelligence : le Cloud, premier allié de la data science et de la BI
Le Cloud doit désormais être une composante essentielle d’une stratégie de valorisation de la donnée. C’est l’un des principaux enseignements qui ressortent de la matinée « Know Data Intelligence », événement de teknowlogy Group qui s’est tenu la semaine dernière, en présence de nombreux utilisateurs et partenaires, consacré à un marché de ...
Key takeaways from MongoDB World, New York: an increasing focus on mobile and the edge
NoSQL database firm MongoDB gathered its users and prospects to a summit in New York last month to update them on its progress: here’s what we learned.
Le 'data-driven' concrétisé au salon Big Data Paris
Quiconque doute encore de l’intérêt d’adopter une démarche « data-driven » devrait s’offrir un aller-retour au Palais des Congrès pour le salon Big Data Paris (11 et 12 mars cette année). La succession de témoignages utilisateurs rend le concept beaucoup plus concret : mieux connaître ses clients, formuler les bonnes recommandations, ...
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is becoming the “new CeBIT” – MWC19 served as a stage to present many new connected devices and announce what is new around platforms
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) was initiated in 1987 by the GSMA, the global association of the telco industry. It has always been a big hardware show, especially around new smartphones, and of course it still is.
Industrial companies & IT providers cooperate to enable IoT business cases
Insights from the MWC19: Apart from the omni-present 5G buzzword (see my colleague’s sobering view on this in another blog post), we got to see an increasing trend towards IT companies, industrial companies and niche experts bundling forces to develop real IoT solutions for new business models.
Les 10 concepts qui feront buzzer l'IT en 2019
2019 sera l’année où l’on se pose les questions fondamentales. Au sens propre, d'ailleurs : quelles sont les fondations nécessaires pour mettre en œuvre de façon pérenne les programmes de transformation numérique ?
MongoDB says its NoSQL database is a developer's dream
The open source database vendor has been innovating at a blistering pace since its $192m IPO in October 2017.
SAS Inside Intelligence 2018
From May 30 to June 1, 2018, SAS held its annual conference for industry analysts, “Inside Intelligence 2018”.
Neue PAC-Studie veröffentlicht: Welche Vorteile bringt KI für Geschäftsanwendungen?
Gemeinsam mit unseren Sponsoren – Accenture, Fujitsu, NTT DATA, Salesforce und T-Systems – haben wir eine umfassende Befragung unter Führungskräften im Unternehmens- und IT-Bereich in Europa durchgeführt. Wir wollten herausfinden, ob und inwiefern künstliche Intelligenz helfen kann, Unternehmensanwendungen und -prozesse zu optimieren sowie ...
Release of new PAC study: What AI can bring to business applications
Together with our sponsors – Accenture, Fujitsu, NTT Data, Salesforce and T-Systems – we conducted a comprehensive survey among IT and business executives in Europe, with the goal to understand if and how artificial intelligence can help innovate business applications and business processes. The resulting report, a business guide, is out ...
Your AI Friday - 1111
Each Friday we present selected links to the latest news from the marvelous world of artificial intelligence (AI).
Your AI Friday - 1110
Each Friday we present selected links to the latest news from the marvelous world of artificial intelligence (AI).