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AI’s Opaque Box Is Actually a Supply Chain

O'Reilly

Blockchain technology is chosen by companies like Walmart to bring transparency to supply chains like food production and delivery, because it is tamper evident and distributed. Blockchain technology is used in an enterprise stack alongside other systems, to make integrations more secure and to establish a single audit trail.

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Structural Evolutions in Data

O'Reilly

Cloud computing? ” Web3 has similarly progressed through “basic blockchain and cryptocurrency tokens” to “decentralized finance” to “NFTs as loyalty cards.” Cloud computing providers make that easier to handle, though, so long as you don’t mind the credit card bill.

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Are Microservices to Ecosystems as Core Competencies were to Conglomerates?

The Agile Manager

As far back as the 19th century, industrial firms pursued vertical integration strategies. This was important because, for large industrial firms, competing on price was the primary strategy for winning market share. By the 1980s, both strategies had begun to lose favor. But the operating benefits weren't there, either.