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IT as a catalyst for business transformation: Strategies for CIOs

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My advice: As the business decides how it will allow employees to work in the future, now is the time for CIOs to proactively define each scenario and its IT implications for the business , including how and where to allow employees to work. This is an opportunity to ensure solid and compliant security plans are in place.

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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

s wholesale pivot to technology has transformed not only the automaker’s business operations but its corporate identity. “We Ford Motor Co.’s We have become much more of a software company than we were 10 to 20 years ago,” says John Musser, director of engineering for Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro.

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Generac powers business transformation with data, AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Being a company’s first CIO provides room to make your mark, and Generac Power Systems’ Tim Dickson has done just that, moving swiftly to help transform the backup generator manufacturer into an energy technology company.

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McDermott data innovations fuel business transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

For oil rig constructor McDermott International, that transformation has in no small part been fueled by IT. . Global Vice President and CIO Vagesh Dave says IT advancements in the cloud, analytics, and data management have transformed McDermott – and its industry – into an innovation engine.

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Transformation transformed: How Generative AI has completely changed the way businesses think about innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

Overhauling the old-school business transformation roadmap To understand how this radical change is happening, it’s important to first understand how business transformation used to work. For the past 10-15 years, business transformation initiatives have been the sole mandate of the technology team.

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SAP enhances Datasphere and SAC for AI-driven transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Jurgen Mueller, SAP CTO and executive board member, called the innovations, which includes an expanded partnership with data governance specialist Collibra, a “quantum leap” in the company’s ability to help customers drive intelligent business transformation through data.

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Kimberly-Clark’s business-first approach to digital transformation

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We actually lead with business transformation — and then we did a cloud migration as a part of that.”. It may seem a subtle distinction, but as Kumbhat stresses, delivering digital capabilities such as revenue growth management and what he calls “consumer-inspired innovation” to fuel business transformation makes all the difference. “So