How Enterprises Like McKesson Digitize Procurement and Automate Spend Managem...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how leading enterprises are digitizing procurement and automating spend management to reduce inefficiencies, cut manual tasks, and streamline the entire source-to-pay process.
The document provides an overview of various front office innovation companies that were recognized as "WizKids" award winners in 2009. It discusses each company and how their solutions help make other companies easier to do business with through operational excellence and improved front office processes. Examples include billing automation solutions from Zuora that help subscription-based companies better manage customer billing, sales compensation management from Xactly that automates a previously manual process, and virtual trade show solutions from Unisfair that reduce costs.
Viable Dimensions is a global provider of IT and business process outsourcing services with a history dating back to 2002. The CEO's message emphasizes investing in infrastructure and talent to stay relevant to clients' needs and bring the best possible services. The document provides an overview of Viable Dimensions' capabilities and expertise across various industries and functions including customer contact, software development, and vertical solutions.
2016 IBM Retail Industry Solutions GuideTero Angeria
IBM offers everything retailers need to transform—roadmap
development, solutions, infrastructure, research sciences,
consulting and interactive user experience design—based on
what consumers are demanding. We help retailers deepen
customer relationships and offer differentiated assortment
while driving operational excellence enterprisewide to spur
profitable growth.
This guide showcases IBM solutions for retail. It provides a quick overview of what retailers need to do within each of these areas and of the IBM solutions that can support those efforts.
face recognition technology to use supermarket or convenient shopYoungTae (Henry) Huh
This document describes an automatic consumer analytics solution called FACE In-Store that uses face recognition technology integrated with point-of-sale systems. It can analyze customers' gender and age in real time without needing extra devices. The solution provides targeted advertising, customer counting, stay time measurement, purchase analysis, and VIP recognition capabilities for retailers. It has been implemented in over 2,000 stores with 70% accuracy for age analysis and 93% for gender.
How Enterprises Like McKesson Digitize Procurement and Automate Spend Managem...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how leading enterprises are digitizing procurement and automating spend management to reduce inefficiencies, cut manual tasks, and streamline the entire source-to-pay process.
The document provides an overview of various front office innovation companies that were recognized as "WizKids" award winners in 2009. It discusses each company and how their solutions help make other companies easier to do business with through operational excellence and improved front office processes. Examples include billing automation solutions from Zuora that help subscription-based companies better manage customer billing, sales compensation management from Xactly that automates a previously manual process, and virtual trade show solutions from Unisfair that reduce costs.
Viable Dimensions is a global provider of IT and business process outsourcing services with a history dating back to 2002. The CEO's message emphasizes investing in infrastructure and talent to stay relevant to clients' needs and bring the best possible services. The document provides an overview of Viable Dimensions' capabilities and expertise across various industries and functions including customer contact, software development, and vertical solutions.
2016 IBM Retail Industry Solutions GuideTero Angeria
IBM offers everything retailers need to transform—roadmap
development, solutions, infrastructure, research sciences,
consulting and interactive user experience design—based on
what consumers are demanding. We help retailers deepen
customer relationships and offer differentiated assortment
while driving operational excellence enterprisewide to spur
profitable growth.
This guide showcases IBM solutions for retail. It provides a quick overview of what retailers need to do within each of these areas and of the IBM solutions that can support those efforts.
face recognition technology to use supermarket or convenient shopYoungTae (Henry) Huh
This document describes an automatic consumer analytics solution called FACE In-Store that uses face recognition technology integrated with point-of-sale systems. It can analyze customers' gender and age in real time without needing extra devices. The solution provides targeted advertising, customer counting, stay time measurement, purchase analysis, and VIP recognition capabilities for retailers. It has been implemented in over 2,000 stores with 70% accuracy for age analysis and 93% for gender.
Digital Transformation & the Future of Retail ShiSh Shridhar
The document discusses how digital transformation is essential for retailers and consumer goods companies to sustain a competitive advantage. It outlines how companies can engage customers in a personal way, empower employees to deliver better service, optimize operations like forecasting, and transform products. Specific technologies discussed that can help include mobile engagement, inventory management, real-time offers, digital/physical integration, personalization, predictive analytics, chatbots, robotics, computer vision, and blockchain applications. The overall message is that digital transformation through new technologies is needed to keep up with changing customer expectations and behaviors.
B2B Data Partners provides customized data solutions and end-to-end marketing services for IT companies. They have a database of over 40 million business contacts that can help companies expand their reach. Their data services include helping to fill databases with new contacts, improve data quality, and provide real-time business intelligence through subscription plans. In addition to data, they assist with the full marketing process from planning and strategy to paid marketing, content creation, and research.
Digital Fashion: Riprendere il controllo del canale e-ComemrceFederico Gasparotto
1. The document discusses strategies for fashion brands to regain the e-commerce channel.
2. It recommends evaluating a brand's strength through data analysis to identify online marketing opportunities and forecast potential in new markets.
3. Defining the project scope includes integrating services, providers, technology, and leveraging social media and customer data to drive online sales and optimize investments.
[PUB] 13-09-17_Scala_Case Study Capitec_Ethniks- KWGordon Fraser
Capitec Bank implemented an electronic queue management system combined with Scala digital signage displays in its 560 branches across South Africa. This solution provides customers with wait time information on digital displays and improves the overall customer experience. It also allows Capitec to better understand branch performance and consultant productivity through management reporting tools. The integration of the Scala content management software met all of Capitec's goals around customer satisfaction, marketing, and business improvements.
Is Omnichannel Dead? Evolving Tactics for Today's RetailSmartFocusWorld
This Slideshare asks 'what really is omnichannel?' Is it dead or is it more alive than ever?
It also explores 3 trends which are currently shaking up omnichannel and examples of evolving tactics within the field.
Reinventing finance and accounting through automationConduent
This document discusses how Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) will transform Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) by using automation, analytics, and cloud-based technologies. BPaaS allows organizations to reduce costs while gaining insights, simplifying processes, and improving productivity. It also frees up employees to focus on more strategic work rather than routine tasks. BPaaS provides ongoing process improvements, cost predictability, visibility, and helps organizations work more strategically and stay competitive.
The document discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT) will reshape businesses by connecting previously offline processes and products online. It will require companies to establish direct, always-on connections to customers and fundamentally change how they operate, interact with customers, and generate revenue. The challenges of building successful IoT businesses include launching connected services and products, managing them ongoing, and monetizing the connected services through complex billing relationships, cost controls, and data-driven decisions. Service IT provides the technologies and capabilities needed to address these challenges and enable companies to capitalize on the opportunities of IoT.
Off-Line Commerce Omni Channel Strategy by Tablet POS (INTEL CMO Speech)Jinwoo Yang
This document outlines Shinsegae's omni-channel strategy focused on tablet POS to provide a seamless customer experience across online and offline channels. The strategy has four key objectives: 1) zero effort shopping through mobile payment and fast checkout, 2) fair competition by enabling salespeople to access product info and prices, 3) leveraging big data from customer behavior to develop an offline retail service platform, and 4) personalization through customized benefits and targeted marketing based on customer data. The strategy aims to reduce customer effort, respond to informed customers, collect valuable customer insights, and provide personalized service.
We work as a technology partner to give you competitive
edge in the marketspace.
• Increase brand awareness
• Connect with your customers
• Optimize your processes
• In depth insights and make better decision
• Build scalable and robust systems
The document discusses major digital trends predicted for 2015, according to consultants. These include:
- Omni-channel communication, with marketing happening across all channels from one central location.
- Intelligent automation of marketing efforts through triggers, follow-ups, and personalization.
- Increased use of semantic web technologies and semantic search enabling new ways of searching and understanding user intent.
- Growing use of mobile devices for eLearning through more digestible on-the-go content.
- Data visualization and its importance in interpreting the growing volume of available data.
- Electronic payments shifting to use of mobile wallets and near field communication technology.
Mount Talent Consulting is part of the Mount Talent Group of companies, an MNC with operating interests in Technology, Consulting and Man Power. We serve over 350 clients from 30 industries across the globe.
Mount Talent Consulting enables its client to align their Human Resource strategy with the Overall Business strategy, thereby enabling client to more forward with confidence and achieve their business objectives.
We’re all trying to find that idea or spark that will turn a good project into a great project. Creativity plays a huge role in the outcome of our work. Harnessing the power of collaboration and open source, we can make great strides towards excellence. Not just for designers, this talk can be applicable to many different roles – even development. In this talk, Seasoned Creative Director Sara Cannon is going to share some secrets about creative methodology, collaboration, and the strong role that open source can play in our work.
Reuters: Pictures of the Year 2016 (Part 2)maditabalnco
This document contains 20 photos from news events around the world between January and November 2016. The photos show international events like the US presidential election, the conflict in Ukraine, the migrant crisis in Europe, the Rio Olympics, and more. They also depict human interest stories and natural phenomena from various countries.
The impact of innovation on travel and tourism industries (World Travel Marke...Brian Solis
From the impact of Pokemon Go on Silicon Valley to artificial intelligence, futurist Brian Solis talks to Mathew Parsons of World Travel Market about the future of travel, tourism and hospitality.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
1) The document discusses the opportunity for technology to improve organizational efficiency and transition economies into a "smart and clean world."
2) It argues that aggregate efficiency has stalled at around 22% for 30 years due to limitations of the Second Industrial Revolution, but that digitizing transport, energy, and communication through technologies like blockchain can help manage resources and increase efficiency.
3) Technologies like precision agriculture, cloud computing, robotics, and autonomous vehicles may allow for "dematerialization" and do more with fewer physical resources through effects like reduced waste and need for transportation/logistics infrastructure.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
The Six Highest Performing B2B Blog Post FormatsBarry Feldman
If your B2B blogging goals include earning social media shares and backlinks to boost your search rankings, this infographic lists the size best approaches.
Procurement in 2025: The Future Looks Bright Dana Gardner
This document provides a summary of a discussion on how evolving technologies will impact the future of procurement. The panelists discuss how technologies like AI, machine learning, blockchain and data analytics will allow procurement to become more strategic and collaborative. Procurement professionals will be able to focus on higher-level work by automating routine tasks. Companies need to focus on adoption of new technologies and developing skills to lead rather than lag in these changes to procurement.
Closing the Digital Transformation GapDana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how intelligence gleaned from business applications, data, and networks provides the best new hope for closing the digital transformation gap at many companies.
Meet George Jetson – Your New Chief Procurement OfficerDana Gardner
George Jetson is being introduced as the new Chief Procurement Officer. Rapid advances in AI and machine learning are poised to reshape procurement by enabling predictive and proactive processes. Procurement is well-suited to benefit from these technologies due to its transaction-intensive nature and need for real-time insights. AI can help with tasks like invoice matching and exception management, while bots can assist with decisions around supply continuity issues. Suppliers will need to provide more detailed data to buyers to remain competitive in this intelligent procurement environment.
Digital Transformation & the Future of Retail ShiSh Shridhar
The document discusses how digital transformation is essential for retailers and consumer goods companies to sustain a competitive advantage. It outlines how companies can engage customers in a personal way, empower employees to deliver better service, optimize operations like forecasting, and transform products. Specific technologies discussed that can help include mobile engagement, inventory management, real-time offers, digital/physical integration, personalization, predictive analytics, chatbots, robotics, computer vision, and blockchain applications. The overall message is that digital transformation through new technologies is needed to keep up with changing customer expectations and behaviors.
B2B Data Partners provides customized data solutions and end-to-end marketing services for IT companies. They have a database of over 40 million business contacts that can help companies expand their reach. Their data services include helping to fill databases with new contacts, improve data quality, and provide real-time business intelligence through subscription plans. In addition to data, they assist with the full marketing process from planning and strategy to paid marketing, content creation, and research.
Digital Fashion: Riprendere il controllo del canale e-ComemrceFederico Gasparotto
1. The document discusses strategies for fashion brands to regain the e-commerce channel.
2. It recommends evaluating a brand's strength through data analysis to identify online marketing opportunities and forecast potential in new markets.
3. Defining the project scope includes integrating services, providers, technology, and leveraging social media and customer data to drive online sales and optimize investments.
[PUB] 13-09-17_Scala_Case Study Capitec_Ethniks- KWGordon Fraser
Capitec Bank implemented an electronic queue management system combined with Scala digital signage displays in its 560 branches across South Africa. This solution provides customers with wait time information on digital displays and improves the overall customer experience. It also allows Capitec to better understand branch performance and consultant productivity through management reporting tools. The integration of the Scala content management software met all of Capitec's goals around customer satisfaction, marketing, and business improvements.
Is Omnichannel Dead? Evolving Tactics for Today's RetailSmartFocusWorld
This Slideshare asks 'what really is omnichannel?' Is it dead or is it more alive than ever?
It also explores 3 trends which are currently shaking up omnichannel and examples of evolving tactics within the field.
Reinventing finance and accounting through automationConduent
This document discusses how Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) will transform Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) by using automation, analytics, and cloud-based technologies. BPaaS allows organizations to reduce costs while gaining insights, simplifying processes, and improving productivity. It also frees up employees to focus on more strategic work rather than routine tasks. BPaaS provides ongoing process improvements, cost predictability, visibility, and helps organizations work more strategically and stay competitive.
The document discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT) will reshape businesses by connecting previously offline processes and products online. It will require companies to establish direct, always-on connections to customers and fundamentally change how they operate, interact with customers, and generate revenue. The challenges of building successful IoT businesses include launching connected services and products, managing them ongoing, and monetizing the connected services through complex billing relationships, cost controls, and data-driven decisions. Service IT provides the technologies and capabilities needed to address these challenges and enable companies to capitalize on the opportunities of IoT.
Off-Line Commerce Omni Channel Strategy by Tablet POS (INTEL CMO Speech)Jinwoo Yang
This document outlines Shinsegae's omni-channel strategy focused on tablet POS to provide a seamless customer experience across online and offline channels. The strategy has four key objectives: 1) zero effort shopping through mobile payment and fast checkout, 2) fair competition by enabling salespeople to access product info and prices, 3) leveraging big data from customer behavior to develop an offline retail service platform, and 4) personalization through customized benefits and targeted marketing based on customer data. The strategy aims to reduce customer effort, respond to informed customers, collect valuable customer insights, and provide personalized service.
We work as a technology partner to give you competitive
edge in the marketspace.
• Increase brand awareness
• Connect with your customers
• Optimize your processes
• In depth insights and make better decision
• Build scalable and robust systems
The document discusses major digital trends predicted for 2015, according to consultants. These include:
- Omni-channel communication, with marketing happening across all channels from one central location.
- Intelligent automation of marketing efforts through triggers, follow-ups, and personalization.
- Increased use of semantic web technologies and semantic search enabling new ways of searching and understanding user intent.
- Growing use of mobile devices for eLearning through more digestible on-the-go content.
- Data visualization and its importance in interpreting the growing volume of available data.
- Electronic payments shifting to use of mobile wallets and near field communication technology.
Mount Talent Consulting is part of the Mount Talent Group of companies, an MNC with operating interests in Technology, Consulting and Man Power. We serve over 350 clients from 30 industries across the globe.
Mount Talent Consulting enables its client to align their Human Resource strategy with the Overall Business strategy, thereby enabling client to more forward with confidence and achieve their business objectives.
We’re all trying to find that idea or spark that will turn a good project into a great project. Creativity plays a huge role in the outcome of our work. Harnessing the power of collaboration and open source, we can make great strides towards excellence. Not just for designers, this talk can be applicable to many different roles – even development. In this talk, Seasoned Creative Director Sara Cannon is going to share some secrets about creative methodology, collaboration, and the strong role that open source can play in our work.
Reuters: Pictures of the Year 2016 (Part 2)maditabalnco
This document contains 20 photos from news events around the world between January and November 2016. The photos show international events like the US presidential election, the conflict in Ukraine, the migrant crisis in Europe, the Rio Olympics, and more. They also depict human interest stories and natural phenomena from various countries.
The impact of innovation on travel and tourism industries (World Travel Marke...Brian Solis
From the impact of Pokemon Go on Silicon Valley to artificial intelligence, futurist Brian Solis talks to Mathew Parsons of World Travel Market about the future of travel, tourism and hospitality.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
1) The document discusses the opportunity for technology to improve organizational efficiency and transition economies into a "smart and clean world."
2) It argues that aggregate efficiency has stalled at around 22% for 30 years due to limitations of the Second Industrial Revolution, but that digitizing transport, energy, and communication through technologies like blockchain can help manage resources and increase efficiency.
3) Technologies like precision agriculture, cloud computing, robotics, and autonomous vehicles may allow for "dematerialization" and do more with fewer physical resources through effects like reduced waste and need for transportation/logistics infrastructure.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
The Six Highest Performing B2B Blog Post FormatsBarry Feldman
If your B2B blogging goals include earning social media shares and backlinks to boost your search rankings, this infographic lists the size best approaches.
Procurement in 2025: The Future Looks Bright Dana Gardner
This document provides a summary of a discussion on how evolving technologies will impact the future of procurement. The panelists discuss how technologies like AI, machine learning, blockchain and data analytics will allow procurement to become more strategic and collaborative. Procurement professionals will be able to focus on higher-level work by automating routine tasks. Companies need to focus on adoption of new technologies and developing skills to lead rather than lag in these changes to procurement.
Closing the Digital Transformation GapDana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how intelligence gleaned from business applications, data, and networks provides the best new hope for closing the digital transformation gap at many companies.
Meet George Jetson – Your New Chief Procurement OfficerDana Gardner
George Jetson is being introduced as the new Chief Procurement Officer. Rapid advances in AI and machine learning are poised to reshape procurement by enabling predictive and proactive processes. Procurement is well-suited to benefit from these technologies due to its transaction-intensive nature and need for real-time insights. AI can help with tasks like invoice matching and exception management, while bots can assist with decisions around supply continuity issues. Suppliers will need to provide more detailed data to buyers to remain competitive in this intelligent procurement environment.
SAP Ariba Chief Strategy Officer on The Digitization of Business and the Futu...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how advancements in business applications and the modern infrastructure that supports them portends new and higher degrees of business innovation.
SAP Ariba’s President Barry Padgett On Building the Intelligent EnterpriseDana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how business functions such as procurement and supply chain management help businesses extract broad insights and accelerate strategic intelligence benefits.
HP Vertica Provides adMarketplace with Big Data Warehousing SolutionDana Gardner
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how an intent search company is able to handle massive amounts of data and analyze it quickly with HP Vertica.
Data-Driven Insight, Edge Computing, and Revamped User Experience Give Retai...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how data-driven intelligence, edge computing, and rethinking of the user experience come together to give retailers a clear path to digital transformation.
Procurement in 2016—The Supply Chain Goes DigitalDana Gardner
This document summarizes a discussion about the changing role of procurement and how new technologies are impacting the field. Key points include:
- Procurement is shifting from a cost-saving focus to creating business value and enabling supplier innovations.
- Emerging technologies like mobile, big data, and new business models are driving this change and requiring procurement to adapt.
- The role of the chief procurement officer may evolve to a chief collaboration officer or chief value officer focused more on strategic impact.
How HPE ‘Moments’ Provide A Proven Critical Approach To Digital Business Tra...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion with HPE Pointnext Services experts as they detail a multi-step series of “Moments” that guide organizations on their transformations.
Superfast Business - What are businesses looking for from suppliers?Superfast Business
Superfast Business Supplier Network Launch - Peninsula Enterprise launched the Superfast Business service in Devon and Somerset May 2013. As part of this service we are building a database of IT suppliers in the South West region. This presentation is for suppliers who attended either of the network launch events in April. The presentation was given by Cosmic’s Business and Operations Director, Kate Doodson and gives an insight into the future of IT and use of digital technology inside businesses and what they are looking for from their IT suppliers.
Gaining Digital Business Strategic View Across More Data Gives AmeriPride Cul...Dana Gardner
Transcript of a discussion on how improved data allows for more types of work in an improved organization to become even more intelligent, and to find new efficiencies and benefits.
How New Technology Trends Will Disrupt the Very Nature of Business Dana Gardner
Transcript of a sponsored discussion on how major new trends and technology are translating into disruption, and for the innovative business -- opportunity.
How Digital Transformation Navigates Disruption to Chart A Better Course to t...Dana Gardner
A discussion on how HPE Pointnext Services advises organizations on using digital transformation to take advantage of new and emerging market opportunities.
Similar to Cloud Services Help SHI Redefine the Buyer-Seller Dynamic for Huge Efficiency Gains Worldwide (20)
This presentation provides valuable insights into effective cost-saving techniques on AWS. Learn how to optimize your AWS resources by rightsizing, increasing elasticity, picking the right storage class, and choosing the best pricing model. Additionally, discover essential governance mechanisms to ensure continuous cost efficiency. Whether you are new to AWS or an experienced user, this presentation provides clear and practical tips to help you reduce your cloud costs and get the most out of your budget.
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
leewayhertz.com-AI in predictive maintenance Use cases technologies benefits ...alexjohnson7307
Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process MiningLucaBarbaro3
Presentation of the paper "Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process Mining" given during the CAiSE 2024 Conference in Cyprus on June 7, 2024.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Nunit vs XUnit vs MSTest Differences Between These Unit Testing Frameworks.pdfflufftailshop
When it comes to unit testing in the .NET ecosystem, developers have a wide range of options available. Among the most popular choices are NUnit, XUnit, and MSTest. These unit testing frameworks provide essential tools and features to help ensure the quality and reliability of code. However, understanding the differences between these frameworks is crucial for selecting the most suitable one for your projects.
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Letter and Document Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Sol...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on automated letter generation for Bonterra Impact Management using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
Interested in deploying letter generation automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
Dive into the realm of operating systems (OS) with Pravash Chandra Das, a seasoned Digital Forensic Analyst, as your guide. 🚀 This comprehensive presentation illuminates the core concepts, types, and evolution of OS, essential for understanding modern computing landscapes.
Beginning with the foundational definition, Das clarifies the pivotal role of OS as system software orchestrating hardware resources, software applications, and user interactions. Through succinct descriptions, he delineates the diverse types of OS, from single-user, single-task environments like early MS-DOS iterations, to multi-user, multi-tasking systems exemplified by modern Linux distributions.
Crucial components like the kernel and shell are dissected, highlighting their indispensable functions in resource management and user interface interaction. Das elucidates how the kernel acts as the central nervous system, orchestrating process scheduling, memory allocation, and device management. Meanwhile, the shell serves as the gateway for user commands, bridging the gap between human input and machine execution. 💻
The narrative then shifts to a captivating exploration of prominent desktop OSs, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Windows, with its globally ubiquitous presence and user-friendly interface, emerges as a cornerstone in personal computing history. macOS, lauded for its sleek design and seamless integration with Apple's ecosystem, stands as a beacon of stability and creativity. Linux, an open-source marvel, offers unparalleled flexibility and security, revolutionizing the computing landscape. 🖥️
Moving to the realm of mobile devices, Das unravels the dominance of Android and iOS. Android's open-source ethos fosters a vibrant ecosystem of customization and innovation, while iOS boasts a seamless user experience and robust security infrastructure. Meanwhile, discontinued platforms like Symbian and Palm OS evoke nostalgia for their pioneering roles in the smartphone revolution.
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Cloud Services Help SHI Redefine the Buyer-Seller Dynamic for Huge Efficiency Gains Worldwide
1. Cloud Services Help SHI Redefine the Buyer-Seller Dynamic
for Huge Efficiency Gains Worldwide
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast on how the networked economy is improving business
and sales for an IT provider and its customers.
Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP Company
Dana Gardner: Hello, and welcome to a special BriefingsDirect podcast series coming to you
from the 2013 Ariba LIVE Conference in Washington, D.C.
We're here in the week of May 6 to explore the latest in collaborative
commerce and to learn how innovative companies are tapping into the
networked economy. We'll see how they are improving their business
productivity and sales, along with building far-reaching relationships with new
partners and customers.
I'm Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, and I'll be your host throughout the
series of Ariba-sponsored BriefingsDirect discussions.
Our next innovator interview focuses on SHI International, a global provider of IT products,
procurement, and related services, with more than $4 billion in annual turnover. We'll learn how
SHI teamed with Ariba, an SAP company, to streamline IT product discovery and purchasing
processes for large agricultural machinery builder AGCO. [Disclosure: Ariba is a sponsor of
BriefingsDirect podcasts.]
To hear how they did it, please join me in welcoming our guest. We're here with John D’Aquila.
He is the Applications Support Manager at SHI International Corporation in Somerset, New
Jersey. Welcome, John.
John D’Aquila: Welcome, Dana.
Gardner: Good to have you with us. Tell me a little bit about the requirements for buying and
selling in this era of "fast is better," "more data is inevitable." What’s
different now about buying and selling IT products and
services than, say, three or four years ago?
D'Aquila: One thing that has really changed is that IT asset management is a hot topic right now.
Customers want to track their purchases much more efficiently than in the past, so they can know
exactly how much they have at all times. They want to know if they're over-licensed, under-
licensed on the software side, or as far as hardware goes, they want to make sure that they have
enough hardware in stock, but don’t have too much. You don’t want to have whole closets and
warehouses full of equipment.
2. Gardner: So it's just as we've heard in a lot of other vertical sectors -- fit for purpose, not too
wasteful, just in time, not over inventory, that sort of thing. You have to be very precise, and
therefore, you need to have the data about what’s going on across your supply chain.
D'Aquila: Correct. That's where electronic commerce comes in, in IT asset management. I
always say that it starts with a great PO, because we want to make sure that when we receive that
purchase order, we have as much information that the customer is going to be looking for us to
report on downstream.
Years later, if they come back to us and say, how many desktops did we purchase over the last
three years and who are they for, the only way we could tell them who it was for is if they told us
that information on the purchase order.
Streamlined solution
So the best way to get that is to have a streamlined solution that everyone is using when they're
procuring their desktop, versus the situation where one PO came over handwritten, one PO came
over via fax, and the level of information on each of those POs would be different.
Gardner: It’s difficult to equalize that. How are you doing in terms of getting people to get more
digital, more electronic? Is IT a leader or a laggard, or is it all over the map, depending on the
individual organization?
D'Aquila: At SHI, as part of every customer QBR or RFP demonstration, we definitely focus on
the shi.com portal, which is a standalone website solution to provide them the
ability to procure their products from a customized catalogue solution.
Then we show them how we can leverage our check-out question process to
collect the information, to make sure that every request and purchase order comes
over with that same level of information. If a customer has a solution like Ariba,
then we explain to them how we can work with that.
Gardner: This would be a good point, I suppose, to learn more about SHI. Tell us about your
organization, how it came about, what you're doing, and why this whole notion of being ultra-
efficient across your purchasing processes is essential to your business.
D'Aquila: SHI is a global provider of IT products and solutions. We're headquartered in
Somerset, New Jersey, and as you mentioned before, we had over $4 billion in revenue last year.
This year we expect to surpass $5 billion.
The number of employees has doubled in four years. So there is definitely an investment
internally to enhance the backbone of SHI, which is the sales force and the operations
departments.
3. One thing that I always like to talk about is that as I walk in in the morning -- and all employees
walk in -- Above the SHI logo it says "Innovative Solutions and World Class Support." This
reminds every employee, as they walk in, that our customers are the reason we're successful, and
the way we retain those customers is by providing those innovative solutions and world-class
support.
Gardner: Tell me a bit more about how these low-touch orders are executed, and what Ariba’s
role is? How are we getting people to be more efficient and more data driven when it comes to
procuring their IT services and products?
Customer driven
D'Aquila: The whole Ariba process is typically driven by the customer. In the early stages of
evaluating a solution, we can tell them, if they ask us which one have you worked with and what
are the benefits of each, but typically the decision has already been made by the time they come
to my team.
We'll explain to them our capabilities around that, and how we could seek benefits from little
pieces of information on either the punch-out setup request or on the purchase order.
Gardner: Tell us a bit about this example so we can learn more about how a good way to do this
unfolds. AGCO -- who are they, how did they become your customer, what are you doing with
them, and how do they exemplify what should be going on here?
D'Aquila: AGCO has been a customer of SHI’s for many years. The spend was at some growth,
but it was really a slow trend up. Eric Deese is the contractor who is working on the project of
enabling Ariba throughout AGCO.
We had a conference call to discuss the requirements and his scheduling and understanding his
expectations of what we were going to do. From there, we put the resources in place. We did
some testing with Eric, a full test, from the purchase order to invoice, to make sure that
everything worked properly. Then, I handed it over to Tammy Wagner, who is the Account
Executive for AGCO.
One thing that we really like to focus on with customers is, rather than show them everything we
could sell, we show what they actually need and want. So we've tailored a catalogue around the
requirements that Eric provided to make it easier for his users to find products.
Since we've gone live, the number of products purchased from SHI and the different product
lines has tripled. So it's been a great success story.
4. Gardner: How are these trends around cloud, big data, and more process-driven efficiency goals
translated into actual savings or efficiencies? Can we quantify it? Are there any metrics of
success even for a company like AGCO? What did they gain when they did this better?
D'Aquila: One thing is that they control their spend. In speaking to Eric, he explained that the
AGCO users were buying software from everywhere. Some people would buy a shrink-wrap
copy of software, which is really not the right way to buy software. They would use their P-
Cards, and then they would just do an expense report, so it wouldn't be captured properly within
their cost centers and the internal accounting.
Now, he said, all the employees of AGCO are going into the Ariba application and procuring
their software from SHI. So maverick spend has been controlled.
As far the cloud, we're not doing anything today with AGCO in that space. SHI does have cloud
solutions, backup-as-a-service solutions, and hopefully in the future we can build that out.
Single-point purchasing
Gardner: Can you prove back to them, when they do this with a single point for purchasing
and when they have a standard operating procedure that everyone lines up behind? You must get
more data in that regard than you can feed back to the customer to prove to them what they are
saving. For example, the P-Card tax, that's not involved. How can you quantify this in dollar
terms? Do you have a means to do that?
D'Aquila: We don't know exactly how much they've paid in the past. However, we can show
Eric the spend with SHI and how it has grown. We work with you. Your overall spend has helped
you secure better pricing with the manufacturers and with SHI, which in the long-term will turn
over savings for AGCO.
Gardner: As IT organizations, in particular, are looking to move more towards an operations
expenditure (OPEX) approach rather than the capital expenditure (CAPEX), they're looking for
services, for leasing, and for outsourcing types of services. How is that impacting your business
and how does that also impact the buying and selling process?
D'Aquila: There has definitely been a trend of more operational expense, versus capital. We
notice that customers are no longer treating a desktop as a commodity. It's more of a rental.
You're going to use it for a few years and it's no longer going to be expected to run the life of an
employee.
So the catalogue refresh cycles, have changed, as far as the number of items in the catalogue.
There is definitely standardizing and making sure that everyone in the organization has the same
type of product, so they can get better imaging and so forth.
5. There is also a trend toward bring your own device (BYOD) that has been coming our way.
Organizations are telling their employees, here is your minimum specifications, you can buy any
PC, but it's out of your own pocket. It's up to you to purchase it, but you can bring that to work,
whether it's a mobile device or even a laptop.
Gardner: Are you starting to see any trends with BYOD where they would say, you can buy it,
but why don't you buy it through these guys because they get a bulk rate? Is there a sort of a
hybrid, where it's the corporation managing the buy, getting the benefits of the bulk sale, the
organization around that, but having it be done through the end user, the employee, and then
managed by them over time?
D'Aquila: When we're involved, that's the BYOD procedure that I see in place. The customer
does pick a standard set of solutions and products and say, here is what you could choose from
20 items, and you should buy this from SHI, because we have secured deals through the
manufacturer and through SHI to get discounted pricing. Of course, they can go to a retail shop
on a weekend and maybe get one of the five that come in that are on sale, but typically that's not
going to meet the specifications.
Although it is BYOD, they're still putting minimum specifications that really require a business-
type tool. You are not going to get away with a retail laptop, desktop, or even the smaller mobile
devices.
Gardner: John, we've been talking a lot about how the buyer from your organization is
benefiting from an Ariba relationship. How about on your acquisition side, your supply chain? Is
the Ariba Network coming into play on that side as well?
Net new customers
D'Aquila: We use Ariba as a seller, we have seen great benefit in growing customers, and that's
really where we focus. We want to get net new customers and grow the catalogues and offerings
to the existing customers.
Today, there may be a customer that only purchases software from SHI. We want to introduce
them to the fact that although we were Software House International, we are SHI now, because
we sell all products that are IT related -- hardware, services, and solutions.
Gardner: And because we are here at Ariba LIVE, what are you hearing that excites you. It may
be the spot-buying information. Is that something that would be of interest to you?
D'Aquila: Yes. I've used Discovery in the past. I think there were a lot of empty requests we
would respond, and then they wouldn't be viewed. I'm expecting that with the Spot Buy, because
it will come directly out of the SAP application and will be someone keying in a request and
looking for the bids, we'll get better leads from the solution. I'm looking forward to see what
comes of it.
6. Gardner: I am afraid we will have to leave it there. We've been talking about how SHI has
teamed up with Ariba to streamline IT product purchasing, processes, especially for a large
agricultural company, AGCO.
Thank you so much to our guest, John D’Aquila. He is the Applications Support Manager at SHI
International. Thanks so much.
D'Aquila: Thank you, Dana.
Gardner: And thank you to our audience for joining this special podcast coming to you from the
2013 Ariba LIVE Conference in Washington D.C.
I'm Dana Gardner; Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, your host throughout the series of
Ariba sponsored BriefingsDirect discussions. Thanks again for joining, and come back next time.
Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Sponsor: Ariba, an SAP Company
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