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Which is better? Buying a standalone analytics tool or having the same functions already pre-installed in an existing application - one that is designed to do other things beyond analytics? FutureCIO speaks to Jeremy Sim, Vice President, Head Of Channels & Alliances, APAC at Qlik to get his perspective on the topic of standalone vs embedded analytics.

Erich Gerber, SVP EMEA & APJ TIBCO, joins Podchats for FutureCIO to talk about sustainable innovation and how the CIO can help drive this initiative across the enterprise.

IoT in the workplace. There is renewed interest around it as organisations look to implement return-to-work policies and processes. But what exactly would IoT bring to the organisation? How do you ensure that IoT does not violate personal privacy?  In this episode of FutureIoT, we speak to Justin Chiah, senior director, South East Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong/Macau at Aruba Networks for his views on...

The use of the low-code development platform is driven by factors, including the rapid increase in the need for digitization and a strong ecosystem developed for Agile and DevOps practices, elimination of gaps in the required IT skills, and increasing need for rapid customization and scalability. FutureCIO speaks to Leonard Tan, Singapore country manager for OutSystems, to better understand the te...

FutureCIO’s The Very Best CIOs of Asia in 2020 series profiles some of the region’s most successful chief information officers to undercover what makes them tick, including challenges they faced in the course of their illustrious career, achievements they are most proud of, challenges as well learnings, and sage advice they would like to impart for future generations of Chief Information Officers....

FutureCIO spoke to Matt Young, senior vice president & head of Asia Pacific and Japan, and Jeff Smith, vice president of systems engineering, APJ, Nutanix to discuss the value proposition of hyperconvergence in a mixed world on-prem infrastructure and multi-cloud. 

FutureCIO invited Wee Tee Lim , regional sales director at LivePerson , to a podchat session to understand how advances around conversational analytics may finally help stop the frustrations caused when two parties in a conversational are talking but nobody is listening.

But as finance undergoes its own transformation and adopt technologies like cloud, automation, machine learning, and collaboration because of WFH, we picked some of the most raised questions by finance executives we’ve met at roundtable discussions in 2019 and asked Terry Smagh , senior vice president & general manager, Asia Pacific & Japan at BlackLine , for his perspective on the changes...

PodChats for FutureCIO guest, Marcus Loh, chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan with Cohesity describes the challenges organisations in APJ face as they look to tap and manage the explosion of data within their business.

In this episode of PodChats for FutureCIO, Callum Eade, Commvault’s vice president, Asia Pacific & Japan, shares his view around data protection and approaches to ensuring the ethical use of personal data during the pandemic and perhaps after the crisis is over.

In this episode entitled “ How edge influences your customer engagement strategy ” we dissect how businesses are adopting (or not) edge technology, and its wider application within the context of customer experience. is Yee May Leong, managing director, South Asia, Equinix, shares her perspective on how edge technology is helping businesses reality improved customer experience. 

In this episode entitled, “ Role of AI in analytics in the customer service setting, ” we dissect how businesses are adopting (or not) artificial intelligence in analytics, and its wider application within the context of the contact centre. Ravi Saraogi, co-founder and president of Uniphore APAC joins us as subject matter expert on the topic.

This episode is an extract from a recent regional roundtable discussion on the topic of “Secrets to Scaling the Automation Challenge”. In the proceeding presentation, Vel Kanniappan, APAC Finance Leader for UiPath, pulls from his experience as a finance executive what CFOs and finance leaders need to understand about RPA and how to address the recurring challenge – how to scale RPA to derive the h...

FutureCFO spoke to Jeffey HH Lee, group chief financial officer at Crimsonlogic, based in Singapore, to gather his thoughts and experiences about the interconnect between technology and the finance function, as well as how expansive crisis such as the ongoing COVID-19 are reshaping the competitive landscape.

Tony Lee, head of finance transformation IBM Services ASEAN, discusses how working capital optimization has/is changing among finance organisations in Asia. Topics covered in this episode of Podchats for FutureCFO: What is working capital optimisation? How has it changed as a result of COVID-19? What are the top 3 misconceptions about capital optimisation? Name the most common pitfall people/compa...

In our episode “ Digitization vs Digital Transformation ” we look at the continuing confusion enterprises and executives seem to have regarding digitization and digital transformation.  We are pleased to have two experts joining us today. Returning to Podchats is Mr. Murphy Choy executive director at Mc Edutech.  And joining us for his first stint with podchats is Mr. Fred Giron, vice president an...

Ritu Jyoti, program vice president, Artificial Intelligence Strategies at IDC opined that AI is poised to be more prolific and span every aspect of our lives and business.  She cautioned, however, that AI's rate of adoption will be challenged by evolving national regulations, a lack of an ethical foundation, and a lack of transparent and self-explaining algorithms critical for the trust and a...

In our episode “Use of AI in business today” we look at the conundrum facing business and technology leaders – what am I doing wrong with my AI strategy?  Our guest expert for today has over 24 years of experience advising and implementing AI and analytics strategy and solutions to global customers. He has helped customers to maximize their data assets, build innovative solutions to optimize cost,...

In this episode of Podchats for FutureCIO, we spoke to Robert Merlicek, chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan with TIBCO Software to get his perspective on several issues that perplex technology, operations and business leaders as regards to what they can and cannot do with AI, as well as what they may be doing wrong with the technology in the first place.

Welcome to PODCHATS for FutureCIO , a CXOCIETY production where we discuss, argue and debate technologies, practices and issues important to organisations in Asia-Pacific. In our episode “ C-suite strategies for monetising data ” we look at the conundrum facing business leaders – how do we monetise the data we are amassing today?  Our guest expert for today has over a decade of experience in the a...