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Why Database Modernization Can’t Wait: Building a Future-Ready Foundation
Your enterprise is like a city: the bustling streets, billowing skyscrapers, crowded transit, and busy stores are for all to see, much like applications, services, and customer-facing interactions are the visible side of your operations. But what keeps a city running smoothly is largely beneath the surface: the power grid, water and sewage lines, upkept [...]
The New GenAI Era: Building Smarter to Solve Real Business Problems
Generative AI, or GenAI, is changing the game for businesses faster than anyone could have imagined. Not long ago, we were still testing the waters, wondering if AI could really deliver on its promises. Today, we’re way past that phase. The technology is here, it’s mature, and it’s capable of doing incredible things across virtually [...]
From IT Concern to Business Priority: Measuring the Impact and ROI of Modern Security Programs
Cybersecurity has outgrown its roots as a siloed IT function. It now sits at the heart of business strategy—shaping digital transformation, guiding risk management decisions, and influencing customer trust. The stakes have never been higher: security breaches can jeopardize not just systems, but reputations, shareholder confidence, and bottom lines. In fact, according to IBM’s Cost [...]
Agentic AI’s Transformative Impact Across Industries
Generative AI (GenAI) is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to transform industries. The evolution from chatbots to agents opens the door to revisions of complete workflows. Not only can we accelerate what we are currently doing, but we can also do things differently (and better) with it. Today, we stand at the threshold [...]
Safeguarding Your Multicloud Strategy: A Proven Cybersecurity Framework
Over the last few years, enterprises have increasingly adopted multicloud strategies to unlock flexibility, scalability, and cost optimization by leveraging the strengths of cloud providers, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, and Microsoft Azure. The newfound agility of unifying these cloud systems is often something to celebrate, but within months of implementation, the cracks may [...]
Five Ways Cloud ERPs Optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Private Equity Firms
In today’s fast-paced digital economy, cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are no longer just a back-office tool—they’re a strategic asset driving value creation, operational efficiency, and optimized exits within private equity (PE) portfolios. Despite their well-documented benefits, many PE firms remain cautious about ERP modernization. Persistent misconceptions—such as the belief that cloud ERP implementations [...]
How AI in Retail Transforms Operations and Outsmarts the Competition
The retail industry is experiencing a radical shift, driven by technology’s ability to transform operations, elevate customer experiences, and help businesses outperform the competition. From warehouses to inventory management, supply chains to online retail, technology is the key to unlocking productivity, agility, and innovation. Advanced technologies powered by AI in retail are leveraging millions of [...]
How to Empower Employees to Work Remotely, Flexibly, and Inclusively
As more firms push for a return to the office, workplace flexibility is becoming a rare and valued employee benefit—one that can also serve customers. According to WTW’s 2024 Global Benefit Attitudes Survey, 53% of employees that can work remotely indicated they would look to change jobs within 12 months if their employer mandated a [...]
Avoid Costly Oracle Software Audits: Mastering Oracle License Management
Software is the backbone of any business, driving critical areas like innovation, security, performance, and productivity. But what happens when we inefficiently manage the software that makes us efficient? Left unchecked, the very software needed to run our critical business systems can become the source of significant contractual licensing compliance liability, incurring financial penalties, wasted [...]