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With critical thinking in decline, IT must rethink application usability

CIO Business Intelligence

Usability in application design has historically meant delivering an intuitive interface design that makes it easy for targeted users to navigate and work effectively with a system. Together these trends should inspire CIOs and their application developers to look at application usability though a different lens.

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Lean Isn’t Always Lean: There Are Lean Cores And Lean Cores In Banking

Forrester IT

A few days ago, I discussed application architecture in banking with a banking software vendor. Starting from there, we had a look at that vendor’s core banking solutions and further back-end systems such as trade finance. The vendor quickly suggested that its solutions align with Forrester’s concept of a lean core.

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IBM z17 mainframe gains AI accelerator, massive workload support

Network World

IBM has rolled out the latest iteration of its mainframe, replete with AI technology designed to take data-intensive application support well into the future. That] is the interesting story, and [how] thats going to unlock applications at some of the biggest banks, telcos, retailers, government departments, Dickens said.

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Enter the next phase of Industry 4.0 with edge AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Two things play an essential role in a firm’s ability to adapt successfully: its data and its applications. Which is why modernising applications is so important, especially for traditional businesses – they need to keep pace with the challenges facing trade and commerce nowadays. That’s why the issue is so important today.

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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

If competitors are using advanced data analytics to gain deeper customer insights, IT would prioritize developing similar or better capabilities. Developing the initial IT strategy (straw man) The initial IT strategy, or “straw man,” should be reviewed with select partners both inside and outside IT. Contact us today to learn more.

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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

After all, a low-risk annoyance in a key application can become a sizable boulder when the app requires modernization to support a digital transformation initiative. Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture.

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As mainframe application development grows, so does the security risk

CIO Business Intelligence

A Rocket Software survey found that over half (51%) of IT leaders rely on mainframe systems to handle all, or nearly all, core business applications. Mainframe security is critical to IT infrastructure, especially in industries like banking, insurance, healthcare, and government, where mainframes often store vast amounts of sensitive data.