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Digital transformation #mindcandy 11 July 2025
The topics are digital sovereignty, procurement, the top 25 data management and analytics companies of 2025, AI coding, SaaS sprawl, data management, IBM, and you are the upgrade.
Meet the German local government showing Microsoft the red card
https://www.raconteur.net/technology/schleswig-holstein-open-source
The federal state of Schleswig-Holstein is ditching US big tech and working to build an entirely open-source, digitally sovereign ecosystem. Much of the world is watching
How 3 Companies Digitized Their Procurement Processes
https://hbr.org/2025/07/how-3-companies-digitized-their-procurement-processes
Companies want to rapidly digitize procurement by exploiting emerging technologies like AI. However, traditional IT investment and adoption processes are often too slow and rigid.
The Top 25 Data Management and Analytics Companies of 2025
https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/the-top-25-data-management-and-analytics-companies-of-2025/
As organizations race to operationalize AI and make real-time decisions, these companies are solving the complex challenges beneath the surface to ensure that data is accessible, trusted, and ready for use across the enterprise to produce the crucial insights needed to perform.
AI coding productivity gains cancelled out by other friction points that slow developers down
Several friction points still exist throughout the software development life cycle that developers are still losing time to.
CIOs will use AI and low-code to combat SaaS sprawl
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366627164/CIOs-will-use-AI-and-low-code-to-combat-SaaS-sprawl
Why the proliferation of software-as-a-service tools is unsustainable and how CIOs are reclaiming control by building their own applications using artificial intelligence and automation
Addressing the Data Management Challenge
https://formtek.com/blog/addressing-the-data-management-challenge/
The question of whether organizations are losing the data management battle has become increasingly relevant in 2025. Despite advancements in technology, many companies continue to struggle with managing their growing troves of data effectively.
IBM Reveals CEO Expectations, Concerns with AI Implementation
https://www.rtinsights.com/ibm-reveals-ceo-expectations-concerns-with-ai-implementation/
Despite early setbacks, CEOs remain committed to AI, focusing on strategic leadership, measurable ROI, and workforce transformation to turn ambition into value.
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
