According to McKinsey, 60 percent of mergers and acquisitions fail due to a lack of data integration and/or adaption. As CIO for Ingredion, Ron Lejcar has helmed the IT transformation behind many of its high profile acquisitions. What strategies has Ron used to be a part of the winning 40%? This, he says, is where the ...

Risk, reinsurance and human resources giant Aon may be the ultimate stress test for the idea of brand as unifying force. Its 435 acquisitions have included companies worth 500 million dollars, with a heritage of 355 years, and where employees have spent their entire career. Can you unite so many seemingly disparate cultures under one ...

Cloud is changing business. New ideas can be created quickly, services mashed together and products rolled out faster than ever before. But billing gets ever more complex – who gets paid for what, and when? Flat fee or pay per drink? Effective monetization of all your business relationships is vital. Scott Swartz, Founder & CEO ...

It wasn’t so long ago that tech journalists were predicting the end for mobile giant BlackBerry. There was a certain irony in the idea of the smartphone pioneer being left behind by the rise of BYOD. Yet confounding those predictions, BlackBerry is back with new handsets, new services and an enterprise solution that looks to ...

Shoppers and their mobiles are rarely parted – and with a 2012 survey showing that 64% of smartphone owners now use the small screen to shop online, it’s not a trend that’s likely to decline. But while customers venture ever-further into the mobile ether, it’s not all doom and gloom for brick-and-mortar retailers. Nick Pryke ...

Progressive businesses have always encouraged their people to talk and share but, as the tide of consumerised IT brings to shore a host of new file sharing platforms, one thing is clear – the risks have never been greater. Intralink’s Richard Anstey explains one possible technology approach, and a whole lot of educational ideas.

For Mayur Gupta, the global head of marketing technology and innovation with consumer goods giant Kimberley-Clark, online video has five unique assets: it is easy to create, to consume, and to market; it drives leads and it drives sales. Here’s who is doing that well and what online video could bring to your business.

Cloud solutions work fantastically – in theory. But what happens in reality, where CIOs have to deal with keeping the proverbial lights on? What critical areas need to be addressed by the CIO before jumping in? MeetTheBoss TV’s Nick Pryke found out with help from Navisite’s CTO, David Grimes – starting with what’s going on ...

Mobile devices are accelerating the exchange of information in the healthcare arena like never before. From patient apps to EMRs – the digital revolution is well and truly underway. But what does a better approach to mobile mean for the clinical setting? Nick Pryke spoke with Mark Moroses, SVP & CIO at Continumm Health Partners, ...

Collaboration is nothing new in the business arena; but as the tide of consumerised IT brings to shore a host of new file-sharing platforms, one thing is clear: the risks have never been greater. Nick Pryke spoke with ING’s Olivier Kerckhoff to find out more – starting with how he thinks the landscape has shifted.