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2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail and e-commerce IT performance observations

Dynatrace

Over the years, I have watched and written about online retail and e-commerce IT performance. What I have seen is a maturing of the online retail channels when it comes to delivering customer experiences. This year we saw few, if any, major issues with online retailers. This is where many retailers have matured over the years.

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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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Black Friday traffic exposes gaps in observability strategies

Dynatrace

What’s the problem with Black Friday traffic? 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.

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Five questions with Forrester Analyst: The state of the UK Retail landscape

Dynatrace

For retail, in particular, the crisis has forced many to accelerate the execution of strategic plans for digital customer experience and operational excellence. Consumers may be more likely to interact more “digitally” with brands going forward, and online sales are expected to make up a greater proportion of overall retail sales.

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Digital transformation strategies: Success stories from three digital transformation journeys

Dynatrace

Organizations in every industry are engaged in some form of digital transformation, integrating technology into all areas of the business. Digital tools and technologies provide a more efficient way of doing things. However, digital transformation requires significant investment in technology infrastructure and processes.

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Leveraging ML-Based Anomaly Detection for 4G Networks Optimization

DZone

Artificial intelligence and machine learning already have some impressive use cases for industries like retail, banking, or transportation. While the technology is far from perfect, the advancements in ML allow other industries to benefit as well.

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Five-nines availability: Always-on infrastructure delivers system availability during the holidays’ peak loads

Dynatrace

For retail organizations, peak traffic can be a mixed blessing. While high-volume traffic often boosts sales, it can also compromise uptimes. But as more organizations adopt cloud-native technologies and distribute workloads among multicloud environments, that goal seems harder to attain.