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SAP names Philipp Herzig as chief artificial intelligence officer

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Herzig now reports directly to CEO Christian Klein, and will oversee the entire value chain for SAP business AI from research and product development through to implementation at the customer. With this new structure, SAP aims to accelerate the pace of its AI development, according to a statement from the software manufacturer. “I

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Driving 15 years of IT transformation in 5

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Those two efforts combined have enabled for the first time ever end-to-end visibility of McWane’s value chain for select businesses, from the manufacturing of products, through the sales process, all the way to recognizing revenue. At corporate, we focus on things that can be done globally,” says Lovelady.

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What Whirlpool’s CIO does to make its digital business models run end to end

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As a household name in household goods, with annual sales of $22 billion, Whirlpool has 54 manufacturing and tech research centers worldwide, and bursts with a portfolio that includes several familiar brands including KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, Yummly, among others. So end to end, our strategic priority has stood the test of time.

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The fast track to intelligent retail modernization with TCS and Microsoft Cloud

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Cloud adoption was the need, and AI on cloud is imperative today,” says Nilendu Pattanaik, Global Head Business Applications Practice, Microsoft Business Unit, at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Having hundreds of employees managing on-premises infrastructure is not cost-effective.

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Inside Nasdaq’s AI-fueled pivot to SaaS provider

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To a large extent that’s on the money, as Nasdaq, which originated as a digital system for distributing market data in 1971, today owns and operates 27 stock exchanges and sells its exchange software to more than 100 exchanges globally. The company, which reported net revenues of $3.6

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Automotive Industry Uses Analytics To Solve Pressing Supply Chain Issues

Smart Data Collective

The automotive industry is struggling to meet demand as a growing supply chain shortage cripples the global economy. Market analysts predict the supply chain to normalize in the third quarter of 2022, which is only a few months away as of this publication. External Factors. Conclusion.

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Opportunities within the global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market

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Collectives comprising airlines, aircraft and fuel manufacturers as well as government bodies have recently made announcements on coming together to meet sectoral net-zero carbon emission goals based on the Paris Agreement and help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Projected v olumes. Conclusion .