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IKEA’s Data Transformation: Lessons from a Global Giant

Timo Elliott

At IKEA, the global home furnishings leader, data is more than an operational necessity—it’s a strategic asset. In a recent presentation at the SAPSA Impuls event in Stockholm , George Sandu, IKEA’s Master Data Leader, shared the company’s data transformation story, offering valuable lessons for organizations navigating similar challenges.

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SAP Datasphere Powers Business at the Speed of Data

Rocket-Powered Data Science

This is where we dispel an old “big data” notion (heard a decade ago) that was expressed like this: “we need our data to run at the speed of business.” Instead, what we really need is for our business to run at the speed of data. As you would guess, maintaining context relies on metadata.

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Data transformation takes flight at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport

CIO Business Intelligence

At Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, an IT pilot has led to a wholesale data journey destined to transform operations at the world’s busiest airport, fueled by machine learning and generative AI.

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Time for New Partnership Paradigms to Be Future-fit

CIO Business Intelligence

Often, tech vendors act as an extended workforce, providing manpower and technological expertise for their client’s digital transformation journey. An IDC report estimated the global IT developer shortage will reach four million by 2025, leaving businesses struggling to accelerate digital transformation without the needed workforce.

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The What & Why of Data Governance

erwin

Modern data governance is a strategic, ongoing and collaborative practice that enables organizations to discover and track their data, understand what it means within a business context, and maximize its security, quality and value. Because data is one of the success elements of a digital agenda or digital transformation agenda.

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Eyes on Data: Transforming Data Challenges into Real Progress

TDAN

In a world increasingly dominated by data, organizations are grappling with the need to effectively manage and harness this valuable asset. At the same time, the data management […]

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The 10 biggest issues IT faces today

CIO Business Intelligence

The volume of work coming at IT is one of the top issues identified by CIOs, researchers, and executive advisors, or as Elizabeth Hackenson, CIO of Schneider Electric, puts it: “The accelerated demand for digital capabilities throughout the enterprise simultaneously.”. “In Angel-Johnson shares that perspective. “I

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