Ford CFO Navin Kumar sounds like an enterprise software executive when he talks about Ford Pro, a unit focused on vehicles for businesses, and total cost of ownership, data and subscriptions.
Brian Niccol, who takes over as Starbucks CEO on Sept. 9 after leading Chipotle since 2018, is landing at a company with more scale, IT platforms and digital transformation efforts. It'll be interesting to see what Niccol does at Starbucks.
Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar said the technology services firm's customers are preparing for generative AI, but need to do work in quantifying productivity gains to justify costs. Nevertheless, Kumar said generative AI will usher in a hyperproductivity phase that will affect every worker, every process and every enterprise.
Every enterprise technology stack needs neutral vendors. The problem is that these neutral vendors are acquired if they become too successful. Once these neutral vendors are acquired it's all about the cross-sell game under new ownership.
Enterprises are betting on generative AI and digital transformation at the expense of other IT projects, but scaling AI is difficult and more foundational work is needed, according to Accenture CEO Julie Sweet.
Business transformation projects will require more holistic thinking about likelihood of success, difficulty of implementation and durability of outcomes when it comes to returns on investments.
Fiona Tan, CTO of Wayfair, said alignment between business and technology is critical--especially when navigating a demand surge and a pivot to efficiency. The key to navigating the change is to have a platform mindset.
Dairyland Power Cooperative, a La Crosse, Wis., is a utility designed to serve rural areas and supply power to customers in four states. It also sits in the middle of multiple trends including energy transition, sustainability and the convergence of information and operational technologies.
Ingram Micro's Chief Digital Officer Sanjib Sahoo said his company is approaching its transformation through a lens of DigiOps, which should prioritize business value and then looks to technologies to enable it.
Digital transformation projects are colliding with productivity and efficiency initiatives for funding, but it's not a zero-sum game. Digital transformation projects should pay for themselves and drive business value.
PepsiCo's second quarter earnings were better than expected, but the real story is that its transformation efforts for processes, supply chain, technology and business services have gone so well it has good visibility into 2024.
Kinetic blends physical and digital services as automobiles evolve from mechanical systems to digital ones that resemble data centers on wheels. Who is going to maintain and repair all those EVs?
