Artificial intelligence, social media, self-driving cars, and tools to alter genes in your garage – even the most optimistic futurists already recognize that some technologies have the potential to evolve towards a point of no return. From this point of irreversibility, predicting how technological advances will be used or what unintended consequences might occur becomes…
Companies from the pharmaceutical sector are faced with the challenge of agreeing on the individualization of their products and the flexibility of their manufacturing processes. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry is more focused than almost any other industry. Therefore, it is necessary that the handling of customers, internal databases and processes,…
The corona pandemic – and above all, the home office boom associated with it – has proven to be a real cloud driver over the past 12 months. Today more companies than ever adopt a cloud-first approach and prefer cloud deployment options to traditional on-premises solutions. As the current State of Cloud Report 2021 shows,…
The role of cloud and multi-cloud environments in companies is growing steadily, intensified by the corona pandemic and the associated effects on companies and corporate cultures. Many employers have already announced that, following the restrictions and protective measures against Covid-19, they are increasingly focusing on ‘work from anywhere and enabling their employees to work more…
Office work will never be what it was until early 2020. The global pandemic has permanently changed how we look at how work should be done – this can be seen on both the employee and employer sides. When work can be done remotely, there is no longer any need to insist on being in…
IoT devices and edge computing structures will get better and more numerous, that is foreseeable. But many companies are not prepared enough to adapt quickly to change. Of course, edge computing doesn’t have to mean the same thing to all companies, so there can’t be a single recipe for everyone, just basic recommendations. This also…
The pandemic has triggered an extensive change in many companies and accelerated the digital transformation. Cloud computing has democratized access to modern technologies, and numerous companies have seized this opportunity. This enabled them to increase sales, margins and profits, open up new markets and introduce additional products and services. The operating and production processes became…
For a long time, the software industry was no joke in the fight against pirated software. Unsolicited license violations were prosecuted with the same severity as gangs operating on the black market. But slowly, the realization is growing that once scorched earth does not necessarily promote growth. Why don’t software pirates turn into paying customers?…
Not only do software manufacturers monetize software. Many hardware manufacturers are also starting now. Several trends can be observed here. The world has become more complex. Hardware manufacturers who want to monetize software have to think about approaching this and maybe get a partner on board for it. Some hardware companies have come a long…
The last year has presented the HR teams with numerous challenges – be it the complete or partial relocation of employees to the home office, the restructuring of internal and external processes or the reassignment of employees due to discontinued or new business areas. One solution here is the path to the cloud, also about…
