The cost of cybercrime is increasing year after year; but the cost needs to be measured in much more than dollars and cents. Each year, Accenture publishes an Annual Cost of Cybercrime Study that combines research gleaned from 16 industries in 11 countries with interviews with more than 2,600 executives […]
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Businesses should look to their procurement function for more than just price negotiation. In today’s competitive and challenging business atmosphere, every team within your organization should be playing a strategic role in addition to the basic functional role they have traditionally held. This recent IdeaXchange blog from Bill McCouch, Senior […]
Three decades ago, 90 percent of executives said they were successful at executing their business strategy. Today, that number is down to just 40 percent. WHY? The good thing about change and advanced technology is that it speeds up processes and lets us make decisions faster. The bad thing about […]
B2B commerce often follows the successes of B2C commerce when it comes to technology, but there are differences that must be considered. I posted an IdeaXchange blog last month about the B2B digital transformation that is now underway. In that blog, I cite Michael Treacy, author of Double Digit Growth, […]
If Siri or Alexa are part of your life, then you are already experiencing the wonder of AI. AI (or artificial intelligence) at one time was the stuff of sci-fi fantasy (think Westworld or Terminator), but the concept of machine learning or deep learning is already a part of many […]
The economic upswing that has benefitted most businesses is now looking more like a roller-coaster ride, most evident with the stock market experiencing incredible highs and lows, sometimes in a single day. This volatility can create uncertainty for businesses when it comes to planning for the future. Will sales increase, […]