IT Integration

CGT's readers rank the top third-party providers of strategic and tactical consulting services.

Subject matter experts clear up the biggest misconceptions surrounding the topic of cloud, including security risks, it's appropriateness for existing mature infrastructures, and whether it is powerful enough to support mission critical processes.

Based on extensive surveys of leading CPG companies, a new GMA report looks at how much money companies are spending on IT and how aggressively they are adopting new technologies. Surprisingly, a large proportion of companies are following a less-than-optimal approach in their information technology strategies.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a point software solution or a software suite for the cleansing, analysis and integration of downstream data.

CGT introduces you to 20+ more technology and services companies that are worthy of the modern consumer goods company's consideration.

Forget Big Data. Instead of starting with the concept of Big Data, why not start with what you want Big Data to help you achieve: Big Actions - more clearly stated, revenue-generating actions.

The digital universe will be 50 times larger in 2020 than it was in 2010. With statistics like this, consumer goods executives no longer need to be convinced that big data initiatives are worth pursuing. Discover why a high-powered, enterprise-grade managed service model is the consumer goods companys best opportunity to winning the big data race.

IDC reveals its top 10 predictions that will impact global technology spending and the use of information technology in the manufacturing and retail industries. Covering 3D value chains and servitization optimization to big data and immersive commerce, these predictions will help both sides of the supply chain grasp emerging market opportunities and plan for future growth.