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Like us, you’ve probably noticed that over the past two years, most discussions about AI in manufacturing have focused on what LLMs can do for engineers, planners, and other knowledge workers. Vendors have showcased copilots that summarize docume…
It’s that time of year again, when many clients are in phase zero, or what Forrester calls a pre-RFP assessment period, of strategically planning what to do with their legacy enterprise human capital management and finance applications or contemplating…
It is this time of year where I usually like to try and make seasonal specialties from other parts of the world. I’ve been exchanging recipes with my colleague George Lawrie. I’m not sure how anyone can really eat the mince pies he tells me are delicio…
The Open Group Open Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) is pleased to announce that it is initiating a project to update the Open Trusted Technology Provider™ Standard (O-TTPS), a standard of The Open Group, Parts 1 and 2 to Version 2.0. The O-TTPS V2.0 Update Project will seek to update Parts 1 and 2 of the O-TTPS to reflect learnings from organizations that have successfully certified products against the standards as well as the work done by government organizations in the area of supply chain security.
Each order is special to an empowered customer You’ve heard a lot of buzz about “AI” and “blockchain” reshaping logistics. Age of the Customer empowerment means must companies must use every means to close the gap between customer facing and back offic…
Grocers Are Partnering For Digital Growth The last few months have been a watershed of new deals around grocery fulfillment. Walmart is partnering with DoorDash, Kroger is investing in Ocado, Target is acquiring Shipt, and Amazon is delivering groceri…
By The Open Group The increase of cybersecurity threats, along with the global nature of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), results in a threat landscape ripe for the introduction of tainted (e.g., malware-enabled or malware-capable) and counterfeit components into ICT … Continue reading →
Agility and the Virtual Extended Enterprise
In the 1990s, The Agility Forum of
Lehigh University defined Agility as “The ability to successfully respond to
unexpected challenges and opportunities.” The
forum chartered a technical commi…
Agility and the Virtual Extended EnterpriseIn the 1990s, The Agility Forum of Lehigh University defined Agility as “The ability to successfully respond to unexpected challenges and opportunities.” The forum chartered a technical committe…
Agility and the Virtual Extended EnterpriseIn the 1990s, The Agility Forum of Lehigh University defined Agility as “The ability to successfully respond to unexpected challenges and opportunities.” The forum chartered a technical committe…
These days, organizations are rarely self-contained. The challenge here is how to manage the dependencies your operations have on factors that are outside your control. The Open Group’s Dependency Modeling (O-DM) standard specifies how to construct a dependency model to manage risk and build trust over organizational dependencies between enterprises – and between operational divisions within a large organization. Continue reading →
A preview of the upcoming Open Group Conference in Washington, D.C. – July 16-20, 2012. More information can be found here: http://www3.opengroup.org/dc2012 Continue reading →