IoT robotics and AI

Enterprise hits and misses - blockchains are mutable, sentient AI is debatable, and retailers face loyalty and price tensions This article is sponsored by:

This week - will retailers salvage a volatile 2022 with a holiday surge? Plus: blockchain security gets called out, as does TikTok on data privacy. Big tech is still quiet on data privacy, and supply chain leaders face the analytical whip. As always, your weekly whiffs.

Integrate to automate - MuleSoft upgrades its offering to unburden IT by empowering business process users This article is sponsored by:

"When you do it right, it makes sense." True of so many IT developments. MuleSoft aims to make it easier to do it right, with automation at the forefront.

Achieving finance planning at scale - Planful CTO Sanjay Vyas on how AI can change FPM This article is sponsored by:

Every good event answers crucial questions - and raises new ones. After Planful Perform 2022, Planful's CTO took me inside their work on AI, and scaling FPM. He also fielded my burning questions on Planful Predict, and how AI will impact planning for finance teams.

GoHenry banks on Salesforce to speed up customer interactions This article is sponsored by:

Kids’ money app combines social and customer data to help agents solve queries quicker.

Enterprise hits and misses - debating tech crash versus market correction, as data privacy suddenly takes center stage This article is sponsored by:

This week - tech stock crash, or correction? And how should companies adapt? As data privacy suddenly takes center stage, we continue to grapple with the future of digital work - and the surge in AI adoption. Plus: whiffs lighten the mood.

Keeping the lights on more sustainably at Stoke-on-Trent City Council This article is sponsored by:

Working with Siemens, the UK local authority has embarked on an ambitious - and successful - sustainability program.

Transformation programs compress, but the enterprise IT spend holds up, says Accenture CEO Julie Sweet This article is sponsored by:

Accenture's being cautious about predicting the macro-economic climate for the coming months, but spend on transformation is holding up.

Edge analytics hype versus reality - a discerning look at the pros and cons This article is sponsored by:

Edge analytics is promoted as the solution to the analytics problems posed by edge devices. Let's take a harder look at the pros and cons, including security, cost, and integration with cloud analytics. Can we even call these use cases "analytics" at all?

AstraZeneca’s rules for implementing responsible, ethical AI This article is sponsored by:

AstraZeneca delivers a candid presentation, which acknowledges that easy answers to ethical AI are hard to come by.

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Samsara’s VP of Product - taking a problem-first approach to the Internet-of-Things This article is sponsored by:

The Internet-of-Things (IoT) has been a buzzword in enterprise technology for years, but Samsara believes that it is gaining traction with buyers because of its problem-led approach to connecting the physical world.

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Enterprise hits and misses - shoppers hit the grocery stores, AI gets an ROI check, and the metaverse hype machine refuels This article is sponsored by:

This week - shoppers return to grocery stores - are retailers ready for the hybrid consumer? Events season rolls on; Oracle offers tech earnings hope. Transformation turns into lessons learned, and, just in time for the whiffs section - the metaverse gets a $5 trillion hype projection.

Salesforce adds new features to Sales Cloud to adapt to the changing nature of sales This article is sponsored by:

New features in Sales Cloud announced at Sales World Tour London yesterday are a response to the fast-changing nature of sales in a digitally connected world.

Ketan Karkhanis speaks at Salesforce World Tour London 2022

Salesforce checks in at Edwardian Hotels to provide a 360 degree customer view This article is sponsored by:

Edwardian Hotels wanted to join up the information and views from each of its departments into a single view.