Amazon Web Services Increases Availability of AWS IoT SiteWise for Industrial Customers

Amazon recently announced that AWS IoT SiteWise will be available to all AWS customers in certain regions soon. SiteWise is a managed service that gathers and organizes data in a way that helps industrial customers make informed decisions when it comes to monitoring facility operations, making new applications, improving production, determining performance metrics, and more. We expect to be hearing much more about AWS IoT SiteWise in the months to come.
HP Announces New Efforts Aimed at Helping Students, Educators, Businesses and Families

HP has recently announced some new efforts aimed at helping students and educators, along with businesses and families. Printable resources, expanded partnerships to offer free learning resources globally, some awesome new printers, and an ink subscription program that claims it’ll save consumers money over the long run. It’s nice to see HP continuing to innovate and educate, which have long been the foundation upon which this company was built. I’m guessing this will pay off in the long run.
Microsoft Announces Launch of Global Digital Skills Initiative Serving 25 Million by Year End

Microsoft announced the launch of a global digital skills initiative serving 25 million by year end, in a move that is both as brilliant as it is benevolent — and that’s impressive. Here’s why.
Informatica Announces Acquisition of Compact Solutions

Informatica announced today the acquisition of Compact Solutions, which will make the Informatica Intelligent Data Platform and catalog offerings even more attractive for clients looking to embrace rapid digital transformation.
IBM Collaborates with Lotte Card on Transition to Hybrid Cloud

There have been some big wins recently for IBM’s Financial Services Cloud, including the company’s partnership with South Korea’s Lotte Card, alongside the CaixaBank deal. We predict there’s more business where that came from.
How Coronavirus COVID-19 is Driving Change in HR Operations

Coronavirus COVID-19 is in many ways accelerating changes in the way we work that have already been happening. For HR leaders, coronavirus COVID-19 is driving significant change in HR operations that comes with its own set of challenges. HR ops has always been a gigantic responsibility within an organization, and we take a look here at how that responsibility has gotten even more critical.
The Role of AI in a Pandemic, the Launch of Responsible AI, and What’s Ahead – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast — Interview Series, host Shelly Kramer interviews Rob Walker, Pega’s VP of decisioning and analytics to discuss the role AI is playing in the pandemic, the launch of Pega’s Responsible AI ethical bias check, how empathy and ethics come into play and impact the bottom line, and also how organizations can benefit from leveraging AI moving forward.
3D Systems Announces Jeff Graves Appointment as New President and CEO

While 3D Systems has grown by acquisition over the course of the last few years and has a diverse product offering, revenues (and profitability) haven’t followed that same trajectory. It looks to us like Graves will be focused on transformation and streamlining offerings and delivering on earnings and profitability in the process.
How Businesses Are Adapting Customer Service Strategies in times of Disruption – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast — Interview Series, host Shelly Kramer interviews Pega’s global head of CRM Jeff Nicholson for an inside look into how organizations are pivoting, accelerating digital transformation, embracing smart technology solutions, and developing customer service strategies that allow them to not only function, but also to set themselves up to future-proof their operations moving forward.
How Banks Are Capitalizing on Pandemic-Fueled Digital Transformation to Serve Customers – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast — Interview Series, I got the chance to interview Pega’s Marc Andrews for a dive into how banks and financial institutions are capitalizing on pandemic-fueled digital transformation. There’s a new way forward in financial services and banks are using technology to increase their level of service, create and deepen customer loyalty, streamline processes, increase efficiencies, meet compliance objectives, and more effectively compete in what is an increasingly crowded marketplace.
The COVID-19 Driven Evolution of the Financial Services Sector – Futurum Tech Webcast

In this new episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Sarah Wallace joined me to discuss the COVID-19 driven evolution of the financial services sector as a precursor to our upcoming Financial Services Market Insight report. Critical coverage of what’s now, what’s next, and what’s important to know about if you’re operating in this space.
The Pandemic is a Catalyst a Lot of Businesses Needed — It’s Time for a Massive Rethink – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

The pandemic is a catalyst a lot of businesses needed, and smart organizations will treat this as an opportunity for a massive rethink. In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, Interview Series, and I talk with Don Schuerman, CTO of Pega, for a conversation about how
companies can harness technology to emerge post-pandemic as stronger, smarter, more technologically savvy organizations, with more efficient, more productive, more profitable operations, more resilient companies with more secure operations, and with happier, more loyal customers.
