Turning old laptops into gold - how Panasonic’s Revive program cuts out e-waste

Panasonic is partnering with the Royal Mint and refurbishing old Toughbooks for charities and schools | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

A Texas credit union taps BeyondID’s Okta skills to meet the Apple Card standard in CX

Aiming for a more seamless customer experience for its members, Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) is implementing an access management system with the help of Okta specialist BeyondID. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Getting aggressive about AI - Zoom's enterprise push continues beyond the 'working from home' phenomenon

Zoom's Q2 numbers had a pleasant surprise or two for Wall Street, particularly in relation to enterprise expansion. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Avoiding Homo Stupidicous - federated design and AI could be an answer to more than nuclear fusion

The UKAEA has given itself a 2040 target to get nuclear fusion energy at least to the state of being a real, workable prospect, and is now working with Intel, Dell and Cambridge University to develop the design environment that will be needed to make this dream a reality. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Orchestration vs choreography - which is better in composable and API-first architecture?

As enterprise IT starts to embrace composable architecture, is orchestration or choreography best for true composability? Here's what I found from talking to participants at AWS Summit and MACH TWO. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Retail and generative AI - Salesforce, Honeywell research suggests lots of experimentation, but unclear on extent of implementation

Retailers have big hopes for generative AI and are experimenting accordingly. Shoppers seem less fired up. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Enterprise hits and misses - retailers buy in on generative AI, but where are the use cases? AI projects yield lessons, but burnout needs attention

This week - retailers talk up generative AI, and we evaluate the possibilities. Enterprise AI project lessons come into focus, but other issues loom - from risk management to employee burnout. In your whiffs, I blow a gasket and ask: can we get rid of CAPTCHAs? | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Tech for social good - how Ersillia taps into open science AI models to tackle infectious diseases

Infectious diseases are a big killer in the global south, but research is too focused on developed world health problems and drug development margins are too low to interest big pharma. So, this is where charity Ersilia and its open science AI models come in. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

The growth of social & conversational commerce via social messaging apps

What generative AI can bring to social messaging, according to Max Koziolek, CEO of Spectrm.io. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Can generative AI help Walmart to be who it wants to be? CEO Doug McMillon thinks so

Walmart e-commerce sales are up 24% year-on-year, but still not showing a profit. Will generative AI make a difference in boosting digital margins? | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Assent & the future of supply chains

Today, supply chain technology has a front-row seat in the Executive Committee as growing regulations, chemical bans and more are changing how firms interact with their suppliers, communities and the environment. The recent Assent user conference provided some big insights. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

TSB banks on Adobe to meet customers hyper-personalization demands

The bank’s marketing strategy means customers receive tailored service offers that match their personal requirements and circumstances. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

The right wing pile on around Pride didn't help Target, but it's far from the omni-channel retailer's only issue

Bigoted boycotts aside, Target's sales fell for the first time in six years. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Enterprises have little idea what they are buying with AI – but that's not going to stop them!

2023 - we’re terrified of AI, but simply must have it! (Even though we lack any skills, says research. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Certinia summer release brings 'pragmatic' AI and team playbooks to finance and projects

Services business systems vendor Certinia brings out its summer release, emphasizing a pragmatic approach to AI and playbooks to support teamwork in the finance function as processes become more automated. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

AI and online retail - learnings from Etsy CEO Josh Silverman

Etsy has emerged from the pandemic stronger than it went in - and the rise of generative AI offers more opportunity for growth. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

The good news - we’ve reached 'peak human'. The bad news - now AI will destroy our ability to work and learn

A group of academics praise AI’s transformative potential, but warn it may come at a terrible cost for human society and education. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Customer engagement automation powers personalized messaging for ClassPass users

Braze Audience Sync and Connected Content at heart of new approach to marketing and online advertising for wellness brand, ClassPass | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

In a data-driven world, stream processing offers firms a path to real competitive advantage

The race is on to process high volumes of data at a rapid pace to future-proof and stay ahead of competitors. Holger Temme of Confluent makes the case for stream processing, with some industry examples. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Why emerging risk management needs a systemic approach

Bringing together two important enterprise discussions... | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Pollinate adds value to merchant services for both SMBs and banks with Confluent Cloud

Pollinate was born out of the idea that banks should take control of their merchant experiences for SMB clients. To do that it needed to understand payments data through the use of Confluent Cloud. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Future of Work - WeWork's problems aren't indicative of a failure of the co-working space model

Co-working space provider WeWork is in trouble as the commercial real estate market around the world is hit by post-pandemic shifts in working culture. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

AI and the IT department - why BT chooses not to hire a Chief AI Officer

BT has undertaken an internal revamp to optimize the effectiveness of its vast data resources using AI, the aim being to develop innovative, new commercial offerings. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

The Chief AI Officer is coming, but not just yet, so don't 'panic hire'!

The Chief AI Officer is an interesting idea, but AI is going to impact a lot more roles within an organization in the short term. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

How Harness is using AI to safely streamline operations

Talking AI and software delivery with Jyoti Bansal. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Enterprise hits and misses - Zoom stirs an AI privacy controversy, ESG has teeth, and open source hits a commercial crossroads

This week - Zoom sparks an AI privacy debate with a controversial terms and conditions update. Open source hits a commercial 'fork' in the road, and does ESG have the regulatory teeth to put 'sexy' generative AI on the IT spending back burner? Your whiffs are back, and so am I. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Hybrid cloud gets the job at UK’s Department for Work and Pensions

Flexibility is the chief benefit of a hybrid cloud estate at the major UK central government department, DWP | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Virgin Media O2 sees significant sustainability benefits and energy savings with Pure Storage

Virgin Media O2 is a few years into its relationship with Pure Storage, which has also delivered faster business process outcomes for the business. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

John Lewis Partnership and Google Cloud - never knowingly under-selling the potential of AI

Long-time partners, Google Cloud and John Lewis are expanding their relationship with AI as a major focus. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

How can businesses capitalize on the AI gold rush without compromising sustainability goals?

The total amount of digital data created globally is only set to rise due to the surge in AI-generated data. Patrick Smith of Pure Storage asks how businesses can maximize storing all that data in a financially and environmentally sustainable way.  | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Slack updates its UI to give users more focus time and simplify navigation

A new UI starts rolling out to give Slack users new views to sharpen focus, simpler enterprise navigation, and make it easier to start their next task. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Twilio beats Q2 2023 estimates as CEO outlines ‘Act Two’, focused on AI

Twilio’s Communications business is now scaling efficiently, according to CEO Jeff Lawson. The next phase of growth for the company will be unlocking the value of its datasets using AI. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Elsevier wades into generative AI - cautiously

Starting small, but tapping into ChatGPT to jumpstart its efforts. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

As application moving becomes an everyday occurrence, Hashicorp helps to abstract away the pain of lift-and-shift

Moving applications onto different resources in different locations as the variable needs of cost and performance arise, is fast becoming a de facto standard operation for most businesses. Finding the tools to do it however – to manage the complexity and mask the pain – is a task … | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Starbucks digital re-invention - a progress report with a strong AI foundation

It's coming up to a year since Starbucks announced a tech-centric re-invention. CEO Laxman Narasimhan sees digital success stories. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Connected devices - MPs call for standardized privacy interfaces and warn of tech abuse

The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee is also concerned about the ongoing lack of cybersecurity skills in the UK | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

AI for plant breeding - the new green revolution?

AI-driven plant breeding accelerates trait identification for climate adaptation and food security, but risks inequality and environmental harm. Democratic control of these technologies are vital for a sustainable agricultural future. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Save the Children International boosts its aid programs with treasury automation

The global NGO’s foreign exchange operations were simplified and became more efficient following collaboration with treasury management software provider Coupa | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Photobox develops a much clearer picture of observability

The platform has created a proactive approach to system issues that has reduced the mean time to resolution by 80%. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

How ExxonMobil is drilling for unified data to fuel business capabilities

The multi-national oil and gas giant has created a cloud-based platform for the creation of insight and the exploitation of emerging technology. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Dropbox delivers solid quarter as CEO outlines plans for ‘responsible AI’

Dropbox saw its stock price rise in after hours trading, as the company beat its guidance and outlined future plans for AI. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Why we need to treat AI like a toddler - OWASP lists LLM vulnerabilities

You don't let kids just play with knives without teaching them how to use them...AI needs a similar approach. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

AWS 'stabilizes' as Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy makes the pitch for three layers of generative AI

AWS grew at a healthy pace in Q2, with generative AI now opening up future growth opportunities...but not yet. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Cycling sportswear brand Rapha says its MACH marathon is proving a winner

Transitioning off monolithic to a MACH-based headless and best-of-breed e-commerce solution is making Rapha’s operations more efficient | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Confluent continues to deliver as CEO Jay Kreps pitches an era of data streaming platforms

Confluent’s Q2 2023 earnings show significant cloud growth and large customers spending more with the platform. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

AI watermarks are coming – but will they work?

Watermarking techniques for content have been used for years to protect intellectual property. How does watermarking apply to AI? | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Unily redefines the enterprise intranet with an emphasis on employee experience

Unily has created a platform that brings together enterprise knowledge and applications into a unified employee experience, building on learnings from earlier intranet tools. We speak to its new CEO Chris Ciauri. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago

Freshworks delivers strong Q2 with net loss cut in half

Changes in go-to-market strategy are paying off, says COO Dennis Woodside. | Continue reading


@diginomica.com | 1 year ago