Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2016

And you probably won’t even know you’ve been affected until it’s too late to prevent significant damage to your company’s finances, operations, and reputation. Denial of service (DoS) attacks : Attacks that overwhelm an organization with malicious traffic, disrupting normal operations. The risk is growing.

Data 28

Data Intellectual Property Industry System 28

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

But companies and government agencies are starting to find plenty of places where knowledge-based tools can make a huge difference. These include improving data-mining operations, helping with training, and making structured, repeatable tasks and processes far more efficient and less costly.

Company 28

Company Knowledge Base Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Despite efforts among software vendors to create self-service tools for data preparation , this proportion of work is likely to stay the same for the foreseeable future, for a couple of reasons. As you progress in using data in operational and strategic applications, organizational changes will be inevitable. Insight Center.

Data 28

Data Software Enterprise Sales 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. We estimate that robotization, digitization, digital self-services, distributed digital advice and sales, and robo-advisors could result in a 60-70% reduction in the workforces of service providers, from financial services to telecom. The Next Analytics Age.

Automotive 28

Automotive Operations Software Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Salespeople waste time dealing with erred prospect data; service delivery people waste time correcting flawed customer orders received from sales. .” Companies, government agencies, and other organizations are rife with hidden data factories.

Data 28

Data Operations Finance Government 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. The complex calculations of the field known as Operations Research were enabled by mainframe computing. Interchangeable parts spurred ideas about structuring assembly lines and logistics. “The feedback is much more rapid.”

Change Management 44

Change Management Management Software Productivity 44

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2017

Organizations are also using these tools to improve maintenance, infrastructure planning, water conservation, and customer service (including repair efficiencies and pricing). In many parts of the world, the increased operational and infrastructure costs are simply passed on to consumers. In other regions, however, (e.g.

Industry 28

Industry Data Efficiency Tools 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

.” For example, productivity has grown dramatically in the retail sector since 1990; inflation-adjusted sales per employee have grown by roughly 50%. Economic analysis finds that most of this productivity growth is accounted for by a few companies such as Walmart who used information technology to become much more productive.

Software 28

Software Company Industry Policies 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2017

of the votes were in favor, providing a strong signal that climate change is an important financial risk and that shareholders want to know more about what companies are doing to transform their operations and products to remain competitive in a low-carbon world.

Energy 28

Energy Transportation Information Technology Information Technology 28