Inside CSC World
Contact Usby Chris Sapardanis
People have been talking about Big Data for a while. Organizations such as NASA, financial services companies, and healthcare entities have been grappling with the “data deluge” for years. But lately the conversation is moving beyond talk of mere size.
Today’s Big Data movement is fueled by the social media revolution, billions of Internet users, and the increasing connectedness of our digital world. Size still matters, but the emerging market of Big Data is more about organizations tuning into new data arrangements that are increasingly connected with their own propositions in an effort to discover new insights.
This topic inspires CSC’s Leading Edge Forum’s (LEF) latest research and a forthcoming report called “Data rEvolution.” In this issue, we speak with Paul Gustafson, who oversees the planning and execution of the LEF’s many technology programs, on the ongoing research. Our conversation reveals what’s changing the architecture of information in business.
Big Data is also big business for CSC. As part of our cover story, we profile some key client engagements that are focused on the data dilemma as well as the data issues felt by the health services, chemical, energy, natural resources, and insurance industries. We’re also touting our High Performance Computing Center of Excellence as a powerful resource for massive number crunching.
In addition to data, in this issue we’re showcasing two important LEF research initiatives that highlight the need for better production and disposal processes for electronics and a shift in healthcare ideology toward treating wellness, not illness, first.
Of equal importance, cloud computing and cybersecurity are just as strategic for our company as they are for our clients. We’re building a broad suite of offerings in each space and partnering with thought leaders to bring the most advanced thinking to market.
Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of The Virtual Computing Environment Company, joins us for one such conversation, discussing the evolution and value of cloud. Plus, our own experts, Carlos Solari, CSC vice president, Cyber Technology and Services, and Sam Visner, CSC vice president and lead Cyber executive, share insights on “situational awareness.”
CSC’s breadth of experience is growing across many other sectors as well. In Europe, our Fashion and Retail practice helps Conforama, a leading furniture and household goods retailer, transform its customer experience through improved operations and service policies, and renowned athletic apparel company, Champion Europe, overcome the complexity of an acquisition using our enterprise resource planning software, STEALTH 3000.
We hope you enjoy the issue.
Chris Sapardanis is editor of CSC World.