Strategic advice to leverage new technologies
Technology is at the heart of nearly every enterprise, enabling new business models and strategies, and serving as the catalyst to industry convergence. Leveraging the right technology can improve business outcomes, providing intelligence and insights that help you make more informed and accurate decisions. From finding patterns in data through data science, to curating relevant insights with data analytics, to the predictive abilities and innumerable applications of AI, to solving challenging business problems with ML, NLP, and knowledge graphs, technology has brought decision-making to a more intelligent level. Keep pace with the technology trends, opportunities, applications, and real-world use cases that will move your organization closer to its transformation and business goals.
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One of the most sinister threats impacting data security and protection today is ransomware, which works by infiltrating an organization's systems and encrypting sensitive files and data. The data is then held for ransom by hackers who demand payment—typically in Bitcoin or some other digital currency — before they turn over the key required for its decryption.
In this insightful on-demand webinar, Cutter Senior Consultant Barry Devlin describes a modern, comprehensive information architecture that combines the best of current data warehousing approaches and facilitates integration of cutting-edge systems. Not a member? Contact us to view the webinar.
This Executive Update focuses on how the Internet of Things and blockchains are at the front of a broad shift toward decentralization that involves moving computing power and information ownership to the edge, while bringing more control to consumers and end devices. As such, the onus for leading this shift lies on the user communities and influential consumers (e.g., large businesses, federal governments, city councils) rather than the vendors themselves. Realizing this technology shift is going to be as challenging as the opportunity it presents. The economic potential can be tapped gainfully only if the barriers are addressed holistically by all relevant stakeholders. The tipping point for mass adoption will be reached when the availability of common standards and ubiquitous communication infrastructure enables a compelling value proposition for consumers and viable business models for technology providers.
There are many possible collaboration opportunities companies might pursue, but for the purposes of this article, I have elaborated three healthcare-related scenarios. The first involves using information within the personal cloud as a way to monitor conditions and trigger certain actions. The second looks for new ways to collaborate by sharing information in the course of a particular care encounter. The last is a common scenario in healthcare where either historical data or enhanced information is sought for research purposes.
Many corporations have been doing cloud computing seriously for several years. For example, Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Allergan, and Sears Roebuck & Company (Sears) have already moved from adoption to the next stage of use and beyond. Seeing the IT function as a strategic partner, senior business executives in these companies, together with their CIOs, business systems thinkers, and relationship builders, have identified how cloud computing deployment can align with dynamic business strategy over time and how it can be operationalized, including with external service providers, for strategic business advantage.
Our friend and colleague Ken Orr passed away on June 14. Ken was a true intellectual. A highly skilled technologist, Ken was a philosopher at heart, who took a genuine interest in everyone he met; he listened closely and was generous with his kind and thoughtful words. We invite you to add your stories and memories in the comments section below.
It’s time to regain control of your organization’s cloud buying strategy. The coming of age of on-demand cloud computing has led to a surge in the adoption of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) because both the benefits and economics of cloud computing are so compelling. However, the haphazard way we buy cloud resources creates a new issue around trying to manage cost without compromising on newfound business agility.
In this on-demand webinar, Cutter Senior Consultant Whynde Kuehn provides a practical approach for establishing a business architecture practice and ensuring that it becomes embedded within the fabric of an organization. Not a member? Contact us to view the webinar.