WALLDORF 鈥� (NYSE: 麻豆原创) and IBM today announced that global enterprises JYSK, GBM, DIFARE Group and Plastilene Group have selected 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private solutions on to modernize enterprise resource planning (ERP) workloads in secure, reliable and scalable cloud environments.

Spanning retail, technology services, pharmaceutical and manufacturing, these clients are among the tens of thousands of businesses that run 麻豆原创 landscapes on IBM Power servers.

According to a from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), modernizing ERP workloads is essential for driving AI adoption and business growth, with companies embedding AI into ERP systems achieving up to 27% higher ROI. Leveraging 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private on IBM technology can support customers as they scale on-premises ERP environments to the cloud and accelerate AI-enabled business workflows.

The platform delivers a flexible hybrid cloud environment, which can help organizations:

• Reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of cloud ERP operations, supported by the ability to scale granularly to match business demand and leverage IBM鈥檚 global cloud infrastructure, designed to be highly resilient.
• Migrate to 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private and to the 麻豆原创 Business Warehouse (麻豆原创 BW) application as part of the 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud (麻豆原创 BDC) solution, securely, quickly and with minimal disruption, including support for hybrid cloud and multicloud deployments.
• Mitigate operational and security risk, through IBM Power鈥檚 enterprise-grade resilience and integrated IBM Cloud security and compliance protection.

Modernizing ERP Workloads in More Secure, Scalable Cloud Infrastructure Across Industries

Known for its high security, scalability and reliability, IBM Power servers are ranked as one of the top servers for uptime and availability among 麻豆原创-certified infrastructure, engineered for fewer disruptions and faster migration, supported by the highly resilient and secured IBM Cloud platform. These clients are rapidly migrating on-premises 麻豆原创 software systems to the cloud, modernizing business processes and becoming more agile:

• JYSK, the international home furnishing retailer based in Denmark, is advancing its global modernization journey with IBM and 麻豆原创. With more than 3,600 stores in 50 countries, the retailer needs its 麻豆原创 software landscape to be more secure, scalable and future-ready to enable it to keep up with the demands of its global business. JYSK has a long history with IBM technologies and continues to work with IBM to advance in their RISE with 麻豆原创 journey.
• DIFARE Group, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Ecuador, required a robust, secure and scalable infrastructure to modernize its 麻豆原创 software landscape and support critical business operations. As long-term users of IBM Power servers, DIFARE Group continues to place its confidence in IBM technology and has expanded into RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server to help move to the cloud faster and more cost effectively.
• Plastilene Group, an innovator, developer and manufacturer of flexible film solutions in Colombia, chose IBM technologies to modernize its 麻豆原创 software landscape. With the ability for the solution to deliver better TCO, Plastilene can continue its focus on growth and regional diversification.
• GBM, a leading IT services company in Central America and the Caribbean, is focused on improving agility, scalability and real-time insight to better support its customers. By leveraging IBM technology curated for 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private to help gain reliability, security and high performance, GBM is creating a strong foundation to adopt 麻豆原创 software innovations and drive continuous transformation across the organization.

Industry-Leading 麻豆原创-Certified Infrastructure Enables Cloud Modernization

鈥淎s enterprises modernize, the journey to 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private is dedicated to helping on-premises customers of 麻豆原创 ERP tailor their transformation and bring business applications, data and AI together with 麻豆原创 Business AI Platform. Some of these customers are now modernizing their cloud ERP landscapes and advancing their cloud ERP digital transformation strategies with 麻豆原创 solutions on IBM Power Virtual Server,鈥� said Lalit Patil, CTO for RISE with 麻豆原创 and Head of Cloud Lifecycle Engineering and Operations, 麻豆原创 SE.

鈥淥rganizations across industries are accelerating their move to 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private and require a trusted cloud platform designed for mission鈥慶ritical workloads,鈥� said Hillery Hunter, General Manager for IBM Power, CTO, IBM Infrastructure. 鈥淏y combining the security, scalability and resiliency of IBM Power and IBM Cloud with the transformation capabilities of 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP Private, we are committed to helping clients move forward with confidence on their modernization journeys.鈥�

IBM is a full lifecycle strategic partner of 麻豆原创, providing end-to-end consulting and technology solutions for 麻豆原创 customers including hybrid cloud, automation and agentic AI. IBM and 麻豆原创 recently progress across AI and agentic capabilities to help accelerate enterprise transformation, including an expanded collaboration through the Agent2Agent (A2A) interoperability standard to perform complex multi-agent services for clients. IBM Consulting Advantage can now manage Joule Agents, which work directly with IBM鈥檚 watsonx Orchestrate agents.

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• New offering designed to move 麻豆原创 S/4HANA workloads from IBM Power Systems on-premises to cloud within 90 days

• IBM realized 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and related operations over 18 months in RISE with 麻豆原创 modernization project supporting 150,000 ERP users

ARMONK and WALLDORF 鈥� Today, IBM (NYSE: ) and (NYSE: 麻豆原创) announced the upcoming release of , designed to help make it the fastest and easiest path for IBM Power customers to accelerate their ERP transformation.

Together, 麻豆原创 and IBM aim to help organizations more seamlessly transition and modernize their on-premises ERP environments to the cloud and support AI-powered business processes.

is a guided journey delivering outcome-driven services, cloud ERP and platforms to help organizations rethink their operating model. As a new 麻豆原创 hyperscaler offering, RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server can help reduce risk and improve 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud migration time from IBM Power Systems on-premises to cloud within 90 days.*

鈥淩ISE with 麻豆原创 has emerged as a business priority for enterprises across all industries as they move to 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud,” said Anurag Agrawal, Founder and Chief Global Analyst, TechAisle. 鈥淭he new offering from IBM and 麻豆原创 promises to be a compelling option for buinesses looking to migrate their mission-critical ERP workloads securely, quickly and with minimal disruption.鈥�

Cloud Migration Enabled by Industry-Leading 麻豆原创 Certified Infrastructure

Using , the cloud-based version of the mission-critical IBM Power server platform used for on-premises ERP, customers can more rapidly transform on-premises 麻豆原创 ERP systems on cloud, modernize business processes and become more agile. Known for its high security, scalability and reliability, IBM Power servers are ranked #1 in availability among 麻豆原创-certified infrastructure**, engineered for fewer disruptions and faster migration, supported by the highly resilient and secured IBM Cloud platform.

“IBM has worked hand-in-hand with 麻豆原创 to provide a seamless and fast migration path for customers that rely on the IBM Power platform for their 麻豆原创 workloads and applications,鈥� said Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM. 鈥淭his new capability helps reduce the complexity of moving to the cloud and accelerates impact, benefits we experienced firsthand in our own modernization journey using RISE with 麻豆原创.”

IBM Completes Global 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Modernization Using RISE with 麻豆原创

IBM has deep expertise with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud modernization and managed services projects. In one of the largest and most complex 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud modernization projects of any 麻豆原创 customer to date, according to 麻豆原创, IBM recently moved its quote-to-cash and record-to-report processes to RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server.

The IBM project touched more than 150,000 users across 175 countries in 18 months. During this time, it resulted in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and related operations by rationalizing overall server and data footprint and increasing process automation.鈥� led this transformation work end-to-end, providing the technical services, implementation and application management services expertise required to help securely move and run these complex solutions.

鈥溌槎乖� is helping organizations run their best through cloud-based enterprise applications embedded with the power of 麻豆原创 Business AI,鈥� said Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE. 鈥淭his announcement is yet another milestone in 麻豆原创鈥檚 long-term partnership with IBM, offering our joint customers a clear path to the cloud designed for faster time-to-value, increased flexibility, and continuous innovation.鈥�

IBM Consulting and Ecosystem of Partners to Help Accelerate Transformation

Customers will also be able to accelerate transformation with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud by working with IBM Consulting or any other 麻豆原创 partner. To give clients choice, IBM is also in the process of working with other global systems integrators and services partners to architect, deploy and migrate RISE with 麻豆原创 projects.

The two companies, along with an ecosystem of partners, intend to work together to help IBM customers transform through RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server with combined solutions, capabilities and joint go-to-market efforts. RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server customers and IBM Business Partners will also have access to a new to help begin the migration to 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with 麻豆原创. It will include a bundle of best-of-breed software and services for the assessment of current environments, data migration and automated testing.

More than 10,000 麻豆原创 customers over 50 years have used IBM to deliver and run 麻豆原创 solutions on IBM systems. IBM is a full lifecycle strategic partner of 麻豆原创, providing end-to-end consulting and technology solutions for 麻豆原创 customers, including hybrid cloud, automation and generative AI with .

RISE with 麻豆原创 on IBM Power Virtual Server is planned to be available in second quarter of 2025, along with a customized from IBM. Customers can learn more to begin planning for their transformation using assessment and migration services from and other IBM and 麻豆原创 Business Partners.

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*Estimate based upon internal IBM modeling of onboarding customers in an 麻豆原创 landscape when moving from 麻豆原创 S/4HANA on Power on-premises to Power Virtual Server assuming the right level of customer collaboration around network integration and testing.
**Based on the ITIC 2023 Global Hardware, Global Server Reliability Report and list of all .
鈥燘ased on IBM results from worldwide migration to 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with 麻豆原创.

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WALLDORF and ARMONK听鈥� IBM (NYSE:听) and (NYSE: 麻豆原创) today announced their vision for the next era of their collaboration, which includes new听听capabilities and industry-specific cloud solutions that can help clients unlock business value.

“IBM and 麻豆原创’s shared approach to generative AI, built on an open ecosystem, trust and purpose-built models, will help empower clients to听optimize business outcomes,” said听John Granger, Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting. “Our new Value Generation partnership initiative will enable clients to accelerate the path to innovation, competitive advantage and become a next generation enterprise through generative AI.”

“It makes perfect sense to expand our partnership with IBM to help more customers accelerate their cloud journey leveraging RISE with 麻豆原创 and realize the transformative benefits of generative AI for business in the cloud,” said Scott Russell, Chief Revenue Officer & Executive Board Member, Customer Success of 麻豆原创 SE. “This expanded partnership will help more of our joint customers reach new heights by innovating through the cloud, data and business AI to grow and transform their businesses.”

 and 麻豆原创 aim to accelerate transformation enabled by RISE with 麻豆原创 by supporting clients in the following key areas:

• Next-Generation AI Business Processes: Together, the companies are exploring opportunities to build new generative AI capabilities for RISE with 麻豆原创 and infuse AI into 麻豆原创 business processes across industry-specific cloud solutions and line of business applications. Initially, IBM plans to extend AI capabilities across 麻豆原创鈥檚 portfolio of cloud solutions and applications, all of which are underpinned by 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform (麻豆原创 BTP). This includes RISE with 麻豆原创, the GROW with 麻豆原创 solution, financial solutions for the office of the CFO, supply chain management solutions,  solutions for human capital management, 麻豆原创 Customer Experience solutions and intelligent spend management solutions. IBM also plans to leverage 麻豆原创 Signavio and 麻豆原创 Business AI solutions to help define next-generation business processes through a proof-of-concept adoption program.
• Next-Generation Industry Innovation: IBM and 麻豆原创 plan to build intelligent industry use cases, enabled by data-driven insights, into end-to-end business processes to fuel next-generation industry innovation. These use cases will initially focus on the industrial manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, defense, automotive and utilities industries. This includes IBM鈥檚 recent work with 麻豆原创 to develop new AI solutions for the CPG and retail industries. As part of this initiative, IBM has begun the development of an extensive portfolio of over 100 AI solutions across industry, line-of-business and product delivery. In addition, IBM plans to develop prescriptive industry value maps that define next-generation business processes and opportunities for impact with AI. Clients will be able to access all of these new AI solutions through the global and sites.
• Next-Generation Platform Architecture and Customer Adoption Approach: Next-generation enterprises require next-generation platform architectures and a modernized approach to customer adoption. Through the Value Generation partnership initiative, IBM intends to provide next-generation reference architectures that enable a clean core approach. To do this, IBM plans to leverage 麻豆原创 BTP, 麻豆原创 Signavio and  LeanIX solutions. These new reference architectures will help define standards across data, process, systems and device integration, process orchestration and automation. IBM consultants supporting clients on 麻豆原创 projects can also leverage IBM Consulting Advantage, IBM鈥檚 AI services platform, and its portfolio of proprietary methods, assets and Assistants to bring more repeatability and consistency to client delivery.  With IBM Consulting Advantage, IBM consultants can transform the way they deliver 麻豆原创 solutions to boost productivity and mitigate risk by leveraging generative AI to help complete tasks like generation of user stories, test scripts, training and change management content and code creation.
• Next-Generation Ecosystem Expansion: IBM and 麻豆原创 plan to partner around their respective employee network groups and 鈥渘ext-gen鈥� communities, such as the business women鈥檚 networks at IBM and 麻豆原创, the program and the program of 麻豆原创 and Veterans at IBM to increase the 麻豆原创 solutions experience in the consulting workforce and develop the next generation of talent. The companies also plan to explore new ways to collaborate on social impact programs, such as training at- risk youth in the IT sector and accelerating the integration of social businesses into global supply chains.
• watsonx Planned Availability on the Generative AI Hub: IBM Granite Model Series are expected to be accessible for use across 麻豆原创鈥檚 portfolio of cloud solutions and applications 鈥� which is underpinned by the generative AI hub in 麻豆原创 AI Core. The generative AI hub facilitates relevant, reliable and responsible business AI and provides instant access to a broad range of large language models (LLMs). This expands on IBM and 麻豆原创鈥檚 collaboration around . To further highlight watsonx.ai Granite capabilities, IBM Consulting plans to build extensions using the model on the generative AI hub for select customers.

This initiative will build on the companies’ over 50-year collaboration based on deep technology, industry and domain expertise and demonstrates the two organizations’ joint commitment to continue to evolve to put clients first and meet market demand.

IBM Consulting accelerates business transformation for our clients through hybrid cloud and AI technologies, leveraging our open ecosystem of partners. With deep industry and business expertise spanning strategy, experience design, technology, and operations, we have become the trusted partner to the world’s most innovative and valuable companies, helping modernize and secure their most complex systems. Our 160,000 consultants embrace an open way of working and apply our proven, collaborative engagement model, IBM Garage, to scale ideas into outcomes. As the only major global systems integrator inside a technology company, we don’t just advise 鈥� we invent and build what’s next together with our clients. Find out more at .

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To keep their competitive edge in the job market, professionals need to upskill and reskill in increasingly shorter intervals, but numbers show that . At the same time, traditional education is losing relevance in many industries, with organizations increasingly moving away from a sole focus on university degrees. Instead, short courses, certifications, and practical skills have become increasingly important.

Recognizing the need for transparency around proven project expertise, 麻豆原创 enhanced its established skill validation program for 麻豆原创 professionals. The company is paving the way for individual career growth and business success by introducing a record of project experience in a pilot with first partners like Accenture and IBM.

We believe the enhanced visibility of practical experience can benefit well seasoned 麻豆原创 professionals and set them up for success. In addition to their 麻豆原创 Certification, a record of project experience can help expand competitive edge and, ultimately, foster career growth. Recent reports show that . The same report states that 81% of certified employees produce higher quality work, while 77% are more innovative.

鈥淭he record of project experience can help the 麻豆原创 ecosystem drive success by making the practical and successful project expertise of professionals visible,鈥� says 麻豆原创 Chief Learning Officer Max Wessel. 鈥淭ens of thousands of customers have deployed 麻豆原创 software to thrive in the cloud, leading to a skyrocketing demand for skilled people. With the record of project experience, partners can benefit from a tailored recognition of expertise past the certification and a higher employee retention rate. Customers can expect high-quality projects and fast implementation. And 麻豆原创 professionals have the chance to put themselves in the lead on the job market. It鈥檚 a true win-win situation for all.鈥�

麻豆原创 partners oversee almost 90% of all 麻豆原创 implementations, representing a huge pool of talented and experienced 麻豆原创 professionals. This new approach adds the validation of practical experience and 麻豆原创 expertise. It supports 麻豆原创’s mission to address the shortage of digital skills in the partner ecosystem. Newly certified consultants will provide support in cloud computing, digital transformation, and analytics to improve the quality of services offered by 麻豆原创 partners to their customers.

Professionals are eligible if they have customer references showing the applied and certified skills. The record of project experience is awarded to nominated advanced 麻豆原创 professionals with a track record of expertise in the public edition of 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud or 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform (麻豆原创 BTP), who also demonstrate a valid 麻豆原创 Certification in one of these 麻豆原创 solution areas.

Co-validating expertise strengthens an employee’s position, leads to higher employee retention for employers, and gives customers the confidence that fast implementations and high-quality projects are on the way. That鈥檚 a triple win.

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Steffen Burger is senior vice president of Partner Solution Adoption for Partner Ecosystem Success at 麻豆原创.

麻豆原创 will use IBM Watson capabilities to power its digital assistant in 麻豆原创 Start, which provides a unified entry point for cloud solutions from 麻豆原创. With 麻豆原创 Start, users can search for, launch and interactively engage with apps provided in cloud solutions from 麻豆原创 and 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud. New AI capabilities in 麻豆原创 Start will be designed to help users boost productivity with both natural language capabilities and predictive insights using IBM Watson AI solutions built on IBM鈥檚 trust and transparency and data privacy principles.

鈥淭his milestone collaboration with IBM aims to provide 麻豆原创 customers a better user experience, faster decision-making and greater insights to help transform their business processes,鈥� said Christian Klein, CEO and Member of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE. 鈥淲orking together to incorporate additional AI, machine learning and other intelligent technologies into 麻豆原创 solutions can lead to better business outcomes for our joint customers. Today鈥檚 news, along with the recent news of our expanded use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is a prime example of how the rich, 50-year partnership between our companies continues to grow stronger and move the industry forward.鈥�

New digital assistant capabilities in 麻豆原创 Start will be extended across 麻豆原创 solutions to help answer diverse questions for managers and employees. By automating and speeding up common tasks, the capabilities are designed to help unlock employee productivity to focus on more strategic work. 麻豆原创 Start will allow customers to benefit from intelligence at the point of decision-making with the ability to use AI and machine learning to extract information from a variety of data sources and answer user questions across lines of business. Today, currently available in the TripIt mobile app from 麻豆原创 Concur is helping nearly 13 million users easily access AI-derived weather insights to make more sustainable travel choices before and during their trips.

IBM delivers market-leading AI capabilities with Watson products deployed by more than 100 million users across 20 industries. In addition, 麻豆原创 and IBM Consulting are currently supporting customers with 25 joint intelligent industry solutions that use IBM Watson capabilities underpinned by (麻豆原创 BTP). These industry solutions help customers across industries such as retail, manufacturing and utilities accelerate their business transformation and use data to make more informed decisions.

鈥淚BM and 麻豆原创 are joining forces to give businesses new and exciting ways to harness the transformative power of AI and use it as a source of competitive advantage,鈥� said Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 鈥淲ith this announcement, we are infusing IBM Watson鈥檚 powerful, enterprise-grade AI capabilities into 麻豆原创鈥檚 leading ERP platform to help businesses reimagine customer experiences, boost productivity and fuel growth.鈥�

In addition to natively embedding IBM Watson AI capabilities into 麻豆原创 solutions, 麻豆原创 and IBM are collaborating on generative AI and large language models aimed to deliver consistent continuous learning and automation based on 麻豆原创鈥檚 mission-critical application suite.

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While many organizations have established environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals and made ESG commitments, driven by purpose and emerging regulatory requirements, they face a number of challenges when making the transition from ambition to action. In fact, a recent IBM study found that global executives cite (41%) as the biggest obstacle to their ESG progress, followed by regulatory barriers (39%), inconsistent standards (37%), and inadequate skills (36%). The impacts of data challenges are becoming visible to company stakeholders, with based on a company鈥檚 progress toward their ESG goals.

Those who have committed to closing the green gap have embraced sustainability-focused processes and are reaping the benefits. If data is a key barrier to success, companies should consider implementing an environmental strategy that encompasses an all-in organizational commitment to specific targeted outcomes and leverages technology to accelerate and track progress.

A recent study from the surveyed 2,125 senior executives involved in their organizations鈥� environmental sustainability strategies. The study yielded a surprising result: organizations that outperform their competition in both environmental and financial outcomes also boast the most deeply engaged enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

ERP is the technology of record, touching virtually every organizational business process. It can connect financial and environmental goals, keeping metrics accountable and accessible. When implemented in conjunction with other systems, ERP enables cost transparency and visibility 鈥� allowing environmental, regulatory, and business-critical decisions to be made with improved consistency and reliability.

Uncovering Hidden Possibilities with ERP

An organization鈥檚 sustainability data can be difficult to attain due to siloed business processes, unreliable data, and misaligned business priorities. ERP uncovers real-time material information across business functions and gets necessary data into the hands of corporate decision-makers and operators for a streamlined user experience. This newfound access to data gives businesses the capability to record, report, and act on enterprise-wide ESG commitments and help resolve many of the complex challenges and demands of sustainability. With this visibility, people can see the impact of their decisions and trust the results being reported. This trust can accelerate the culture change needed to support and accelerate overall sustainable business transformation.

While moving the needle on making progress toward ESG goals can seem nearly impossible for some, there are organizations that have managed to crack the code to greener success. The recent IBM and 麻豆原创 study found a group of high-achieving business leaders (15%) 鈥� the Environmental Sustainability Enabled (Enabled) 鈥� that actively prioritize environmental sustainability and implement concrete, well publicized plans to achieve goals at a far higher rate than their peers. The study found that Enabled organizations place environmental sustainability on par with financial performance because they see sustainability fueling financial results.

The recent study also found that the Enabled rely on ERP data structures to address sustainability goals, among other standout findings, including:

• The Enabled report 47% of sustainability performance data is collected in their ERP, but they expect that to increase to 55% by 2025, a 17% increase.
• 94% more of the Enabled believe ERPs are helping manage manufacturing sustainability goals. And 31% more believe the same as relates to labor management.
• The Enabled report accumulating almost 70% of their carbon capture and energy use metrics in their ERP.
• Enabled organizations use ERP to establish standard environmental measures across ecosystems 39% more often than the Reluctant, organizations that do not view environmental sustainability as important to their success.
• 43% more Enabled versus Reluctant organizations use ERP to established shared environmental targets.

All organizations should take note: in an interwoven economy, ERP can help populate and standardize shared sustainability initiatives.

The Time to Act Is Now

Sustainability and ERP are team sports acting on actuals, and no one team can achieve success on its own. As strategic partners for and , IBM and 麻豆原创 bring together technologies and services with enterprise-scale platforms to help companies break down silos and embed solutions across critical business functions and operations.

Learn more about the recent IBM Institute for Business Value study and how we are helping clients leverage ERP to operationalize sustainability .

麻豆原创 and IBM understand how to help companies move the needle on their ESG commitments, without sacrificing their business needs or profitability. Learn more at and听 .

Daniel Schmid is chief sustainability officer of 麻豆原创.
Jonathan Wright is global managing partner, Sustainability Services and Business Transformation Lines, IBM Consulting.

Predictions are that better times lie ahead. Businesses that thrive will make the right decisions, maintain their focus on their stakeholders — employees, customers, partners — and in some cases, re-engineer their business models. There are precedents. As Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, remarked, 鈥淲e think of the 1970s as a terrible decade. But look at what was happening: 麻豆原创 was born, Apple, Microsoft, FedEx, and all these companies no one had ever heard of at a time when people thought the world was in desperate condition.鈥�

This was the topic of a December 2022 roundtable at Forbes on Fifth, featuring 麻豆原创 CEO Christian Klein and IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn, with a keynote by Steve Forbes. The event, 鈥淪trategies for a Resilient Future,鈥� was moderated by Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWomen and executive vice president of Forbes. What follows are my key takeaways.

Produce More with Less

This is about efficiency, a key tenet for tackling any number of challenges — from combating inflation to implementing sustainable business practices.

鈥淐lean energy is a major topic right now,鈥� Klein said. 鈥淗ow can we build the infrastructure for green hydrogen technology? How can we help companies shift from traditional oil and gas? When we met with President Macron, he asked, 鈥楬ow can technology help fight inflation? How can you produce more with less?鈥欌��

Clean energy is one way technology can help achieve efficiency goals. Technology can connect the manufacturer to the raw material provider, with transparency to identify potential interruptions. Technology is fundamental to decarbonizing supply chains and moving to the circular economy — and demonstrating environmental responsibility is a bedrock of doing business today.

Use Data to Support Decision-Making

Converting data into usable form, sorting, and storing it to enable humans to make informed decisions: these are core capabilities that companies will need to grow efficiently. Today, the pressure has heightened to deliver results in an ever-shorter time horizon. Deriving real-time insights to drive decision making is crucial.

Show Courage as a Leader

These transitions must be well managed. In every industry, unexpected new competitors and incumbents are disrupting the business.

鈥淵ou can鈥檛 just say goodbye to your business model from one day to another,鈥� Klein observed. 鈥淵ou need to manage the transformation and act decisively, studying the potential consequences and explaining to people why you are going through it.鈥�

Focus on Your Key Constituents

鈥淭o be effective,鈥� Cohn advised, 鈥渟tart with your people.鈥� Klein agreed: 鈥淭he quicker your organization believes you鈥檙e on the right path, the quicker you get everyone working together.鈥� This will also promote confidence among customers and shareholders.

Think About Automation from the Business Perspective

As you recalibrate your business model, introduce new technology judiciously. Consider all the downstream consequences with an eye to the current realities. Cohn noted: 鈥淭hat鈥檚 where the 麻豆原创 and IBM relationships come together. We are working with our customers to understand the cloud, hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and automation — helping make them more efficient.鈥�

Don鈥檛 Go It Alone

Given the speed and urgency at which businesses need to operate, collaborations are critical.

鈥淎s a CEO of a management team,鈥� Cohn observed, 鈥測ou are now obligated to find the best solution. When you find the right partners and identify the advantages they can bring to your business, you will doubtless find real opportunities in the products and services you can deliver together.鈥�

The IBM and 麻豆原创 relationship is a pure example of this. 鈥淚BM has one of the largest practices for implementing our software and making sure it鈥檚 adopted. The business expertise required to put this together is so important,鈥� Klein said. 鈥淭ogether, we can infuse more intelligence and automation into processes, from pricing to shop floors to supply chains. Part of our solution might involve six other providers; we鈥檙e going to bring in the best holistic solution for your problem.鈥�

麻豆原创 and IBM have worked with hundreds of clients globally on thousands of individual projects to modernize their systems and business processes based on an open, hybrid cloud approach. include Coca-Cola European Partners, Parle Products, Harmont & Blaine, Puravankara Ltd, and Virgin Megastore KSA.

I invite you to watch a recording of this and learn more about how IBM and 麻豆原创 are .

Lloyd Adams is president of 麻豆原创 North America.