Ukraine is a major contributor to the global tech community, with 250,000 highly-skilled individuals well known for their talent and commitment, often involved in mission-critical projects. Companies are now scrambling as the workers they count on are pushed out of the picture. These employees cannot move forward on daily tasks and worry they may not have a job to return to when the dust settles.

Leading home improvement retailers and manufacturers are redefining how they design, develop and deploy digital strategies to integrate employee (ESAT) and customer satisfaction (CSAT) levels to accomplish critical future-state objectives, according to Christina Cooley, Director of the Home Intelligence Practice with J.D. Power.

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies have long been used to aid the military in finding, fixing, and tracking friendly and hostile elements, as well as assessing damage to targets in areas of interest. While these technologies are recognized as essential tools for the execution of complex military operations, they are now gaining traction as a key element for a vast array of emergency management scenarios.

Rising consumer expectations have collided with supply chain disruptions to redefine how network service providers (NSPs) bring compelling value propositions to the market. While cutting-edge product developments on the customer premises equipment (CPE) front once provided an opportunity for NSPs to secure a competitive differentiation, it has become clear that a more comprehensive view of innovation will be required to improve their market position through 2022 and beyond.

ISR technologies forged and refined to meet the battlefield requirements of overseas military activities are finding new applications domestically to support emergency management missions at the state and local level. The rising frequency and volatility of natural hazards has elevated the importance of improving situational awareness for first responders deployed in response to these events.

The end of 2021 introduced a resurgence of pandemic complications that have aggravated challenges faced by the Eurasia-connected home community. However, new technological developments and the implementation of innovative business practices have actually generated deeper relationships between consumers and NSPs in the region.

A more nuanced understanding of cloud economics has prompted many organizations to pursue a hybrid infrastructure strategy through “fit-for-purpose” analyses.

According to analysts at IDC, the executive order opens a new window into new requirements and expectations that will likely have to be met by enterprise technologists tasked with the prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber incidents. There is increasing recognition that detection and response at speed will be critical to reducing the potential damage inflicted by bad actors in cyberspace.

Beyond providing eyes and ears on situations that are either impractical or too dangerous for direct human observation, ISR systems are using unmanned technology platforms to provide critical ad-hoc connectivity when existing infrastructure is compromised, says Kevin Thompson, director of public safety for TrellisWare, a provider of mobile ad-hoc networks solutions, in a podcast interview with BizTechReports.

Emergency management agencies (EMAs) have their hands full as the intensity, frequency, and volatility of natural and man-made disasters rise across the United States. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. sustained 16 weather and climate disasters during 2020, resulting in damages researchers say exceeded $22 billion in that year alone.

The Internet-of-Things is leaving an indelible mark on the economy because it opens entirely new ways for products and services—at both consumer and industrial levels—to interact with individuals, the cloud environment, and potentially thousands of applications.

New vehicle production issues combined with steady demand fueled by continued population growth have created unprecedented profit margins on historically low volumes. The past 18 months have raised many pressing issues about the sector’s ability to sustain this high-octane dynamic. Among them is how industry executives can make the best decisions when conventional key performance indicators (KPIs) are out of whack.

There is formidable competition challenging the broadcasting community. Over-the-top (OTT) streaming providers have introduced a variety of new user experiences that are forever changing viewing habits and expectations. However, there is room for broadcasters to compete effectively in this field. That is why ideas about improved viewing experiences—such as those brought to the market by Advanced HDR by Technicolor, and interactive functionality have come to the forefront in next-generation television technology.

An increase in infrastructure disruptions caused by man-made and natural events has created a demand for utility providers to develop more effective and attainable safety messaging. Between cyber ransomware attacks and an uptick in severe weather with catastrophic consequences, executives in the utilities industry are reviewing the efficacy of their communications plans and the effect it can have on customer satisfaction.

For many in the industry, IT service management (ITSM) and DevOps represent opposite ends of the technology management spectrum -- putting into conflict those who want to move fast and drive change with those who are hard-wired to provide security, governance, and reliability. There is a growing case for these two enterprise technology philosophies to coexist if they can align to enhance performance and enable business transformation.

As organizations continue to embrace and integrate a growing array of cloud-computing elements into their enterprise infrastructures, the ensuing sprawl is creating integration, security, and data management challenges that are threatening to hamper progress toward strategic transformation objectives, according to Chris Rosen, a program director with IBM during a recent podcast interview with BizTechReports.

The past decade has seen the federal government and highly regulated industries reevaluate the role of cloud technology in enabling their digital transformation initiatives. Next-generation cloud offerings, led by Amazon AWS GovCloud (US), have matured to support the mission-critical objectives of national security, defense, and civilian agencies in a secure and compliant manner.

The global enterprise data management market size reached $78.32 billion in 2020 and is expected to register a CAGR of 9.6% through the middle of the decade, according to the latest analysis by Emergen Research. Revenue growth of the global enterprise data management market will be driven by the increasing need to manage business data more effectively.

A rising threat landscape characterized most dramatically by the growing number of ransomware attacks -- and other cyber-criminal activities -- targeting institutions has given technology leaders involved in transformation and modernization issues reason to be very careful. In general, technology executives in the sector are exploring the risks and rewards associated with Oracle modernization and migration to cloud environments.

The next few years will find retailers across the country focusing on significant business model innovations by harnessing technological intellectual property to build resilient digital supply chains that ensure the delivery of high customer experiences at scale. Technology and business leaders will be challenged to demonstrate greater agility and continuity in a market that will continue to be volatile and unpredictable. So say Scott Ernst and Kayla Broussard, executives with IBM’s cloud advisory and cloud architect practices, in a podcast interview with BizTechReports.