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According to Forbes, while executives estimate that 30% of their cloud spending is wasted, at the same time enterprises intend to spend even more on cloud services. Clearly wasteful cloud spending is a recognized yet growing problem that for many continues to go unresolved. As this blog will show, where IT leaders fall short on is not identifying areas of spending that can be improved but implementing a plan of action for cost savings and maintaining it. 

High Performance Computing

Companies can no longer rely on “human computers” for their R&D initiatives. Fierce competition, the constant quest to maintain or further an organization’s differentiation, and the need to make decisions steeped in digital information mean that almost every company – regardless of industry – must invest in high performance computing, artificial intelligence, and analytics infrastructure.

Without customers, there is no business. And, without providing contextually relevant and differentiated customer experiences, businesses are unable to forge and maintain the strong bonds with customers that can help avoid chaotic disruptions.  IDC’s predictions for the Future of Customer and Consumers explore the most urgent technology issues and concerns that companies must address to differentiate themselves and maintain engaging relationships with customers.