June: Thoughts and Insights

Welcome to the latest roundup from our experts and thought leaders here at Hitachi Consulting, with latest news and unique insights from our team.

Terry Walton - Do you have 10,000 hours to invest in Cloud?

Great article by Kasey Panetta, discussing how cloud and cloud-related offerings range from cloud-enabling technologies, to pure cloud choices and that CIOs should consider the spectrum of cloud capabilities to support their intended value... Read more

Terry Walton - Minority Report: 6 predictions that came true, 15 years on

Back in April, I discussed Hitachi's Artificial Intelligence Security solutions drawing parallels with the film Minority Report, set 2054. So when I came across this article discussing how some of the films 'future tech' is now 'real' it made me... Read more

Terry Walton - Counting Chickens: Can Blockchain Restore Trust in Food Supply?

Last month I explored Can Blockchain technology solve your supply chain security concerns? Moreover, here is another great example of lateral thinking and the use of technologies to solve a common concern regarding product provenance. Why is this... Read more

Terry Walton - Forbes: In 15 months, 80% of all IT budgets will be committed to cloud! Are you?

We understand the benefit that cloud technology offers today’s enterprises. The ability to quickly adopt public, private and hybrid solutions has never been easier with tangible mid to long term benefits emerging for those who have taken the... Read more

Mike Pell - Are retailers maximising machine learning to assist with the customer experience

This article highlights the possibilities open to CIO's if they embrace machine learning to maximise the customer experience. Many retailers I speak to have pre-defined segments that they then tailor their messages and offerings too. In my view,... Read more

Suranjan Som - Asset managers get to grips with digital disruption

As the rest of the financial institutions cope with digital disruption, asset managers have been taking a more relaxed stance to all things digital. We can’t blame them. The buy side traditionally has been a lot more laid back compared to their... Read more

Terry Walton - Financial Services: Must become Digital Enterprises to survive change

While the detailed Brexit negotiations have not yet started, there are obvious concerns about the long-term impact on the Financial Services sector and as well as any organisation that has an interest beyond UK shores. Speculation is rife, and... Read more

Terry Walton - Does your Manufacturing Execution System (MES) really support your product quality?

When someone says, ‘Smart Factories’, we immediately think about the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that controls the heartbeat of the operations. While the MES helps track vital information from many different sources to create a holistic... Read more

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