It may be safe to say that COVID-19 is the most defining event of 2020. COVID-19 will have far-reaching implications long past the year’s end. Meanwhile, every sector of the economy is trying to embrace the new normal and that includes both established online retailers and fast-growing eCommerce startups. The retail space is one of
Collaboration technologies – with features like instant messaging, file-sharing and video calling – are key to supporting new flexible work practices and remote working. Their adoption accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as organisations raced to implement remote working, with solutions like Microsoft Teams appearing on many devices. This new way of working has highlighted opportunities
Knowing how to calculate the ROI of PIM (Product Information Management) solution will not only strengthen the business case for a PIM, it is also a powerful method that helps you pick both the right vendor and solution. Any investment comes with potential risks. However, obtaining hard facts and figures, such as ROI, is key
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is galvanizing the economy, society and politics alike. In philosophical debates, people are still questioning whether the benefits of AI for humans outweigh the risks involved in its use. Undeterred by this, various AI applications such as machine learning and pattern recognition and prediction are increasingly making their way
It is imperative for financial institutions to stay competitive in digital financial services. Competition is on all sides, from new fintech startups to big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google that are encroaching into financial services. The legacy systems that underpin large banks today are reliable and scalable, but they lack the agility and
On the IT side of your organization, the constant drumbeat around digitally transforming the company dominates conversations. Digital is not just an idea. It is part of the new DNA for organizational success—so much so that over 68% of publicly traded companies mention the progress of their digitally transforming activities in their quarterly filings, because
Two billion PCs and 42 billion connected Internet of Things devices will be part of our world by 2025. Nearly every device will work through the cloud in some way, and 80% of the data we all create, consume, and are part of will go through the 5G cloud. However, currently a mere 11.5% of
A combination of factors is driving more companies to digital transformations within cloud-based platforms such as Microsoft Office 365. Given that most large enterprises are already in the Microsoft cloud and many of them are currently planning M&A activities, you have a recipe for significant levels of tenant-to-tenant migrations. And with the exponential growth of
As more organizations adapt to remote work options, supporting employees will require more than just providing tools and enforcing policies. With many employees suddenly working from home, there are things an organization can do to help their teams remain productive without increasing cybersecurity risks. While employees in this new remote work situation will be thinking
Active Directory (AD) is the backbone of your enterprise Microsoft infrastructure, providing authentication and authorization for every critical resource across your environment. Maintaining the health of your production AD environment is key to its performance, availability and security, and also crucial for preventing roadblocks to significant IT changes like adding new applications, network upgrades, cloud