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APIs: connection with the customer
Buy a car, take out a loan or an insurance policy all at one company that doesn’t offer any of these services itself? If your train is delayed, receive a coupon for a discount for ice cream at a shop near the station? While on the road, receive detailed warnings about approaching severe weather, including […]
End-user creates his own workplace
Mobile working and communication is crucial to many organizations. After all, employees want the employer to provide the same intuitive user experience at the office that these employees enjoy with their smartphone or tablet in their private lives. Everything has to be fast, intuitive and work with no fuss. Among the upcoming millennial’s generation, this […]
Prepare your organization for API
The impact of the API economy on business models is already being frequently discussed. Considerable attention is also being paid to the new requisite competencies and technological support. The organization itself is in the spotlight far less frequently. How do you groom your structure for this new form of activities? First a few words about […]
A good API responds right away
The success of a valuable API can be measured by the extent to which it is invoked. After all: the more valuable an API is for developers and businesses, the more extensive – and intensive – its use. It is essential that the performance of the service offered is in line with demand. This imposes […]
Help, the business wants APIs!
The glowing promises regarding APIs are not going unnoticed by people in the business. Every product owner who takes his or her activities seriously is interested in applications and data sources that are created so as to be accessible for broader use. But when the ultimate application is found, the question quickly arises: how do […]
Finance that can count on cognitive technology
Organizations face challenging times. Virtualization and technical innovation all play a role in increasing business risk and volatility. Needless to say, then, that the department of finance is in the eye of the storm. New competitors, changing business models and higher customer expectations put pressure on CFOs. If they really want to be up to […]
Analytics: essential for a future-oriented CFO
Over the past few years, finance departments have evolved to real value-adding powerhouses, driving strategic planning and implementation. To spur this development, it is essential that finance gains more and more insights, not only into their own organization, but also in the broader sector, the market and into trends that are likely to shape the […]
Avebe – Financial consolidation in the cloud
To increase business agility, you need to make high-quality decisions based on timely performance information. But how to reconcile your figures fast, with subsidiaries all around the world? Avebe transformed its agility by switching to a cloud-based solution integrated with SAP ERP for rapid, automated financial consolidation. Users can now view up-to-date performance data anytime, […]
The innovator’s guide to the digital galaxy
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of different industries sit what once were innocuous organizations — companies that stayed in their own spheres of influence and didn’t disrupt the flow of business as usual. But now, they are capitalizing on existing and emerging technologies to expand their reach, open up new business models, and make […]