According to Deloitte’s 2017 FSI Review, financial services firms are looking to leverage digital tools and IT to do more and to help them stay relevant into the future. So much so that the incorporation of these tools into the work these businesses do has become the “new normal”. In this same review, Yacin Mahieddine,Read more
“For many industrial manufacturers, what was once a clear path to success is now fraught with uncertainty,” PwC’s Industrial Manufacturing Trends report for 2018 and 2019 reads. As more and more manufacturers seek efficiency and production transparency from digital technologies and connected tools they are now faced with a new challenge – finding the rightRead more
Ever heard of “lights-out manufacturing”? This concept sees factories operating autonomously; without any human intervention. The name given to this type of manufacturing is inspired by the fact that lights-out factories don’t need any lighting so they’re just big buildings full of machines working in the dark. Why are we mentioning this? To illustrate justRead more
Cloud adoption has totally changed the global business landscape. Despite this, the hype around cloud has been met with a certain amount of trepidation by the financial services sector. But this is changing. According to PwC, core service areas like credit scoring, statements, consumer payments and billings for basic account functions will be cloud-based come 2020.Read more
ShareGate is a Canadian organisation that helps clients simplify their move to the cloud. A recent post on their blog revealed that in 2017 the business had actually struggled to keep their cloud costs down. Despite being an organisation made up of cloud experts, they were struggling to manage cloud sprawl and to control theirRead more
Gone are the days when a bank could woo customers with a fancy app or a slick online portal. As a recent survey from JD Power reveals, customer satisfaction is closely linked to the breadth and depth of a bank’s digital offer. Modern customers, who are used to convenience and personalisation within the retail and e-commerceRead more
For developing countries, Industry 4.0 is about creating appropriate levels of automation and digitisation in order to achieve flexibility and productivity. But also taking into accounting the socio-economic context and the local traditions and skills of the people living in that region. It is also known as the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. But it is notRead more
If you’re considering cloud as a way to cut costs, you’re missing the point. While cost savings are one of the key benefits of cloud, and are a huge win for every business, what cloud really allows businesses to achieve is cost efficiencies. While cost savings are all about reducing your spend, cost efficiencies focusRead more
The benefits of cloud computing are very clear. Offering greater efficiency, improved collaboration and cost reduction, as well as scalability, faster time to market, mobility and competitive advantage, moving to the cloud seems a no brainer. Or is it? Many CIOs are still rather uncertain about cloud computing. For example, a recent survey of CIOsRead more
It is no secret that cloud has been a driving factor behind the growth of the mobile workforce. Just consider this simple example. Before cloud, if you wanted to access something as simple as your email. When your email was hosted on-premises you could only access your email in the office. If you were visiting aRead more
