Michelin is a global organization well known for its high-performance tires, popular travel guides, and numerous innovations around materials, services, and connected solutions. Many consumers recognize the French brand by the famous “Michelin Man” mascot, whose body is composed of stacked white tires.

Data analytics is going through tremendous growth while helping businesses succeed in a challenging economy. But cybersecurity presents increasing challenges for businesses. Prologis, however, has combined data analytics and cybersecurity to improve visibility, cut costs, and reduce risk. Prologis plays an essential role in the global supply chain.

We are pleased to share the findings of a Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study that evaluates the cost savings and business benefits enabled by Snowflake’s cloud data platform. Snowflake commissioned the study to gain insight into the return on investment we’re delivering for customers and learn how we can serve them better.

In keeping with its continued focus on building the most powerful and flexible cloud data platform for data-driven companies, Snowflake released a host of new features in July. The following roundup briefly describes several of them.

Organizational leaders worldwide agree that data governance is important. However, data governance programs in most companies are still being planned or in progress. In a 2020 Dataversity report¹, only 12 percent of companies had fully implemented programs, while 38 percent of programs were a work in progress, and 31 percent were just getting started. That’s because companies often run into roadblocks while executing data governance. Below are five common obstacles organizations face.

The life sciences industry is at a turning point.

In a global economy, real-time data analysis is closely related to business success. Without data-driven insights, organizations find it challenging to remain competitive, improve company performance, and deliver strong user experiences, regardless of their industry. To match the pace of business, companies require transparent, data-driven relationships.

Coronavirus has impacted the travel industry, but as it adapts, there is one factor airlines have always worked hard to minimize: delayed flights. Arriving late or missing a connection can severely impact the customer experience, which is why airlines work hard to maintain high rates of on-time performance (OTP). To that end, pilots may have to use extra fuel to make up for a delayed departure or to reach a destination early, even if it means circling the airport before landing.

Advanced marketing analytics can improve campaign relevance, increase customer lifetime value, accelerate insights, reduce acquisition costs, and drive ROI. But moving to advanced analytics requires a thoughtful investment in the right infrastructure for storing, tracking, and analyzing customer data, which can be daunting to companies that only have basic analytics capabilities.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world have had to transform overnight. Businesses that had been delaying digital transformation, or that hadn’t been thinking about it at all, have suddenly realized that moving their data analytics to the cloud is the key to coping with and surviving the COVID-19 disruption. The next phase is about rebounding and thriving in a post-COVID-19 world.