AWS Cloud Enterprise Strategy Blog

Category: Thought Leadership

Foster a Data-Sharing Culture

The Data Hoarding Trap Many organizations are guided by the adage “Knowledge is power.” Teams closely guard their data to maintain an internal competitive edge. But what if this mentality is holding your company back? Imagine your marketing team has gathered valuable data on customer preferences but fails to share that information with your product […]

Gamifying Digital Transformation: Drive Adoption Through Engagement

Digital transformation can offer organizations improved efficiency, enhanced customer experiences, and the ability to stay competitive, but the journey is often fraught with challenges. One key hurdle is motivating employees to embrace new technologies and ways of working. An innovative approach to overcoming these challenges is gamification, a strategy that uses game-like elements to engage […]

Data Governance in the Age of Generative AI

The exponential growth of enterprise data presents unprecedented opportunities for innovation, yet many organizations struggle to capitalize on it due to inadequate data governance. A robust governance framework is crucial for future-proofing and maintaining competitiveness. Effective data governance rests on four pillars: Data visibility: Clarify available data assets to inform decision-making. Access control: Balance accessibility […]

How Executives Can Avoid Being Disrupted by Emerging Technologies

Executives must anticipate rapid technology shifts, which increasingly disrupt businesses, and find new markets and partnering opportunities. Accenture’s global disruption index, which quantifies economic, social, geopolitical, climate, consumer and technology changes, indicates disruption occurs at a rate 50 times greater than just five years ago. How can executives stay ahead of the curve? Anticipating Technology […]

Navigating Strategic Partnerships: Aligning Legal, Procurement, and Business Priorities

When leading strategic initiatives, executives are often tasked with bringing on new partners or negotiating new contracts to drive critical business outcomes. Whether you’re onboarding a key technology vendor, a manufacturing partner, or a strategic consulting firm, you need to manage the often competing priorities of various internal stakeholders. Three of the most crucial—yet frequently […]