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Over 50 years ago, the movie Fantastic Voyage thrilled audiences with the idea that people could be miniaturized and injected into a scientist to find and break up a clot that is threatening the scientist’s life. We still can’t send people in a tiny submarine through someone’s bloodstream, but a guest column in Pharmaceutical Online describes the FDA approval of a digital pill that enables a physician to monitor a patient’s compliance with medication regimens and the response to the medication. An ingestible sensor that is integrated with the pill captures information as the patient takes the medication. The sensor …

On Tuesday, Salesforce agreed to buy MuleSoft for $6.5 billion, paying a 36 percent premium on the share price, according to CNBC. If the deal goes through, Salesforce, a popular CRM and cloud computing company, will pay a thoroughbred price to acquire MuleSoft’s data integration technology. That’s great news if you believe in a data-inspired future. As the old saying goes, “a rising tide lifts all boats.” The MuleSoft deal is good for companies like Liaison Technologies because it underscores the value of what we do. As data proliferates and enterprises move toward digital transformation, the demand for ways to …

“Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.”   — Alfred North Whitehead (Mathematician) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamental to our progress. Intelligence demonstrated by machines running business software applications need to evolve so that machines can not only perform the mundane operations automatically but can also garner intelligent insights, predictive analytics, and intelligent reasoning for split second decisions. AI can enlighten us with new knowledge that will help us make productive and efficient business decisions and thus a competitive advantage. Let’s look at some typical work-flows at organizations: Inside Sales uses …

I’ve just returned from HIMSS18 in Las Vegas, NV. Another exhilarating HIMSS conference is behind us. This year not only did the event grow to an expected 45,000+ attendees, but HIMSS is expanding geographically in their conference mission. Global HIMSS Conference Theme – Harold “Hal” Wolf, President and CEO noted at the opening Keynote address, that it’s important that the theme of the conference, “Where The World Connects for Health” represent the global initiatives to improve healthcare through HIMSS and the conference. Healthcare issues and transformation must be solved globally and Health IT and technology are key components. This point was also …

According to IDC, organizations all over the world will spend approximately $2 trillion dollars on digital transformation technologies in 2020. This prodigious amount of projected investments in digital technologies will impact how businesses engage with their customers, transform internal processes, and create new revenue streams. But given the limitless possibilities that digital transformation offers, coupled with the fact that trends come and go, the challenge for enterprises is to find which technologies and trends are here to stay, so they can ensure lasting returns on their investments. In this post, we will explore five technologies and trends that are here …

Much has been said and written about digital transformation and its benefits. But as companies that have embraced digital transformation continue to be analyzed and studied, patterns emerge and the positive impacts of digital transformation can be summarized into three major benefits: the transformation of business operations, the evolution of customer-centric organizations, and the revolution of business models. Key Benefit #1: Business Operations Transformation Arguably, the most important and impactful benefit of digital transformation happens behind the scenes. The transformation of business operations lays the foundation for other key benefits of digital transformation.   This benefit can be further categorized …

According to research conducted by Harvard Business School, digital leaders — enterprises that embraced Digital Transformation — saw their three-year average gross margins at 55%, compared to only 37% for digital laggards — the companies that were not prepared to transform their businesses digitally. And when it came to earnings, digital leaders posted an average net income of 11% while digital laggards only had 7% net income. In today’s highly competitive business environment, Digital Transformation is no longer optional — it is an imperative, a necessity in order for enterprises to remain competitive or even just to stay afloat. To keep …

With only a few days left in this year’s edition of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Norway is close to reclaiming its throne as the overall winner in terms of total medal count, leading by a few gold medals ahead of Germany in second place. In 2014, Norway, with 26 medals, ranked only second to the United States, with 28 medals. Will we see Norway back on top to run away with the most number of medals since the Winter Games started in 1924? The Winter Olympics, which only happens every four years, has always provided a benchmark …

Traditionally, the two-fold role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is to safeguard corporate information and ensure the quality of information supplied to enterprise applications for better and more objective decision making. However, as technology disrupts and transforms businesses, the CIO’s role, together with that of the IT department he leads, is also evolving from an operational into a strategic function. In this post, we dive deeper into the operational and transformational roles that today’s CIOs should be playing: Operational Role: The CIO as Manager The main objective of the CIO as a manager, like any other manager, is the optimization …

Digital Transformation is often used to refer to the process of developing a platform for selling products and services on the internet and via mobile phones. After all, this is the type of transformation that enabled Amazon to grow into a multi-billion dollar company. This is also the type of transformation that many other companies are looking to replicate to tap new markets and reach new customers. However, Digital Transformation goes beyond setting up e-commerce stores and online delivery systems. Today’s advancements in technology offer companies limitless opportunities to tap or even create new markets, improve their processes and operations, …