Business & Technology Insights From Capgemini

Luis Weir, Oracle Ace Director, Capgemini talks about Microservices, APIs and API Management. In this interview, he answer some key questions like why we need Microservices, how they are different from stand components, what should be the size of a microservice, how teams should operate, and Oracle API Management. To know more, follow Luis on @luisw19 and Leon Smiers on @leonsmiers

In this series we will walk through different cloud products and how SaaS and PaaS can be combined together and their use in different projects. In this podcast we discuss the Oracle Integration Cloud (ICS), part of Oracle PaaS Cloud and focused on delivering integration in Cloud. We emphasis on one specific discussion, with the move to the Cloud, and inclusion of SaaS applications, where do we place the center of gravity for integration, in the Cloud, on-premise or a combination of the two. This episode features Léon Smiers, Solution Architect in Capgemini and Oracle ACE & Carlos Eduardo Marques, Capgemini Integration Specialist @leonsmiers @XCarlosMarquesX Music: www.bensound.com

In this series we will walk through different cloud products and how SaaS and PaaS can be combined together and their use in different projects. In this podcast we would like to introduce you to Oracle Process Cloud to a wider audience. Oracle Process Cloud is the part of Oracle PaaS Cloud and it focuses on delivering processes in Cloud. This episode features Leon Smiers, Solution Architect in Capgemini and Oracle ACE and Jeroen van Essen, Capgemini BPM Specialist @leonsmiers Music: www.bensound.com

What is innovation? Is there a right time for innovation? To put it simply, innovation is continuous renewal. It's about finding, creating, and utilizing better ways to expand your business model, to grow your operational excellence, and to optimize customer intimacy. Hear our experts, Frank Wammes (twitter.com/fwammes) and Jaap Bloem (twitter.com/BLO2M) share their insights on how and when innovation should be applied.

How is innovation shaping the in-store retail experience, and data decisions taken by the CxOs of these organizations? What impact does Big Data Analytics have on retailers? How can brands use insights from customer data to provide an authentic retail experience? Should the emphasis be on omni-channel or digital channel strategy? Frank Wammes (twitter.com/fwammes), CTO- Continental Europe and Max Tau (twitter.com/max_tau), Consumer Products and Retail discuss these and many other pertinent questions in this episode.

The integration of networked devices, people and physical systems is providing a tantalizing vision of future possibilities, with the Internet of Things expected to become a vibrant part of the digital business landscape. What does this imply for BIg Data and Analytics, and more importantly for IT in 2016? Jaap Bloem, Principal Analyst, VINT- SogetiLabs sheds some light. Keen to know more? Follow him on https://twitter.com/BLO2M

Capgemini Insights and Data have defined 7 Guiding Principles to the use of data by business, Principle 1 is the most fundamental and states: Embark on the Journey to Insights within your Business and Technology Context In this episode, we explore multiple points of view regarding what this principle means for business and where it fits into a general paradigm shift to a business-driven, data-centric approach to IT. The episode features a panel comprising of Stephen Williams, Mike Penrose, and Nick Pijnacker Hordijk, moderated by Ernest Martinez- who are the Leadership team of Financial Services UK, Capgemini Insights & Data. www.twitter.com/e_martinez_jr ; www.twitter.com/CapSCWilliams

The adoption of big data technology has seen mixed results; with some companies benefiting from better insights and using them to enhance customer experience, operational efficiency, etc. to those still busy building reports, worrying about their data strategy. When we think of DIY BI, it is limited to expensive toolkits which are used only by a handful of power users. As someone said, you are limited only by your imagination. Could the rise of DIY spur the adoption of big data technologies? Frank Wammes, CTO- Continental Europe presents his perspective and raises some interesting questions. Interested in knowing more? https://twitter.com/fwammes

The data landscape is rapidly changing with increasing volumes of data pouring in from disparate data sources, at different speeds. How does an organization derive real-time, actionable insights to drive business impact? Ron Tolido- Capgemini CTO Office, and Alex Wortmann- Chief Value Officer, Capgemini Insights & Data lay down 7 guiding principles to transform to an insights-driven organization. twitter.com/rtolido nl.linkedin.com/pub/alex-wortmann/4/829/388/en

With the Apple event on September 9, Apple announced a slew of new products and services which relate to how we look at the Internet of Things. With the release of Apple TV, the entry of Siri in our homes, and other devices like Amazon Echo, Google's Nest, etc. companies are increasingly finding ways to get more and deeper insights into our lives. Does this present a Big Brother scenario? Perhaps not in a creepy way. Frank Wammes, CTO of Capgemini Continental Europe talks about how companies are entering our homes through hidden data hubs. www.twitter.com/fwammes

Let Supercharged Machine Intelligence Grow Your Company Culture of Big Data Analytics - Part 2 In Part 1, our Sogeti Big Data Expert, Jaap Bloem talks about the rise of Machine Learning- 'pay-as-you-go' advanced techniques that facilitate data-driven Predictive Analytics. But where does that leave Artificial Intelligence? twitter.com/BLO2M Joining Jaap on this episode is Fenny Gerrits, a historian who has a keen interest in the past and future of technology.

Let Supercharged Machine Intelligence Grow Your Company Culture of Big Data Analytics - Part I A few months ago, Azure Machine Learning and Amazon ML were launched. Now, you can simply pay as you go for advanced techniques that facilitate data-driven Predictive Analytics. Just as you were looking more seriously at BI and Big Data everyone wants to sell you Machine Learning. What's going on? Jaap Bloem, Principal Analyst at VINT- the Sogeti Trends Lab sheds some light. twitter.com/BLO2M