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It’s Easy Being Green: How Cloud-First Digital Transformation Makes Sustainability Goals Achievable for Enterprise
For enterprises of all sizes across nearly every industry, two goals are likely to appear at the top of their priority lists: Elevating their practice through digital transformation. Creating a viable environmental, social, [...]
Infographic: BI Modernization Checklist
Ready to get your BI modernization strategy rolling? Here’s a step-by-step guide on everything you need to know before you begin.
5 Common Mistakes During Business Intelligence Implementation
The importance of business intelligence cannot be overstated. This powerful tool provides critical knowledge and insights that give companies a solid leg up in the race to market success. With it, organizations gain [...]
BI Modernization Basics: What is BI Modernization & Why Is It Important?
Data is, unquestionably, one of the most critical assets a modern global organization can have. In today’s intensely competitive business landscape, quality data can mean the difference between becoming a thriving industry leader [...]
Finding the Right BI Solution: 4 Considerations When Evaluating Your Options
Business intelligence (BI), if done right, can have a significantly positive impact on your organization. BI can enable faster decision-making and improved collaboration across teams; it can uncover insights about your customers, current [...]
5 Common Challenges to MLOps Capabilities & Development
Enterprise interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI / ML) is exploding with experts forecasting a 10x increase in spending over the next five years. However, the complex nature and exacting demands [...]
How to Develop Your BI Modernization Roadmap
As data creation zooms ahead at the speed of light, nothing is more detrimental to data-reliant businesses than ineffective, burdensome legacy infrastructure. Outdated tech can stand in the way of businesses adopting cloud-based [...]
6 Crucial Considerations for MLOps Success
Interest in AI / ML is exploding, but these new techniques and technologies present some unique challenges that can result in suboptimal results if not addressed correctly. Dysfunctional AI / ML efforts can [...]
The Top 3 Security and Compliance Technologies in 2023
As more companies embrace remote work, adopt cloud-based solutions, and use IoT and other emerging technologies, the digital landscape continues to expand at a rapid pace. With so much digital growth and so [...]
5 Underlying Principles of a Successful MLOps Maturity Assessment
Artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) is one of the most exciting areas in technology these days, with long-promised insights and results joining the mainstream. But while the future for AI / [...]
2023 Predictions: The Year Ahead for Public, Private, & Multi-Cloud Technology Trends
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR): What does this wide array of new and exciting technology trends have in common? Answer: the cloud. With enhanced scalability [...]
3 Cloud Trends for IT Infrastructure in 2023
Cloud adoption in the business world is surging as companies struggle to keep up with the ever-expanding demand for greater digital bandwidth and data storage. Along with the rise in cloud adoption, new [...]
Leadership Spotlight: Yelena Krasner
Another month has come and gone, and on the Maven Wave blog that can only mean one thing: it’s time to feature another one of our amazing leaders here at Maven Wave. This [...]
4 Tips for an Effective Internal Communication Strategy for Enterprise
In life and business, few things are as critical to success as strong communication, which is something Maven Wave knows well. Not only does internal communication impact the business on an operational level, [...]
News from AWS re:Invent ‘22: A Focus on Financial Services
As the undisputed founder of public cloud, AWS has blazed an exciting path over the past decade and a half, and the recent AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas displayed a juggernaut that [...]
Top 3 Consumer Fintech Trends in 2023 and Beyond
Today, consumers can buy everything — from groceries to gas — without ever opening their wallets. In fact, many financial transactions now happen via mobile apps, websites, email, text messages, and other digital [...]
The Regulators Are Watching: Addressing Collaboration Resilience in Financial Services
In the face of ever-increasing cybersecurity challenges, the issue of business continuity evolves and becomes more and more complex. Nowhere is this more true than in financial services. The stakes for banks, brokers, [...]
Top 3 Security Concerns for Enterprise Collaboration Tools in 2023
The use of enterprise collaboration tools is growing by leaps and bounds. Today, an increasing number of workers use one or more of these tools — such as Zoom, Slack, Google Meet, Yammer, [...]
Finding the Right Strategy for Communications in a Crisis
Global enterprises are beset by continually escalating threats to business continuity, including everything from ransomware to natural disasters. On top of this, regulators are taking a hard look at business continuity plans, putting [...]
How Green Is Your Cloud Storage? 5 Tell-Tale Signs Your Solution Is Sustainable
A significant paradigm shift regarding the importance of climate action is occurring around the globe. Companies worldwide have developed sustainable initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint, reflecting a growing awareness of the dangers [...]
Collaboration Resilience: 4 Key Elements of Business Continuity Amid Disaster
Despite years of effort and billions of dollars invested in business continuity, cybersecurity threats and other business disruptions (like natural disasters) continue to grow in both size and complexity. Such an incident exposes [...]
Leadership Spotlight: Eric Norton
For Eric Norton, life’s an adventure. Whether he’s mountain biking in Colorado or leading his team through complex and challenging deployment projects, no one knows better than him that the road can be [...]
The 5 Types of Enterprise Collaboration Tools
Zoom. Slack. Teams. Google Workspace. Are you up to speed on the latest collaboration tools, what they do, and the benefits they offer? As remote work opportunities abound, collaboration platforms are an absolute [...]
Addressing Collaboration Tool Security Head On with Google Workspace
“Shoot me a G-Chat.” “Let’s hop on Meet.” “I’ll send you the details in Gmail.” Collaboration tools for task management, calendar sharing, file sharing, instant messaging, and video conferencing make our work days possible.
Preparing for the Future of Cloud at #GoogleCloudNext22
Google Next is an exciting opportunity for people from all around the world, from all different business backgrounds, to connect and learn how to overcome today’s challenges together
Maven Spaces: Sara Metz, Marketing Coordinator
If the pandemic taught employers one thing, it was undoubtedly the importance of flexibility. For that reason, Maven Wave fosters a flexible work-life environment for all of our employees — no matter where they work.
The Latest Google Cloud Tools Enabling Sustainability
What do consumers, company stakeholders, investors, employees, and policymakers have in common? They’re all focused more than ever on the sustainability endeavors of the companies they support, work for, and invest in.
Net Zero Now! The Relevance of Net Zero for Today’s Enterprises
The need to achieve real gains in climate action is no longer a “nice to do” but a “need to have” for companies both big and small.
Leadership Spotlight: Gerard Kane
Family man; competitive sailor; team player: These are just a few of the terms that describe Gerard Kane, Senior Managing Director and SVP of Americas Digital Cloud Sales at Maven Wave. As a [...]
Hybrid Work: How to Secure Your Perimeter When Your Perimeter is No Longer an Office
Did you know cybercriminals can penetrate 93% of company networks? Here’s another startling fact: Last year, businesses suffered 50% more cyberattack attempts per week than the year before. Stats like that are enough to keep CTOs awake at night.
2-Minute Assessment: Where Are You on Your Data Journey?
New tools, structures, and practices are driving a transformational data journey for the enterprise, but the challenges can be complex and progress often comes in fits and starts.
What “Mad Men” Can Teach Us About the Customer Experience and How ML / AI Capabilities Are Improving It
The first episode of “Mad Men” features a focus group in a brightly lit room. Chairs are placed neatly in rows along laboratory-grade clean counters. Along these countertops lie small shiny cylinders, each with individual tags and a box of tissues to accompany them. Amongst these chairs enter a line of secretaries, each assigned to a seat.
2022 Ignite Analyst Program: A Truly Unique Experience for New Grads
This month, our 2022 Ignite Analyst Program recently wrapped up the most recent rotation. To cap off this amazing experience, all 27 newly hired analysts presented their final mock project.
The Evolution of SAP and the Cloud: How Google Workspace and SAP S/4 HANA Transform Data and Insights
Billions of users have made Google Workspace the most connected and creative platform for business, and now those tools are becoming even more powerful as Google and SAP continue to expand their joint efforts.
4 Ways to Drive Down Costs Using Insurtech Insights
The emergence of new technologies — and the people, processes, and ideas that go with them — has led to an upsurge of disruption in the insurance industry over the past several years in the form of “insurtechs”.
5 Pillars of Data Observability: How Recency, Distribution, Volume, Schema, and Lineage Maintain Healthy Data
For data observability, those guiding principles can be simplified into five pillars: recency, distribution, volume, schema, and lineage. Evaluated together, they help organizations guarantee the health of their data.
Mid-Year Awards & Highlights: A Review of 2022 So Far
At Maven Wave, we’ve had a lot to celebrate in 2022 — including various awards, events, and the impactful content our teams have produced.
Citizen Experience: 3 Reasons It’s Top of Mind for Economists, Urban Planners, and City Officials Alike
In a recent Maven Wave blog, we explained an important concept in today’s digital world: citizen experience, which is defined as “the interactions between government and citizens across multiple channels that create mutual value.”
The Future of Insurance: Lessons from Insurtech on Straight Through Processing of Claims
A great deal of attention — and investment — has been directed at insurtech start-ups as they deploy new technologies, processes, and skills to compete with incumbent companies.
The Difference Between Reactive Maintenance & Zero-Downtime Strategies
Quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains are struggling to keep up. Labor costs are rising, and it’s hard to find enough people to fill the shifts. At the same time, food costs are increasing, and owners fear raising their restaurant’s prices too much and driving customers elsewhere.
Women and Workplace Culture: An Interview With WAM Core Leadership Victoria Ronn, Amy Furrow, and Quincy Alves
Representation of women in the workplace is an ongoing discussion at many companies. At Maven Wave, Women and Allies at Maven Wave (WAM), our women-focused resource group, is working toward an all-year-long initiative that helps women grow their voice and teaches allies how to support this goal.
Forget Predictive Maintenance: The Zero-Downtime Model Is What You Need
Point of Sale (POS) functionality is vital to supporting sales in retail and food service. When the POS equipment goes down, so does revenue.
Lessons from the Pandemic: 3 Reasons State and Local Governments Must Prioritize Citizen Experience
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that people will find new ways to accomplish critical tasks in times of crisis. Such was the situation society faced as a never-before-seen infectious invader, COVID-19, brought the normal day-to-day functions of the world to a screeching halt.
Leadership Spotlight: Aisha Lewit
Aisha Lewit, Sales Enablement Lead at Maven Wave, has come a long way — literally. From her country roots in New England to her city life in California (and plenty of international travel in between), it’s safe to say Lewit doesn’t shy away from adventure.
BI and AI: A Powerful Combination
Business intelligence and artificial intelligence tools can make your job a little easier — actually, a lot easier. Let’s take a look at the differences between BI and AI, the benefits of each, and how they work together to make a positive impact on your productivity and decision-making.
5 Cutting-Edge Technologies for Insurtech Leaders
The ascendance of cloud computing has radically transformed businesses of all stripes by encouraging disruptive new entrants, and this is particularly true for the insurance industry.
5 Crucial Steps for Moving Healthcare Records to the Cloud
Whether a healthcare organization wants to make its software programs interoperable or just make them more accessible for users across health systems, one of the keys is moving that data to the cloud.
Modern Cloud Governance
Poorly-governed cloud instances not only expose businesses to undue security risks and untethered costs but also significantly limit the innovation potential provided by modern cloud infrastructure.
What is Data Literacy? Learn Why Data Literacy Is Important and What Companies Are Doing to Address It
As smartphone usage, social media activity, and IoT growth skyrocket day by day, the amount of data generated across the globe is absolutely staggering — and it only continues to grow.
Avoiding Data Downtime: 3 Actionable Steps to Keep Your Organization Moving Forward
It’s a time for realigning and starting the week on the right foot. Nothing can kill that productivity mindset faster than an app outage, unexpected website maintenance, or another tech snafu that leaves you without the tools you need to succeed.
Leadership Spotlight: Brad Foster
From being a father to running his own home renovation company, there’s no question that Brad Foster, Head of Digital Transformation at Atos (Maven Wave’s parent company), wears many hats. At Atos, Foster focuses on building teams that deliver quick results to customers and has been a part of many start-up companies.
Celebrate Pride Month: Fun Facts You Should Know
June is Pride Month, which is globally recognized as a time to reflect, commemorate, and lift up the trailblazing voices of the LGBTQ+ community.
How Google Workspace Enables Secure Access for Front-Line Workers
The combination of cloud and internet paired with fast, intuitive, and powerful devices and applications make it possible for front-line workers to perform tasks with real-time data at hand like never before.
Celebrating Juneteenth: How Maven Wave is Honoring Black Independence and Supporting DEI
June 19 marks a significant anniversary in United States history: on this date in 1865, the enslaved peoples of Texas learned that they were now free.
Wavelength: Celebrating Pride the Maven Way
While every day should be a celebration of pride and an opportunity to honor and embrace the uniqueness of who you are, Pride Month is a very special time for the LGBTQ+ community — including here at Maven Wave.
Data Observability in Action: How Maven Wave Helped Assess an Unhealthy Data Flow for an Enterprise
As you read this, hundreds of thousands of megabytes of new data have already been generated — and that’s a conservative calculation.
What Is Data Observability? Does It Live Up to the Hype?
Data, data, and more data: In today’s landscape, data is driving critical decisions and is considered the lifeblood of an organization. With an increasingly digital economy, more and more enterprises are making key financial and customer decisions based on data input...
Leadership Spotlight: Todd Truesdell
Summer is nearly upon us in the Midwestern US, and for folks around these parts, that can only mean one thing: heading outside and soaking up some rays. For Todd Truesdell, Partner at Maven Wave, that means hitting the golf course and cheering on his daughter at one of her many sporting events.
How to Identify Security Weaknesses In Your Organization’s Collaboration Tools & Policies
The adoption rate of cloud-based productivity tools has skyrocketed in recent years, and for good reason: these platforms are keeping enterprises agile, efficient, and collaborative.
IGNITE Analyst Spotlight: Caitlyn Tien & Quincy Alves
In June 2020, Maven Wave kicked off its pilot development program for new grads IGNITE. The mission: Offering recent university graduates “the opportunity for a 12-month training program resulting in three Google Cloud certifications and a full-time position with the company.”
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Eliminating Consumer Data Silos for Retailers
Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted the winners of Maven Wave’s 2021 Innovation Challenge and learned all about the exciting and unique solutions that made it to the final round.
Chrome OS and the Future of Work for Healthcare
Atos and Maven Wave bring healthcare enterprises into the future with Chrome OS and Google Workspace tools. In this digital-first era, the best technology allows healthcare systems to increase collaboration among provider teams [...]
Leadership Spotlight: Brian Ray
It’s that time again: another month has come and gone, which means we're shining the spotlight on another outstanding leader here at Maven Wave. This month, we spoke with Brian Ray, Managing Director [...]
How to Create a Zero-Trust Security Model with Google Workspace
It’s not a line from the latest action movie, nor is it as dramatic as it sounds — those are the real steps companies are taking under zero-trust security models. As traditional VPNs fall out of favor due to their security limitations, zero-trust security models are becoming an increasingly popular strategy to ensure files are safe no matter where employees are working.
The Public Cloud is Greener: 10 Fast Facts For Earth Day
At Maven Wave, Earth Day is one of the most significant days of the year for us. After all, cloud technology is built on the premise of decreasing carbon emissions — as well as the overall environmental impact across industries.
Google Data Cloud Summit Recap: Unlocking the True Potential of Data
At this very moment, every single company is experiencing some kind of digital transformation. As Gerrit Kazmaier, GM and VP of Database, Data Analytics, and Looker at Google Cloud, explained during his keynote address at this year’s Data Cloud Summit, “to transform, we cannot apply technologies and architectures that are rooted in outdated paradigms.”
5 Critical Data Journey Challenges and How to Tackle Them
The business world is abuzz with the new insights and innovations made possible thanks to the emergence of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) or cloud computing. These ultimately promise to increase the pace of new products and services and drive profitability through lower costs or higher revenue.
The Secret to Effective Digital Transformation in Financial Services: A Transformation Mindset is Essential for Success
When it comes to digital transformation, there’s a pervasive fallacy that new technologies (e.g., public cloud) and common practices (e.g., agile development) will, on their own, usher in changes that lead to outstanding outcomes.
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Revolutionizing How Patients Find the Right Provider
When Team Shore Thing first set out to tackle their objective during Maven Wave’s first annual Innovation Challenge, they were faced with a stark reality: a broken healthcare system that results in overwhelmed consumers.
A Lesson in Cloud Migration: How a Leading University Lowered Costs & Improved Analytics with Infrastructure Modernization
Today’s colleges and universities are looking at ways to rise to the head of the class. Whether seeking increased scalability, cost savings, or a myriad of other valuable benefits, the cloud is the best course of action to take.
Leadership Spotlight: Jason Foa
Welcome back to our monthly Leadership Spotlight series on the Maven Wave blog! For our March spotlight, we got to know Jason Foa, Infrastructure Practice Lead.
Modernizing Your SAP S/4HANA Analytics
When Home Depot wanted real-time analytics from its SAP data to manage inventory, the company turned to cloud-based analytics to avoid stockouts and increase sales. Like many SAP users, the home improvement retailer relies on the power of SAP S/4HANA to create an intelligent enterprise and drive digital transformation.
International Women’s Day 2022 Recap: #BreakingTheBias the Maven Way
March is an important month here at Maven Wave — and not because Q1 is drawing to a close. In addition to March being Women’s History Month, March 8 is International Women’s Day.
Innovation Challenge Spotlight: Keeping Retailers and Manufacturers Plugged In
If you’ve been following the Maven Wave blog recently, then you’ve likely heard about our first annual Innovation Challenge. (For a quick overview of the challenge, check out this recent post.)
Compelling Work: An Introduction to Maven Wave’s Innovation Challenge
As part of our commitment to the Seven C’s, Maven Wave kicked off its first annual Innovation Challenge in August 2021. This exciting initiative brought together eight cross-functional teams to compete against one another in a friendly bracket competition.
Zero Downtime: How Edge Computing and Predictive Maintenance Cuts Down Overhead and Boosts Customer Satisfaction
The foundation for retail and restaurant operations is built on customer satisfaction. But it’s hard to keep customers smiling if the payment terminal is out of order or the digital menu board is blank.
Leadership Spotlight: Brookley Calvin
Welcome back to another post in our Leadership Spotlight series where we take a moment to highlight one of Maven Wave’s rising stars. This month, we spoke with Brookley Calvin and learned all about her role as the Organizational Change Management (OCM) Practice Lead as well as her genuine passion for Maven Wave’s culture.
Black History Month ‘22: How Maven Wave and Atos Are Getting Involved
Every year since its conception, Black History Month has conveyed a theme that connects to important topics and brings awareness to specific issues impacting the Black community — and this year is no exception.
5 Challenges CIOs and IT Leaders Are Facing in 2022
With the start of a new year in the rearview mirror, CIOs and IT leaders face a variety of challenges. From charting through the ongoing pandemic to hurdles spurred by the Great Resignation, the path ahead is complex — and yet, opportunities for innovation remain strong.
The Fourth A: How the “As a Service” Model is Revolutionizing Financial Services
Last October, in a blog post titled The Three A’s of Embedded Finance, we described how the “three A’s” (apps, APIs, and AI) are the tools with which companies are building phenomenal success in embedded finance.
Data Science Terminology 101: 31 Must-Know Definitions
Have you ever searched for something only to be bombarded later with a plethora of ads for related services or products? Or crazier still, have you mentioned a product name aloud and been greeted with an ad for that same service a few hours later?
The 7 C’s: How Maven Wave Is Going All in on Company Culture
The term “corporate culture” isn’t a new addition to business vernacular. In fact, conversations surrounding workplace culture in the US started happening as early as the 1960s with more and more companies acknowledging the impact of organizational culture on workers — both at the office and after hours.
Blockchain at 13: Will It Be The “Terrible Teens” for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Financial Services?
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) turned thirteen years old in 2021, and like most rambunctious teenagers, it had its fair share of hijinks: from “meme coins” of little to no value (other than being promoted by social media influencers) to eye-popping thefts at insecure cryptocurrency exchanges that sometimes totaled in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Top 31 Cloud Blogs, Publications, and Podcasts You Should Be Consuming in 2022
“Knowledge has a beginning but no end,” especially when it comes to the cloud. As new information and best practices continue to evolve, go-to sources of cloud information are essential to staying on top of the latest trends, dialogue, and thought leadership in this constantly evolving field of technology.
Leadership Spotlight: Chris Holliday
The holidays have come and gone, and a new year is upon us, but that doesn’t mean the excitement is over. In fact, the first month of the year is a time to celebrate new beginnings and prepare for whatever adventure awaits us in the coming months.
Hybrid Cloud vs. Multi-Cloud: What’s the Difference?
When digital storage solutions first emerged, many asked, “What is the cloud?” and “Where is the cloud?” A once foreign concept to everyday internet users, the cloud is now ubiquitous and a common topic of conversation at most enterprises — making those novice questions seem laughable today.
Future of Work, Cloud Migration, & More: Maven Wave’s 2021 Content Recap
Last year marked the beginning of an unparalleled shift in the way we experience our day-to-day, including how we experience work. Across every industry, the COVID-19 pandemic threw many people and businesses into a mad dash as they scrambled to set up hundreds (and in some cases, thousands) of employees to work from home or enact safer avenues for service delivery.
Enabling Innovation: A Look Back at Maven Wave’s 2021 Highlights
As the pandemic continues to affect our daily lives, 2021 has taught us that maybe we are more resilient than we knew. Here at Maven Wave, it’s certain that nobody could have predicted how the past year would unfold.
How Chrome OS Transforms Service Delivery in 3 Industries
You don’t have to be a tech expert to see that cloud has become an essential part of daily life, from ordering dinner through Postmates to listening to your favorite artists on Spotify.
Leadership Spotlight: Jamie DiEugenio
This month, we spoke with Jamie DiEugenio, Consulting Operations Director, about her experiences at Maven Wave thus far and learned a little more about the woman behind the many proverbial hats. Check out the full interview!
How Chrome OS Empowers Hybrid and Remote Work Teams
In a bygone age, the workplace was a fixed point in an individual’s life: work happened at the office or on the job site where teams would coalesce for a set amount of time before heading home for the evening. Work happened almost entirely on paper, and teams relied on in-person discussion or written memos to communicate with one another.
The Evolution of Change Management: From the Pandemic Into The Future of Work
Change is hard, especially in recent years. Enterprises have experienced how abrupt change can be — the last two years have caused sudden disruption, to say the least. Rapid pandemic-driven change exposed a global lack of preparation. And although the stage was already set to veer virtually before early 2020, many organizations are struggling to adapt to new ways of working.Change Management
The Five W’s of Spatial Data Science and Spatial Data Analytics
Spatial Data Science is a term we use frequently at Maven Wave to describe the use of spatial data, algorithms, and analytical methods applied in concert with more traditional machine learning and deep learning techniques.
Leadership Spotlight: Sumeet Singh
A new month is here once again, which means it’s time for another leadership spotlight on the Maven Wave blog! This time, we spoke with Sumeet Singh, Technology Partner at Maven Wave, an Atos company and learned about his enthusiasm for nurturing his team’s growth as they prepare for the exciting future of Cloud. Check out our full discussion below!
Top 4 Takeaways from CommonSpirit Health’s Google Workspace Migration
During the height of the pandemic, CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, embarked on a tricky mission: migrating employees nationwide to Google Workspace.
How Google Cloud Enables Accessible Healthcare for All
Healthcare accessibility has become a bit of a buzz term as of late. Like most buzz terms, the definition can easily get lost in the mire and requires a bit of unpacking. Contrary to what the name implies, it doesn’t simply refer to a person’s proximity to a doctor or whether a health system accepts a specific insurance plan.
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