Evolve to a Modern, Software-Defined Environment In the digital economy, IT has become a strategic weapon for businesses to stay relevant and competitive. The value of modernizing the data center is imperative, with virtualization across the data center and full automation. This enables IT to become more agile, efficient, and cost-effective in delivering IT resources
Agility is Key for Innovation and Growth The digital economy is shaping new business models. To compete in this disruptive marketplace, companies are working to engage customers better and deliver a more compelling, engaging experience. They are focusing on innovating faster, and pulling ahead of the competition. IT teams need to support their business stakeholders
Of companies that suffer catastrophic data loss, 43% never reopen and 51% close within two years. Cloud-based solutions present a significant opportunity to SMEs to expand their disaster recovery strategies. This paper demonstrates the importance of disaster recovery, provides insight into the key factors that serve as the basis for disaster recovery planning, and outlines
The pace of business is lightning fast. Technology runs faster-and customers want service even faster still. To keep up with the demands of a company in this age, you need hardware infrastructure capable of supporting large amounts of work with more responsive customer experience. Our work in the Principled Technologies datacenter showed that the 14th
This IDC Vendor Profile discusses IBM’s blockchain strategy, existing portfolio around this technology, and specific use cases. The first section briefly defines blockchain and outlines its benefits and current limitations. The second section describes IBM’s engagement with the technology since 2014 and its current offering, and the third section outlines IBM’s blockchain strategy. This IDC
Cloud has been the buzzword of choice in the IT industry for the past decade or so. In that time, conversations on cloud computing invariably leant towards cost, security, data sovereignty, choosing the right supplier and selecting the right cloud computing model. A key part of this latter topic was the comparison between cloud and
Choosing the right server infrastructure is crucial to business success. Yet with the trend towards cloud adoption accelerating, the IT infrastructure landscape for large corporate organisations is undergoing a major transformation. “In fact, recent research from 451 Research’s ‘Market monitor: Cloud Computing, Q1 2016’ report shows that in the UK, cloud is set to grow
Are you prepared for IFRS 9? This major accounting standard change is impacting not only banks but also auto finance providers. The financial impact of virtually every credit decision made across the full credit lifecycle today will be different under IFRS 9. Account performance will need to be evaluated under both expected and stressed macroeconomic
Auto lending is facing a time of transformation. Many lenders struggle to gain a competitive edge—they need to quickly grow their portfolio and improve the customer experience, and at the same time balance risk and control operating expenses. Market disruptors are moving quickly, leveraging technology to provide polished and high-value customer experiences to lure business
Consumers shopping for and financing a new or used vehicle have more choices than ever before. Empowered by digital delivery channels such as self-service and mobile, individuals are now able to rapidly find the vehicle and loan that best fits their needs. In this environment, a growing number of new market entrants are jostling with