Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Oil and Gas Industry Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions and OLI Systems to Jointly Accelerate Digital Transformation for the Oil and Gas Industry with Water Chemistry Insights Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced a collaboration with OLI Systems, a leader in water chemistry-based process simulation and electrolyte thermodynamics, to optimize operating performance in the refining and petrochemical industries through the use of OLI’s innovative cloud platform that delivers actionable insights to operations teams. OLI’s deep understanding of electrolyte-intensive applications in refining, like crude distillation units, FCC, Hydroprocessing, Sour Water Stripping, and HF Alkylation, is informed by a comprehensive chemistry property database, rigorous thermodynamic models, and an expert team of water chemistry professionals, including scientists and engineers. With the new collaboration, OLI will work with Veolia to bring these leading capabilities to Veolia field engineers and experts in refining and petrochemicals to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of chemical treatment programs by successfully addressing process diagnostics and asset integrity concerns. "Veolia has a broad portfolio of solutions for the refining industry, and this collaboration with OLI will allow us to provide our customers with a consultative offering to provide enhanced diagnostics, system optimization, and alternative […]

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• Usage of online services leaves digital footprints, and their storage, transfer or access by other parties can have huge implications, many times unintended by the user. • This calls for a reflection on data privacy and the universal right to data privacy. Kenya’s digital transformation If you are reading this article on your smartphone, you could be one of those who can instantly use the internet to take part in information sharing and discussions. In just 25 years, the Internet has transformed our lives. However, we seldom think about what the internet actually does to us, yet every time we use it, we leave digital footprints. Every second, massive quantities of data about us are being collected, used and transferred within Kenya and far beyond its borders. A growing part of the Kenyan population is active online. This opens vast opportunities for entering into a modern and globalised economy, and for people to take part in business, governance, democracy and social services. Usage of online services also leaves digital footprints, and their storage, transfer or access by other parties can have huge implications, many times unintended by the unaware user. This calls for a reflection on data privacy […]

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Al-Futtaim Group, a leading family-owned business operating across the regional automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health markets, has committed to a complete digital transformation , powered by its long-term partner SAP , and supported by Microsoft Azure as an intelligent cloud platform, to maintain its competitive edge and realise multiple benefits for its customers, partners and employees. This month’s signing ceremony attended by the Vice Chairman and CEO of Al-Futtaim Group, Omar Al Futtaim , and SAP global CEO Christian Klein, Al-Futtaim Group officially adopted RISE with SAP, a customised solution to ensure a quick and seamless transition of mission-critical systems to the cloud. Once implemented, all of Al-Futtaim Group’s business systems will be fully integrated into the cloud, with upgrades enabling the company to leverage the benefits of new technologies and the efficiencies arising from automated and streamlined business processes. Himanshu Shrivastava, Chief Technology Officer at Al-Futtaim Group, said at the signing ceremony, “This partnership is a testament to Al-Futtaim Group’s commitment to driving innovation and staying at the forefront of our industry . In line with our continued pursuit of excellence, the comprehensive SAP solution we are implementing incorporates sustainability metrics, industry best practices, extensibility, […]

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Doha: The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining joint cooperation between the two parties in a bid to support the digital transformation process. The MoU was signed by Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Naimi, PSA Assistant President, and Lana Khalaf, General Manager of Microsoft Doha, last Thursday at the PSA premises. This took place during a meeting attended by Dr. Khalid Al-Quradaghi, Director of Information Systems Department and Advisor to the President’s Office, Amr Samir, Director of the Public Sector at Microsoft, and a number of officials from both sides. During the meeting, both sides discussed the strategic relations between the State of Qatar and Microsoft, new projects in Qatar and an array of topics of common interest. Both sides also reviewed ways to strengthen the partnership between PSA and Microsoft and support PSA efforts in the process of digital transformation in its current and future projects through partnership with some advanced technology companies to provide their services and expertise with the best possible quality. This MoU outlines the scope of the expected cooperation between the two parties, i.e. cloud services, best practices in the areas of application modernization, artificial intelligence, cloud security, […]

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Global delivery footprint now spans India, North America & Ethiopia; combined entity to have 1500+ global employees with innovation centers in India across Bangalore, Delhi NCR & Ahmedabad; and Ethiopia.; Vasu Sarangapani, 30-year technology industry veteran to be the President & CEO of Relevance Lab January 30, 2023, Bangalore/Delhi/Ahmedabad: CIGNEX, and Excellerent today announced its merger with Relevance Lab, to become a global powerhouse in offering digital transformation and cloud services. With this merger, Relevance Lab, headquartered in Singapore, will have delivery presence across North America, India and Ethiopia and a global headcount of 1500+ employees. While Relevance Lab excels in DevOps/Automation on Infrastructure, Applications and Data, CIGNEX is a leader in Open-Source Technologies and Cloud that are used to engineer/deploy digital transformations & robotic process automation applications; and Excellerent, besides its Agile Engineering prowess, provides a unique differentiator with its development center in Ethiopia. The merger provides the platform to have economies of scale to have an integrated approach to address all the dimensions of digital transformation from its global development centers. The shareholders of CIGNEX and Excellerent rolled up their shares into Relevance Lab on a share swap basis. The incumbent management of the respective companies will […]

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Vikram Thaploo The performance of almost all industries is significantly impacted by digital transformation, and healthcare is no exception. Today, it is crucial for the healthcare sector to offer better patient care digitally, irrespective of where the patient is located. Generally speaking, the adoption of cutting-edge technologies targeted at enhancing work efficiency in hospitals and elevating patient care to a whole new level is what digital transformation in the healthcare business is all about. In fact, there are a growing number of opportunities that appear today in the branch of digital transformation in the healthcare industry and in diagnostics. The increased digitization of healthcare in India is being stimulated by government initiatives, cost savings and innovations in technology. It is also being propelled by the need to enhance clinical outcomes and efficiency and improve communications among healthcare providers, patients and payers. Cloud-enabled data management platforms, Telemedicine, artificial intelligence (AI) assisted medical devices and Blockchain for electronic health records are some examples of digital transformation in healthcare. Healthcare Providers Accelerating Digital Investments to Meet Improve Operational Efficiencies and Patient Experience According to a recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan, the healthcare sector’s enhanced focus on meeting the ‘Quadruple Aim’ of […]

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BMO’s wealth management division has chosen FactSet, a global financial digital platform, as its primary market data provider. FactSet is deploying its modern, flexible Advisor Workstation to BMO Wealth Management professionals across Canada to support its digital transformation objectives. The implementation equips advisors with FactSet’s industry-leading content and analytics within a comprehensive and intuitive web-based interface that enhances BMO Wealth Management’s broader technology ecosystem to drive advisor productivity and client engagement efforts. The expanded relationship with the firm represents another significant win in the wealth management sector, and confirms FactSet’s strategy to deliver flexible, robust, and differentiated solutions that power our clients’ digital transformation journeys across their enterprise. FactSet EVP and head of research and advisory solutions Goran Skoko said, “Our collaboration demonstrates how FactSet’s solutions enable enterprise-wide digital transformation and reinforces our commitment to the Canadian market. “We are thrilled to work with BMO, who are committed to implementing new technologies that will enhance communication, efficiency, and the advisor experience, and drive improved customer outcomes.” BMO Private Wealth COO Bruce Ferman remarked, “We are pleased to work with FactSet to help drive progress in BMO Wealth Management’s digital transformation journey. Together, BMO Wealth Management’s professionals will be equipped […]

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Momenta, the leading Digital Industry value creation + venture capital firm, announced the acquisition of Chakra, an outcome-based digital transformation advisory firm in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2019 by Luke Smaul , the team’s principals have led multinational digital transformation projects for Fortune 100 companies, including GE Digital. Deeply rooted in design thinking, Chakra uses applied strategy models to merge the digital world with the industrial one, creating new go-to-market, business models, and revenue growth across the full tech ecosystem. Manufacturing companies start out by investing in digital but often lose their way as they work through identifying ROI and impact in pursuit of scalable solutions. Traditional digital advisory offerings are not geared toward the needs of industrial companies and are not equipped to provide guidance on how these companies do and should operate. Chakra brought about a new way of thinking about digital and digital transformation, focusing on a 4-pillar transformation framework . "We’ve been impressed with the impact of Chakra’s team and tools on the digital transformation of industrial clients," said Doug Harp , Managing Partner of Momenta. "We believe this best-practice-based industry transformation capability complements Momenta’s position as the leading Digital Industry value creation + venture […]

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Some CIOs approach technology modernization by deciding on a cloud platform, designing a blueprint, and executing it with their own IT staff, C-suite funding, and the hypervisor’s vertical industry experts. Other CIOs hand over most of the project to consulting firms: the old throat choke. [ Learn from your peers: Check out our State of the CIO report on the challenges and concerns of CIOs today. | Find out the 7 skills of successful digital leaders and the secrets of highly innovative CIOs . ] There is no right or wrong way to proceed. Whichever path is chosen, enterprises that are outsourcing their computing infrastructure to the cloud need a wide array of technical and business experts to exit the data center. The consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry is somewhat behind other industries in the race to modernize but supply chain bottlenecks and the pandemic’s unprecedented disruption have accelerated their need to digitally transform. Take C&S Wholesale Grocer, for example. The $27 billion, 100-year-old grocery wholesale distributor has seen the light on the importance of the cloud for modernizing its operations. And although C&S has a talented, ample staff of IT professionals, the distributor opted to last year to sign […]

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Analyst report ranks ValueBlue’s BlueDolphin as a Contender in EAMS for the first time with the highest possible score in the Roadmap criterion within the strategy category. NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — ValueBlue ( www.valueblue.com ), creators of the BlueDolphin agile digital transformation collaboration platform, today announced that ValueBlue has been ranked among the top 12 vendors in the latest The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q1 2023. This is the first time ValueBlue has been included in a Forrester EAMS Wave report. In assessing BlueDolphin, the Forrester report says: Continue Reading ValueBlue "ValueBlue has a pragmatic and effective offering that will meet the needs of most EA professionals and is competitive in all criteria. It is strongest in supporting organization, sustainable, and resilient architecture use cases. ValueBlue has an effective strategy overall and is likely to improve its market position soon due to its strong roadmap." Conclusions from The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q1 2023 report include: "In Forrester’s Future Fit Survey, 2022, only 3% of respondents’ organizations were fully customer obsessed. These fully customer-obsessed organizations grew 1.8 times faster than the rest. However, to achieve customer obsession, their enterprise, technology, business, and […]

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