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Customer expectations for retail: Beyond digital experience

Dynatrace

This is typically the first thing that comes to mind for IT professionals working in the retail industry when evaluating holiday readiness. CEOs of hybrid retailers prioritize e-commerce growth over in-store shopping, investing heavily in their online storefronts. Technology to the rescue? That lesson remains important.

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What is digital transformation? How to transform your business strategy

Dynatrace

Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business. Many organizations — particularly those in the securities and investment services, banking, and retail sectors — have also targeted customer experience enhancements. Legacy technology is often a major barrier to digital transformation.

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Causal AI use cases for modern observability that can transform any business

Dynatrace

And while generative AI was much hyped in 2023, the deterministic quality of causal AI—which determines the precise root cause of an issue—is a key foundation for reliable recommendations that emerge from generative AI technologies. Retailers can analyze how factors such as demand, competition, and market trends affect pricing.

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What is FinOps? How to keep cloud spend in check

Dynatrace

FinOps is a cloud financial management philosophy and practice that strives to control the cost of cloud adoption strategies without restricting the scope of cloud resources. Today, many global industries implement FinOps, including telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and energy conservation, as well as most Fortune 50 companies.

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To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money

O'Reilly

It’s difficult to argue with David Collingridge’s influential thesis that attempting to predict the risks posed by new technologies is a fool’s errand. We ought to heed Collingridge’s warning that technology evolves in uncertain ways. It’s also about ensuring that value from AI is widely shared by preventing premature consolidation.

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Black Friday traffic exposes gaps in observability strategies

Dynatrace

If the mantra in sales is “Always be closing,” the mantra for online retail storefronts is “Always be online.”. As Alois Reitbauer, chief technology strategist at Dynatrace, noted in 2020, organizations shouldn’t be caught off guard during Black Friday and other high-volume times. What’s the problem with Black Friday traffic?

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The keys to helping retailers with Black Friday preparation for exceptional customer experiences

Dynatrace

For retailers, the countdown to the holidays has begun, even if it’s still six months away. Black Friday preparation is the culmination of retailers’ efforts to attract and sustain customer relationships during the holiday season and beyond. It’s no longer a one-day event. This further expands an already complex attack surface.

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