Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine February 2021 | Page 87

87 “ The need to build stronger , more resilient businesses and supply chains is uppermost in everyone ’ s minds as the effects of the pandemic are still being felt and IT systems play an integral role ”

— The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply ( CIPS ) data centres to leveraging the massive computing power of hyperscalers ,” comments Tony Harris , global vice president , Business Network Solutions , SAP . “ With businesses having to store large amounts of data , cloud computing assists not only in storing but also in processing and seamlessly transferring data without the use of external devices ,” adds Lê .
When it comes to cognitive computing , Harris comments that “ the second is a focus on cognitive computing , inclusive of big data analytics , artificial intelligence ( AI ), machine learning
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