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Key Discussions and Inspiration for 2021 from the IoT Economy

With the state of the media and the impact that recent crises have had on public safety, it is important to remember that business leaders have the ability and power to create better [...]

Digital Transformation Trends in Financial Services: What to Look for in 2021

Time will tell how the year 2020 is seen in the rearview, but one thing is certain: it wasn’t dull. The global COVID-19 pandemic altered everyone's playbook for the year, and the impacts [...]

Maven Wave’s 2020 Content Recap

As we close out the year, we know the challenges presented by this unprecedented time have been felt by every company in different ways. Whether your organization has needed to move a workforce [...]

Perseverance Through An Unpredictable 2020: Maven Wave’s End of Year Awards Round Up

Earlier this year, our mid-year awards blog highlighted the impressive shifts the Maven Wave team was undergoing four months into the pandemic. Not only were we migrating to a fully remote workplace ourselves, [...]

Manufacturing Leaders: Here’s Your Thought Leadership Round Up to Close Out 2020

For manufacturers, Q4 2020 has been a confusing time. On the one hand, we have a lot to celebrate in the industry. We’ve solved some of the toughest problems that we’ve encountered in [...]

Agile Retailers: Here’s Your End of Year Innovation Debrief for 2020

Throughout 2020, the theme for the retail sector has been agility. Here at Maven Wave, we’ve been helping the next generation of industry frontrunners find their “North Star” in an unpredictable consumer landscape. [...]

3 Ways Contact Center AI (CCAI) Provides a Competitive Edge for 2021

Across the globe, enterprises are increasing customer satisfaction with conversational AI. As organizations continue to face complex challenges, contact center transformation is no longer an option. In order to stay competitive, businesses must [...]

Cybersecurity for Manufacturing: Is Your Facility Secure?

Digitization and automation make manufacturing processes smoother and more efficient, but can also raise concerts with cybersecurity for manufacturing. Automation applications include robotic material handling or product assembly, process monitoring and quality assurance, [...]

Top 3 Tips for Launching a Successful Google Workspace Organizational Change Management Program

Embracing change is vital for enterprises to stay connected, competitive, and sustainable. As more organizations transition to Google Workspace to solve current and future challenges, they demand a seamless, rapid transition driven by [...]

Taking SAP Into the Cloud: Enhancing Analytics and Insights with Google BigQuery

SAP lies at the heart of many enterprises, driving ERP to manage business operations and enhance customer relationships, and the ability to take SAP functions into the public cloud is dramatically increasing both [...]

Tackling the Libor Transition: Key Components from Iron Mountain and Google Cloud

The financial markets have never witnessed a deadline as large, complicated and challenging as the upcoming shift away from Libor. Often called “the most important number in the world”, Libor is being decommissioned [...]

Introducing Atos OneCloud: Enabling a Cloud Forward Future for the Enterprise

At Maven Wave, we’ve grown up with the public cloud. We have seen exponential growth over the past several years thanks in large part to the rapid adoption of cloud computing by the [...]

An Overview of Isolines as a Service for Google Maps

Today, companies across all industries are faced with service disruptions, new challenges due to remote work, and high demand for home delivery. And traffic conditions can be profoundly impacted by economic and environmental [...]

Custom Budget Alerting in Google Cloud Platform

One of the most prominent reasons for moving to the cloud is to reduce costs, and every organization should want to keep tabs on spending. Unfortunately, managing costs can be tricky in any [...]

5 Steps to Modernizing Applications for the Cloud

In today’s digital environment, modernizing applications presents the opportunity to increase business value, generate ROI, and rapidly create change. At the same time, app transformation empowers organizations to reimagine and update their customer [...]

The Future of Cloud Computing in Healthcare: Looking to 2021 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on how technology could improve operations in the healthcare field. Those previously hesitant to move forward with cloud computing in healthcare may be more open to it now, [...]

The Future of Telehealth: Patient-Generated Data

A doctor gets ready to meet with her patient on a telehealth visit, looking at the medical chart for real-time EKG and temperature results just before signing on to the video call. The [...]

Google Workspace vs. Office 365, Zoom, and More: What are the Superior Enterprise Productivity Tools?

Now that we’ve introduced Google Workspace to the world, it’s time to put it to the test. Amid an evolving business landscape, where video, collaboration, and security reign supreme, Google Workspace empowers enterprises [...]

Ask a User Experience Designer: Top Use Cases for Contact Center AI

Now more than ever, organizations must be more customer-focused and integrate modern technologies into their contact centers to communicate via social media, email, voice, and other digital channels. As enterprises are challenged with [...]

The Top 4 Benefits of Migrating Oracle Workloads to the Cloud

The rise of cloud computing solutions has unleashed a revolutionary wave of change and innovation for enterprise IT. One particularly complex area for companies considering a cloud migration is Oracle databases and the [...]

Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste: Potential Gains from the Libor Transition

Rahm Emmanuel, the former Chief of Staff for President Obama, is often quoted as saying the “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” What is often left out is the second [...]

The Data Center Dilemma: How to Achieve Immediate ROI Through Data Center Transformation

Unless you have been hiding under a raised-tile floor since the shared storage array was invented, you know how cloud can benefit your enterprise. Decreased cost, increased agility, lowered CAPEX: the list is [...]

Introducing Google Workspace: G Suite Reimagined

Just when we thought Google couldn’t get any more collaborative, flexible, secure, and efficient, they innovate once again with an exciting announcement presenting Google Workspace to the world! Launching at a time when [...]

Beyond Black Friday: Becoming an Agile Retailer

Retail events follow the seasons of our lives from summer vacation to back to school, major holidays, birthdays, and more. The year 2020 has sparked unexpected, radical changes into the way that consumers [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Benefits of SAP on Google Cloud, AI Platform Prediction, App Modernization, More

With the start of October, in addition to pulling out our sweaters, picking some apples, and maybe carving a pumpkin or two, we’re preparing for the end of the year. While we move [...]

Is It Time to Move Your Oracle Workloads to a Cloud Solution?: 4 Key Questions to Ask

Make no mistake about it, the move to cloud is on. Gartner estimates that 75% of database workloads will migrate to the cloud by 2022, but moving to the cloud is not without [...]

Manufacturers: What’s Your Resilience Strategy for Action in 2021 — and Beyond?

With Q4 2020 around the corner, it’s hard to imagine that the year is almost over already. Nobody could have anticipated the level of chaos that unfolded over these last several months. As [...]

How to Tackle Complex Libor Issues with Machine Learning

The deadline for the end of Libor is fast approaching and many financial institutions are struggling to address the complexities that this creates. Libor is ubiquitous in modern financial markets and this raises [...]

Google Cloud Partners are Leading the Way Toward a Brighter Future

Over the years, Maven Wave has leveraged expert insight, experience, and its premier Google Cloud partnership to convert complex business challenges into successful digital transformations for some of the world’s most influential companies. [...]

Insights on Telehealth Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has widened acceptance of telehealth, for both healthcare providers and patients. Many healthcare organizations scrambled to implement telehealth as lockdowns occurred throughout the country, while others already had systems in [...]

Lessons from Libor: How to Apply Machine Learning for Document Digitization

The imminent demise of the benchmark Libor interest rates is one of the most important developments in the history of financial markets and one that will pose a challenge for all financial institutions. [...]

How Healthcare Systems Can Build Effective Data Platforms

In many industries, we’re sold solutions based on business needs. In healthcare, these solutions may help us manage population health or the claims process, for example. At Maven Wave, we argue that the [...]

Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir and in the Cloud with Maven Wave – Data Management & Databases Week

After learning the latest about data analytics during last week’s Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir sessions, we’re digging further into data with the week six “Data Management & Databases” theme. The virtual event [...]

Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir and in the Cloud with Maven Wave – Data Analytics Week

Across screens worldwide, Google Next ‘20: OnAir attendees are taking a deeper dive into today’s most commanding cloud topics. Led by Google Cloud experts and featured guests, the all-digital event is helping leaders [...]

How Data Enabled Healthcare Systems to Get Ahead of COVID-19

Healthcare organizations are learning many lessons during the COVID-19 crisis. Whether still in thick of it or coming up for air, data and technology are key tools in the fight against this pandemic. [...]

Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir and in the Cloud with Maven Wave – Security Week

Google Next ‘20: OnAir is heating up the summer! Across the globe, attendees are logging in weekly to gain valuable insight into the industry’s hottest topics. Throughout the nine-week event, participants can take [...]

Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir and in the Cloud with Maven Wave – Infrastructure Week

Google Next ‘20: OnAir is in full swing, and while the event may be all digital this year, the sessions are still delivering innovative content, inspiring keynote speakers, and compelling breakout sessions. What’s [...]

3 Key Digital Transformation Trends Informing the Future of Work

As we begin to adjust to the new, stark reality that work-life as we know it might never be the same, how will enterprises reshape and move ahead? As businesses begin to reopen [...]

Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir and in the Cloud with Maven Wave – Productivity & Collaboration Week

Last week, Google kicked off Next ‘20: OnAir with Industry Insights week and an opening keynote full of exciting product announcements. For more on BigQuery Omni, Confidential VMs, and other product launches, check [...]

4 Distributed Ledger Technology Proof-of-Concepts Leading the Way Toward a Digital Future

In 2017 it looked as if bitcoin, the original manifestation of distributed ledger technology (DLT), was on course to become a dominant and ubiquitous force in financial markets. Unfortunately, bubbles are bound to [...]

Google Kicks Off Cloud Next OnAir With Announcement of BigQuery Omni, Confidential VMs, More

The opening keynote session at Google Cloud Next looked a little different this year. Instead of being greeted by a standing-room-only crowd at Moscone Center in San Francisco, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google [...]

Maintaining Company Culture During Unpredictable Times: Maven Wave’s Mid-Year Awards Round Up

The first half of the year presented unforeseen challenges, but when we look back, it is the stories of innovation and persistence that prevail. Hindsight is truly 2020, and here at Maven Wave, [...]

5 Critical Components for Assessing the Quality of Enterprise Data

One of the most vital business lessons to derive from the ongoing global pandemic is the importance of data quality. While making key decisions around the best ways to rapidly implement and pivot [...]

How Data Enables the “Smart” in Smart Factories

The next generation of manufacturing is here. It’s no secret that manufacturers must continue to prove their relevance by leveraging emerging technology trends to stay on pace with modern-day customer demands and achieve [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Next OnAir, Meet for Telehealth, Empowering Remote Work with G Suite, More

As some employees continue to work from home while others return to offices part-time, and some retailers and restaurants cautiously reopen, we’re all still continually adjusting to this less-than-normal year. While living and [...]

Moving Past COVID-19: Lasting Impacts on the Future of Financial Services

When financial services companies wrote their business plans for 2020, it’s a safe bet that no one penciled in closing all physical locations, cutting revenue dramatically and converting nearly all employees to work [...]

Google Meet and Epic for Telehealth: Cambridge Health Alliance Kicks off the First Partnership

While many medical practices have been moving towards adding telehealth capabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed some to offer it much more quickly than anyone was expecting. Some practices jumped in feet first, even [...]

Top 3 Tips for Marketing Teams to Drive Conversions Virtually with Google Workspace

Across the globe, marketing departments and event teams pivoted plans as stay-at-home orders forced the cancellation of conferences, trade shows, and other in-person events. Creative as marketers are, this bizarre turn of events [...]

Celebrating 10 Years of Google Cloud’s BigQuery: A Look Back

Congratulations BigQuery on celebrating 10 years! As an early entrant to the Google Cloud Partner ecosystem, we at Maven Wave have enjoyed seeing the platform grow and evolve from beta to the industry [...]

How to Enable Greater Personalization in Retail with a Customer Data Platform

Billions of retailers are leveraging or relying solely on e-commerce right now, while struggling with how best to identify their customer’s needs and present personalized suggestions and experiences. Fragmented and impersonal data is [...]

10 Best Practices to Enable A Remote Workforce With Chrome Enterprise

As we prepare for the future and continue to navigate the new norm, many corporations have already announced that they are extending remote working until further notice. With Twitter leading the charge toward [...]

4 Tips for Recruiting Teams to Create Impactful Virtual Hiring Experiences with G Suite

As we have grown accustomed to our new normal, we find ourselves relying on all things digital - whether it be remote learning for our children, streaming movies with our family, or interacting [...]

Conversational Design for Voice and Chat Bots

Conversational experiences via a chat or voice bot are starting to become more commonly seen and more widely accepted. And introducing bots into operations presents a way for organizations to both improve customer [...]

5 Tips for Maintaining Company Culture in Remote Teams

The recent surge in remote work has brought up a lot of questions around the most efficient methods, data security, video conferencing and collaboration tools, and more. But there’s one topic critical to [...]

Financial Services: Bolstering Customer Service Using Virtual Agents

In nearly every way, the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event and the challenges that it poses to businesses are both widespread and complex. In addition to the unique new questions and concerns [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: G Suite Essentials Offered for Free, Anthos Expansion, Healthcare API, More

Since our last post, we’ve all been settling into the new reality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Google Cloud and at Maven Wave alike, that means supporting businesses during this unprecedented [...]

3 Tips for Sales Leaders to Leverage G Suite to Drive Deals Remotely

Now more than ever, sales leaders across the globe are turning to G Suite to help drive deals and enable their workforces remotely. With G Suite’s efficiency and flexibility, leading sales forces have [...]

IGNITE-ing a Spark of Relief for Recent Graduates With New Development Program

The 2020 collegiate graduating class is undoubtedly experiencing a new reality. Campuses have been cleared, lectures have gone virtual, and graduations have been canceled. Many students who were gearing up to land their [...]

How Healthcare Organizations Can Leverage Chat and Voice Bots

Intelligent chat and voice bots were gaining in popularity even before the COVID-19 crisis took over. A winter 2019 Smart Audio Report1 showed that 24% of U.S. adults owned at least one device incorporating [...]

3 Common Work From Home Use Cases for Administrators: The G Suite Solution

Many enterprises are suddenly tackling the need to support a remote workforce - and running into a few of the same frequently asked questions and challenges. Whether it be video conferencing woes, a [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: How Google is Helping During COVID-19, G Suite for Remote Work, More

As the healthcare industry takes on COVID-19, stores and restaurants rely on online sales and delivery, and workers across the globe adapt to temporarily working from home, it’s undeniable that 2020 is shaping [...]

7 Best Practices for Working from Home with Google Workspace

In the coming weeks, people across the world will find themselves in a situation where they are working from home for the first time as enterprises support social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Google Next Digital, Free Hangouts Meet Access, Cloud Migration Webinar, More

With many people suddenly finding themselves with newly freed-up calendars and more work from home days, now is the perfect time to curl up on the couch and catch up on the latest [...]

Cloud Change Management 101

Moving to the cloud can be tough, whether you’re adopting collaboration and productivity tools such as G Suite or migrating your company’s data to a new IT environment like Google Cloud Platform (GCP). [...]

International Women’s Day 2020: The Builders Behind the Brand

You may have heard that Maven Wave was recently acquired by Atos, a global leader in digital transformation with more than 110,000 employees, in 73 countries, and an annual revenue of over €11 [...]

Metrics, Agility, and Communication: 3 Key Factors to Making a “Big Bang” in Financial Services

It’s an undeniable fact that cloud computing, as exemplified by Google Cloud, is the foundation for a profound transformation in all aspects of business today. In financial services, the stakes are particularly high [...]

4 Key Anthos Attributes that Contribute to 4.8x ROI for the Enterprise

In a groundbreaking new report, Forrester projects that enterprises can enjoy a staggering nearly five times increase in return on investment by deploying Anthos. Consider the myriad implications for the enterprise with what [...]

A Match Made in the Cloud: Maven Wave Joins the Atos Family

The founders of Maven Wave have kept a handwritten note from their first meeting, 11 years ago. It’s a list of guiding principles, including directives such as “no B players,” “everyone sells,” and [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Acquisitions, Forrester Reports on Anthos and Analytics, New Google Cloud Functionality, More

We’re less than two months into 2020, but there’s a lot happening in the world of Google Cloud and Maven Wave. Between acquisitions on both sides, new Forrester reports on Anthos and analytics, [...]

4 Benefits to Becoming Digital and Data-Driven in Financial Services

Make no mistake: the current explosion of volume in data coupled with the emergence of new tools and processes on the public internet has created a near-perfect storm when it comes to generating opportunities [...]

Powering Enterprise AI Projects with BigQuery

Google Cloud’s BigQuery has come a long way since it launched in 2010, and even since machine learning (ML) was first added to the serverless, scalable cloud data warehouse last year. Google CEO [...]

The Top Cloud Publications & Podcasts We’re Consuming in 2020

With the evolution and growth of the cloud comes a laundry list of great side effects. One of those benefits is a surge of new resources that explore the innovations and technologies surrounding [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Google Makes Moves in Travel Industry, AppSheet Acquisition, Securing PHI in the Cloud, More

Since our last cloud news update, the holidays have come and gone and we’ve welcomed the start of a new decade. Now that we’re fully in the swing of 2020, Google Cloud is [...]

Moving to G Suite: Successful Change Management for Healthcare Clinicians

G Suite is replacing Microsoft and other Office suite products at many healthcare institutions. Making the change requires detailed planning across technology systems, but it also requires changing how humans interact with the [...]

3 Ways Retailers Can Personalize Customer Experience Using Technology

The modern consumer expects personalization as a standard of service. And even more, they expect to have a seamless transition between their online shopping experience and in-store interactions. Today, with much focus on [...]

Overcoming the Integration Challenge in AI Adoption

Though Artificial Intelligence (AI) still has a long way to go before reaching its full potential in the enterprise, organizations are already solving everyday challenges with various impressive applications of the technology. The [...]

Maven Wave’s Top 4 Trends Leading Digital Transformation in 2020

As we step into 2020, there’s a lot of discussion around business possibilities for this new year and new decade. In the world of technology, the future holds a myriad of possibilities. It’s [...]

Maven Wave’s 2019 Content Round-Up: Data Warehousing, Hybrid-Cloud, Machine Learning, and More

2019 brought many announcements and developments in the world of cloud technology, specifically in the areas of hybrid-cloud, machine learning, data warehousing, and more. Before we move into 2020, we're looking back at [...]

Wrapping Up a Successful 2019, But an Even Better Decade for Maven Wave

As 2019 comes to a close, we are looking back on our last 12 months of work with overwhelming gratitude. The Maven Wave team has yet again pulled off a groundbreaking year of [...]

How Our Mavens Live Life 10x

Earlier this year, Maven Wave introduced its 10x Mavens initiative to showcase the many talents and skills of our employees outside of the workplace. As 2019 closes out, we are taking a look [...]

What’s Up in the Cloud: Google Recognized by Forrester and Gartner, Cloud AI for Retail, New Network Intelligence Center, More

While most of us were busy watching football, eating turkey, and catching up with family members over Thanksgiving, there was plenty to be thankful for in the world of Google Cloud with new [...]