Cognizant Podcasts

The fourth in the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work (CFoW) podcast series, in this episode, our CFoW business leader discusses the future of third-party infrastructure services with Jamie Snowdon, Chief Data Officer and Ollie O’donoghue, Senior Research Analyst at HFS Research. Tune in to learn more about maximizing the strategic value of IT investments and managing the transformative impact...

In our next installment of Cognizant’s Center for The Future of Work’s podcast series, Mike Smart, Senior Analyst and Operations Officer at NelsonHall, reveals how organizations can and should fight back to protect themselves and their customers in the ongoing cybersecurity war.

Do blockchain technologies, with their design as a shared, distributed, peer-to-peer ledger system, suggest a real innovation in industries like healthcare handle the storage and transfer of sensitive and valuable information? Tune in to today's episode with Fletcher McCraw, Senior Consultant, Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at Cognizant, to explore the potential impact of block cha...

By digitizing the processes at the heart of their companies, business leaders can turbo-charge operational efficiency and propel massive revenue growth and cost savings. In this installment, Robert Brown, Associate Vice-President in Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work provides tactical advice on applying new digital technologies to front-, middle- and back-office work processes to realize ne...

Organizations need better solutions quickly – the answer is to rethink infrastructure from being a foundation stone on which business is built, to a driving force that helps organizations move and change at a constantly faster rate. Tune in to figure out the factors that influence the simplicity of next gen IT infrastructure, with Venugopal Lambu, Senior Vice President & Global Business head f...

The accelerating age of digital is impacting every business, and the banking and financial services industry is not exempt. Digital is driving a business transformation that puts the client front and center and equips all employees, from advisors through back-office operations teams, with the tools and skills to advance that objective. In this episode, Alan Alper, Editorial Director of Cognizant T...

Data is now as ubiquitous as air itself in the world of business, and easier and cheaper than ever to gather and analyze. Business insights derived from data are becoming an essential part of corporate survival and success in the digital world. Merging age-old principles of storytelling and the new field of data journalism, organizations can ensure that decision-making is data-based and meaningful...

The first in the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work (CFoW) podcast series, in this episode our CFoW business leader discusses the importance of “digital customer experience” and how it is key to engage with, delight and monetize customers in the modern world.

This podcast explores blockchain, an emerging digital /infrastructure backbone that promises businesses more secure, trusted, transparent and automated ways of transacting online – without friction.

Over the last few years, automotive electronics and wireless technologies have grown by leaps and bounds. Advancement in these technologies, combined with device convergence and changing lifestyle demands, are enabling the automobile to extend the driving experience beyond traditional vehicle transport. Tune in to this episode with our heads at Cognizant’s Manufacturing & Logistics business un...

Data is the crude oil of the digital economy. When refined with predictive analytics and modeling techniques, data can power personalized offers that boost customer loyalty, create upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and generate greater share of wallet. Digital is reconfiguring the world, says Prasad Chintamaneni, President, Global Industries and Consulting. Listen on.

The digital era will rely on machines, but winning will require — perhaps more than ever — talent pools that can thrive in an increasingly digitized economy. Navigating this shift will be one of the defining success criteria for leaders. Lend your ears to Euan Davis, who says it is time to get serious about your organization’s most important asset — its people.

Despite the hype, the Internet of Things (IOT) is taking substantive shape in the insurance industry. Initial pilots offer a glimpse of how a tightly interconnected physical and digital world can drive breakthroughs in productivity, organizational efficiency, and entirely new product and service models that radically improve customer experiences. Tune in to what opportunities and challenges this c...

As we enter the digital era, most business leaders understand that the "digital customer experience" is the key to engaging with customers and growing revenues. However, according to our recent research, the vast majority of businesses have a long way to go when it comes to getting it right.

The most common real‑world robots make cars, unload ships, assemble products, even vacuum floors. But as we progress into the digital age, robots will be tasked less with physical labor and more with helping humans with knowledge work. Rather than replacing humans, they are augmenting uniquely human capabilities (like empathy and teamwork) to help smart people work smarter. Stay tuned!

Our latest research reveals that by applying digital remedies to precisely targeted process areas, organizations can relieve operational stress and generate improvements, yielding outsized results that ripple across the process value chain. Listen to Robert Brown, Associate Vice-President in Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work on how to apply the principles of acupuncture for digital healing...

While the term "digital" does not confine to just internet banking, private banks need to gear up for their digital odyssey by fundamentally reshaping their operating models. Let’s listen to how Asian banks are now embracing digital.