IBM : THE CDO ’ S BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
AI & DATA
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The ability to keep ‘ building ’ on the hybrid cloud , says Bhandari , will accelerate the adoption of AI as part of enterprise transformation . Other important technologies that will be adopted include 5G and blockchain , which he says has the potential to transform data and data ownership . “ It ’ s a rapidly changing industry . But with that , comes an acute awareness and willingness on the part of the c-suite and enterprises to gain a much greater understanding of what these trends and technologies can do in terms of transforming their businesses . Leaders and organisations all over the world have come to realise that it ’ s not a question of ‘ should we do it ’, but a question of ‘ when do we do it ’. If you don ’ t , you ’ ll very quickly be irrelevant .”
IBM : THE CDO ’ S BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
When Bhandari joined IBM five years ago , his role was specifically created to facilitate the mission of transforming IBM into a Data and AI enterprise . He built a transformation strategy
JULY 2020