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Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Pamela Seaton; While Business Technologists are increasingly being recognized as changemakers in an organization, 91% of them are frustrated with their jobs. This could be due to the fact that despite being hired to drive organizational efficiency, they are often hampered by: The speed at which they can deliver projects to lines of business (HR, IT, Sales, etc.) (62%)The “time it takes to get things done using tools at my disposal” (44%)Stuck putting out fires rather than building systems (42%)Lack of alignment (37%)Given this changing landscape and the shifting needs of the lines of ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; Shadow IT is a legitimate cybersecurity risk for organizations. In the contemporary business technology landscape, where employees have multiple interconnected devices and software can be downloaded at the click of a button, the issue may feel like it’s a wildfire blazing out of control. But is a draconian crackdown really effective? Rather than to try blot out LOBs zealous, independent approach to technology, organizations can more effectively mitigate shadow IT by democratizing some facets of IT as part of their digital transformation strategy, and implementing an integration platform that makes it easier ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; Shadow IT is a legitimate cybersecurity risk for organizations. In the contemporary business technology landscape, where employees have multiple interconnected devices and software can be downloaded at the click of a button, the issue may feel like it’s a wildfire blazing out of control. But is a draconian crackdown really effective? Rather than to try blot out LOBs zealous, independent approach to technology, organizations can more effectively mitigate shadow IT by democratizing some facets of IT as part of their digital transformation strategy, and implementing platforms that make it easier for IT ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; Workato has been shortlisted by Constellation on their list of 8 iPaaS solutions to know for 2020. To create this list, Constellation analyzes more than 15 different iPaaS solutions to identify leaders in the niche.  Check out a full copy of the report here>> Constellation delineates a specific set of criteria for iPaaS: The platform should be accessed and managed in the cloud. It should be able to handle data integration and application integration. It should have an easy-to-use UI, with minimal manual coding. It should make it possible to replicate certain ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Pamela Seaton; D1 Milano is an Italian watch manufacturer founded in Milan in 2013. Despite being part of a market overflowing with smartwatches and legacy brands, D1 Milano is in hypergrowth, distributing to more than 35 countries worldwide. With consumers expecting watches to either do much more or to look and feel a certain way, D1 Milano is going against the grain, offering trendy fashions with unique materials that are a hit in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.  With its success, the company has a projected growth rate of 25% within the next ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; Making IT decisions around introducing an automation and integration platform presents leaders with some tough choices. There are a lot of people at your organization to please – many of whom may have conflicting views about technology. As a business leader, you want to please everyone, but developers have specific needs and wants which most certainly differ from lines of business’ needs and wants.  The typical developer wants to have the power to make custom integrations and automations, they want to do it themselves, and they want maximum power and extensibility. On ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; There is risk and reward involved in any type of strategic change. The ability to accurately assess risk, and make the right choices to maximize rewards, can be the leadership factor that differentiates a successful company from one that becomes irrelevant. When approaching digital transformation and considering workflow automation tools, big data, and other Industry 4.0 technologies, it’s important for leaders to cultivate self-awareness about their personal risk framework as well as about the potential rewards latent in the adoption of workflow automation tools and other business technology. Assessing your personal risk ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Pamela Seaton; TSA Solutions is a leading provider of measurable revenue performance-enhancing solutions for the hotel industry in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. As an upselling specialist, the company offers consultancy services for functions across hotel ops – including front desk & rooms, food & beverage, phone reservations, spa, sales, and meetings & events – that help drive both business and human performance while leveraging the power of the industry.  Alongside its training services, TSA offers a robust reporting platform with data visualization and analytics, allowing customers to track employee, revenue ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; An effective digital transformation framework maximizes the return on equity for businesses. Every business is trying to maximize return on equity, though, depending on the stage of the company, the meaning of equity can differ. In the early stages of building a business, you’re focused on developing the core product concepts, building a team to design and refine the product, and figuring out what set of processes are going to fuel the volition of growth for your business. Some might say this stage is where you and team develop sweat equity in ... Read More

Feed: The Connector by Workato. Author: Katharine Marais; At Davos this week, climate change is at the forefront of economic discussions. Science and technology, from the discovery of vaccination, to automation software, to progress in green energy, have made massive, obvious improvements to the vitality of our species, of other species, and our climate and global habitat. However, fossil fuels, the substance that fueled so many other beneficial developments, have begun to destroy rather than create the future- and could, unchecked, usher in the end of life on earth as we know it. George Orwell once lionized coal workers as the ... Read More