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E-commerce

The Real Test Begins Beyond the Bank’s Own Channels

Embedded finance is no longer an innovation layer—it is a stress test. The moment financial products leave controlled channels, every [...]

E-commerce

The Missing Layer: Product & Customer Orchestration

Growth in finance does not primarily break at channels — it breaks at the point where product logic, customer data, [...]

E-commerce

Why Digital Growth in Finance Still Stalls

Digital channels in finance have scaled. Growth, however, has not kept pace. The real problem: Financial institutions have digitized their [...]

B2B

Industrial Aftermarket: From Spare Parts Business to a Scalable Revenue Engine

For decades, industrial companies have been optimizing how they sell products. Today, the competitive advantage is increasingly shifting toward post-sale [...]

Digital Transformation

Uncategorized

The Visibility Gap in Automation: Where Processes Lose Transparency

As automation expands, visibility into process execution becomes increasingly limited – leaving both users and operators without a clear view [...]

Digital Transformation

Subscription Healthcare in Europe: Why Continuous Care Requires New Data Architectures

Subscription in healthcare is not simply a new business model — it requires a fundamental redesign of data architectures, system [...]

B2B

e-Invoicing in the EU: Implications for B2B E-Commerce and Enterprise Data Architecture

E-invoicing is often framed as a compliance issue. In reality, it is a structural change in how digital business transactions [...]

E-commerce

Headless Commerce: Between Promise and Reality

Headless commerce is often positioned as the modern standard for digital commerce — promising greater flexibility, faster innovation cycles, and [...]

Data Management

Real-World Applications of Data Anonymization Across Industries

Few technologies manage to reconcile two opposing imperatives — the hunger for insight and the duty of discretion. Data anonymization [...]

Data Management

Uncategorized

Data Anonymization: Turning Sensitive Information into Strategic Value

Data anonymization empowers organizations to unlock insights while preserving privacy, enabling safe collaboration across teams and companies to enhance analytics, [...]

Artificial Intelligence

What Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol Signals for the Future of B2B Commerce

Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) was designed to reshape online retail, but its broader significance lies in what it reveals about [...]

Data Management

From Ownership to Use: Why Data Sharing Is the New Strategic Imperative

Data ownership is no longer the key to value creation – those who want to unlock business potential must share. [...]

Digital Transformation

Uncategorized

Forrester Predictions for 2026: The Shift From AI Hype to Hard Business Outcomes

A year of AI reckoning, tech value correction, and human expertise revival. 2026 will be a year of correction — [...]

E-commerce

Agentic Commerce: Strategic Priorities for Executive Leaders

Agentic Commerce is more than a technical innovation — it’s a structural change in how products are discovered, recommended, and [...]

E-commerce

The Tech Backbone of Subscription-Based E-Commerce

How to deliver seamless self-service and sustainable growth. In subscription e-commerce, the real work begins after the customer clicks “Subscribe.” [...]

E-commerce

Agentic Commerce: Winners, Losers, and the Forces Behind the Change

Some waves in technology build slowly. Others overturn the entire shoreline. Agentic Commerce belongs to the latter. As AI agents [...]

Digital Transformation

Technologies and Methods for the Practical Application of IT System Integration

The integration method you choose today defines the speed, resilience, and cost-efficiency of your business tomorrow. This article helps you [...]

E-commerce

Agentic Commerce: Where Conversations Become Transactions

We are witnessing another power shift in digital commerce. The next checkout won’t be a webpage — it will be [...]

Digital Transformation

Strategic Patterns of IT System Integration

System integration today is a maze of patterns, methods, and technologies — only with the right guidance can you design [...]

Software Development

Uncategorized

Do We Still Need Release Managers? A Bold Case for the QA Manager’s Expanded Role

In today’s agile, high-speed development cycles, roles are evolving — and sometimes overlapping. But what if they didn’t just overlap? [...]

E-commerce

How to Integrate SAP Digital Payments into Your E-Commerce Architecture

Behind every seamless online payment stands a complex integration of systems, data, and processes — here’s how we built it [...]

E-commerce

SAP Digital Payments: Enabling Secure, Scalable, and Future-Ready Payment Processes

In a world where seamless digital payments define customer experience and operational agility, SAP Digital Payments enables enterprises to unify, [...]

Cloud

Key Drivers of Cloud Adoption in Pharma and Life Sciences

The adoption of cloud computing in the pharmaceutical industry means operating in one of the world’s most stringent and heavily [...]

Digital Transformation

Top 10 Digital Technologies Transforming Construction

The adoption of digital technologies in construction has evolved from isolated experiments into a defining factor of business performance. While [...]

Artificial Intelligence

Pharma’s AI Readiness Index: Who Leads the Race?

Artificial intelligence is becoming a strategic imperative in the pharmaceutical industry, rather than just an experimental add-on. The latest AI [...]

E-commerce

Uncategorized

Search in B2B e-commerce can be a strategic differentiator

In B2B e-commerce, search is no longer a utility — it’s a sales engine. Yet, according to Forrester, only 49% [...]

Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI unlocks the value of unstructured data in insurance

Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to reshape the insurance industry more profoundly than any previous wave of automation. “As [...]

Digital Transformation

Benefits and Challenges of IT System Integration

Digital transformation unfolds its true value not within isolated applications but through the intelligent interconnection of systems and data flows. [...]

E-commerce

Uncategorized

AI-Driven Personalization in B2B E-Commerce: From Recommendation Logic to Real-Time Experience

If you want to succeed in B2B e-commerce, intelligent, data-driven, and AI-powered personalization is a must. Customer expectations in B2B [...]

E-commerce

Uncategorized

Digital Product Passport: Tips to Unlock New Opportunities in E-Commerce

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is not just an obligation — it is a unique opportunity for e-commerce companies to [...]

Data Management

Uncategorized

Digital Product Passport: Data Management Challenges

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is set to redefine product transparency, empowering businesses and consumers with crucial sustainability data. But [...]

E-commerce

Reducing Return Rates With Technological Solutions

The rapid growth of e-commerce has been accompanied by a rise in product returns, the rates of which tend to [...]

Data Management

Cost Savings Through Smart Data Management

In today’s data-driven world, organizations face a dilemma: data is the foundation for innovation and informed decision-making, but it is [...]

Software Development

Post-Accelerator Frontend Strategies for New SAP Commerce Storefront

While the countdown to the end of SAP Commerce Accelerator support has begun, it is essential to start thinking about [...]

Software Development

Cost Savings in Software Development

Successful companies today cannot operate efficiently without software development – whether for their own applications or for adapting existing or [...]

E-commerce

E-Commerce: The New Engine for the Automotive Industry

The automotive industry, long dominated by traditional business models and face-to-face interactions, is experiencing a seismic shift towards e-commerce and [...]

E-commerce

Technology Hacks for Cost Savings in E-Commerce

There are a number of technological strategies that help companies reduce their e-commerce operating costs. Particularly important are innovative solutions [...]

Software Development

How to Choose the Right IT Service Provider

Table of Contents Introduction Benefits of partnering with an IT service provider Setting requirements Key evaluation criteria Evaluation Conclusion Finding [...]

E-commerce

Sustainable Warehouses and Distribution Centers

E-commerce presents both opportunities and challenges for environmental sustainability. UNCTAD’s guidelines show the way to ensure e-commerce contributes positively to [...]

Data Management

7 Key Benefits of Data Sharing in E-Commerce

The exchange of data within the e-commerce ecosystem can yield substantial benefits for all parties involved, from improving business processes [...]

B2B

B2B Buyers Use More Digitally Enabled Channels Than Ever

As B2B buyers increasingly favor digital channels, the future of B2B commerce is evolving into a hybrid model that seamlessly [...]

Short News

UNCTAD Highlights Environmental Costs of Digital Transformation

While digitization undeniably drives global economic growth, its environmental repercussions are becoming increasingly severe. The latest “Digital Economy Report 2024” [...]

Software Development

Uncategorized

Low-Code Falls Short Without Full-Code

The most efficient low-code software development is when full coding is feasible. Individual software development can be expensive. You need [...]

E-commerce

Uncategorized

Embracing B2B Consumerization: A Vital Business Imperative

Digital convenience, once a hallmark of consumer shopping, has become an essential expectation in the world of B2B e-commerce. The [...]

Software Development

Mastering Software Delivery: Overcoming Development Hurdles

For enterprises looking to thrive in an ever-evolving technological world, refining software development and delivery is more than an improvement; [...]

Data Management

Challenges and Opportunities of Data Sharing

Maximizing the value of data requires leaders to embrace data sharing with other organizations. Collaboration in this area is key [...]

Digital Transformation

Project Management

Software Development

What Is the Current State of Agile Software Development?

Now that more and more companies are claiming “We are agile”, we asked around in IT departments worldwide to find [...]

Software Development

Who Pays the Bill?

The answer to the question of who actually pays the bill should also clarify who calls the shots in software [...]

Digital Transformation

Top 7 Challenges of Digitization in the Financial Sector

Digital transformation is no longer just an option for banks, but a necessity to remain competitive and keep up with [...]

Digital Transformation

Fact Check for Digitization Projects

As a B2B company, we are constantly involved in digitization projects. After all, the key to success lies in the [...]

Interview

How an IT Company Wins the Hearts of Employees and Customers Alike

Striped Giraffe Innovation & Strategy, winner of the latest TOP JOB employer award, is an IT service provider in Central [...]

B2B

Big Data

Data Governance

Digital Transformation

E-commerce

B2B Companies 2023: Appraisals of the Economic Situation

It all started with the pandemic and continued in 2022 with war, energy crisis, and strong inflation. The global economy [...]

Digital Transformation

IT Investment Projections for 2023

Organizations continue to increase spending on technology despite the world economic slowdown. It has been a tough few years for [...]

Data Management

Data Management Trends to Watch in Coming Years

Everybody talks about data and data-driven enterprise. Without a doubt, data-related topics will dominate technology trends for the coming years. [...]

Data Management

MDM: Let’s Stop the Data Chaos

Master data management, or MDM for short, is considered the foundation of digital transformation. This gives master data management a [...]

B2B

B2B E-Commerce — Reality Falls Short of Expectations

Digital transformation is increasingly raising B2B buyers’ expectations for their e-commerce experience. For the first time ever, e-commerce has become [...]

B2B

B2B E-Commerce Supports Sales Reps Instead of Replacing Them

Many traditional salespeople in B2B companies have reservations about e-commerce because they perceive the digital sales channel as competition. Yet [...]

Advanced Analytics

Data Advisory: Making Your Data Strategy a Success

Modern IT systems cannot do without data. Whether you are developing a mobile app, a digital product catalog, or a [...]

E-commerce

10 Aspects to Consider When Choosing an E-Commerce Solution

Deciding on the right technology is the first important step in planning a new e-commerce site. Selecting the right [...]

Data Management

Customer Data is a Game Changer for New D2C Players

The switch to D2C can bring numerous benefits for companies. Higher margins and the opportunity to increase sales are undoubtedly [...]

Data Management

Approaching Customers Digitally With the Customer Data Platform (CDP)

Customer centricity is essential when it comes to establishing digital business models. It requires the best possible knowledge of where [...]

Data Governance

Data Governance – The Linchpin of Efficient Data Management

Companies that want to set up their data management properly in order to make efficient use of one of their [...]

Artificial Intelligence

More German Companies See Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence

Nearly 70 percent of German companies believe artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology of the future, according to the [...]

Advanced Analytics

What is Advanced Analytics and Why Is It so Important for Companies?

Advanced Analytics refers to a collection of different tools for the analysis of structured and unstructured data that allows the [...]

Analytics

Artificial Intelligence

Augmented Reality

B2B

B2C

Big Data

Business Intelligence

Cloud

Continuous Delivery

Customer Experience

Data Management

Digital Transformation

DWH

E-commerce

Internationalization

Internet of Things

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Machine Learning

Marketing Automation

Mobile

News

Omnichannel

Project Management

Security

Software Development

UX / UI

Virtual Reality

How Buzzwords Could Put Your IT at Risk

Software solutions and their underlying technologies are evolving at a rapid pace. The IT world is constantly flooded with new [...]

E-commerce

Social Networks Will Increasingly Develop Into Shop System Providers

Social networks will become indispensable as sales channels for retail in the future. At the same time, personalized advertising is [...]

B2B

E-commerce

Omnichannel

Uncategorized

UX / UI

How to Equip Your E-Commerce Platform for B2B Success

An increasing number of business customers prefers online channels for purchasing and customer service. And you should be well prepared [...]

Interview

Cloud Solutions Can Benefit Companies of All Sizes

We talked to Oliver Schröder, Vice President Sales DACH at Informatica, about the biggest trends in data management, his view [...]

Analytics

B2B

Data Management

Digital Transformation

Machine Learning

Uncategorized

Optimized Product Management With Machine Learning

ratioform, the German market leader in the field of packaging, optimizes their product management with future-oriented product lifecycle advisor. [...]

News

Let Us Introduce You to Our New Website

Over the past few years, we have continued to expand our range of expertise. Our old website could not visualize [...]

E-commerce

How to Provide Holiday Inspiration on Your E-Commerce Platform

Well-prepared inspirational content helps consumers visualize your products as part of their daily lives and stimulates them to make purchasing [...]

E-commerce

“E-Retailer Yearbook 2021” Is Here!

A comprehensive overview of e-commerce in the DACH region awaits you on about 100 pages of the “E-Retailer Yearbook 2021” — from the impact of [...]

Analytics

Data Management

Data Analytics for the Financial Industry

Advancing digitization of the financial industry makes it easier for banks to gather comprehensive information about their customers, while state-of-the-art [...]

E-commerce

New Series of E-Books on E-Commerce Personalization

Many marketers still think of personalization mainly in terms of performing simple activities, such as using the customer’s name in [...]

E-commerce

Online Holiday Sales to Set Another Record This Year Despite COVID-19

This year’s holiday season will be unique in every respect. However, it is not the extraordinary mood that will make [...]

Data Management

Data Management Project: How to Choose the Right Partner

Data is one of an enterprise’s most valuable resources, sometimes more precious than any tangible goods owned. To make the [...]

E-commerce

Coronavirus Proves the Relevance of E-Commerce and Digital Transformation

The coronavirus outbreak has brought many companies to their knees and has been pushing them towards bankruptcy. Best positioned to [...]

Software Development

Most Common Challenges During Single Sign On Implementation

Why would companies need a centralized system for user identity and authorization management? A comprehensive answer to this question would [...]

Data Management

Preparing for ISO IDMP — Not as Black as It’s Painted (When You Know How to Do It)

For pharma and biotech companies, the quality of data has always been crucial not only in terms of the security [...]

Data Management

How the Pharmaceutical Industry Can Meet the Challenges of Data Quality Management

Pharmaceutical companies rely heavily on huge amounts of data that is used in all processes, from interpreting clinical findings to [...]

Machine Learning

Creating Test Data With Machine Learning

When it comes to Data Science algorithm design, real production data is always a must. However, one can imagine software [...]

Data Management

Trends and Innovations in the World of Data-Driven Digital Transformation

Let me share with you some insights from the Informatica World Tour event in Frankfurt which Striped Giraffe was one [...]

E-commerce

Striped Giraffe Has Become an SAP Gold Service Partner

SAP Service Partners focus exclusively on the implementation of customer projects, not on selling software licences. These strictly selected companies [...]

Software Development

A Code Audit Is More Than Just a Bug Check

There are far more reasons to audit your code than just suspecting there are bugs overlooked by your development team. [...]

Data Management

Event

Ensuring Data Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Business security and efficiency is directly related to the quality of data processed in your company on a daily basis. [...]

E-commerce

Questions to Ask When Selecting Your E-Commerce Platform Solution Provider

Introducing a new or refreshing an existing e-commerce platform constitutes a substantial project for most organisations: it usually requires management [...]

Data Management

Event

Informatica World Tour 2019 — Where BI & AI Professionals Meet

“AI needs Data. Data needs AI.” This is the motto of the presentation by Anil Chakravarthy, Informatica CEO, who will [...]

Artificial Intelligence

11 Practical Usage Scenarios for Artificial Intelligence

There have been many articles on the implications of AI, especially in those business areas where the level of automation [...]

Data Management

RIMS Data Quality Project for a Leader in the Life Sciences Industry

Customer The customer is a leading science and technology company that operates across healthcare, life science and performance materials. The [...]

E-commerce

The New (E-Commerce) 1905 Revolution?

The new version of SAP Commerce has hit the market. Can the 1905 release be as important for the e-commerce [...]

UX / UI

UX Trends That Will Shape the Coming Years

Everything changes. And that’s a good thing. Thanks to our ongoing collaborations with clients from the most varied of industries, [...]

Machine Learning

Lightweight Machine Learning and Analytics

Writing yet another article on machine learning is like adding a drop of water to the ocean. Machine learning is [...]

News

Striped Giraffe Technology Camp in Janów Podlaski

For four days in May the castle in Janów Podlaski turned into a discussion forum on the use of artificial [...]

Machine Learning

Looking for Similarities With Association Rule Mining

We like having our ten stripes in a row and we ask ourselves who else does? Life is unfair! [...]

E-commerce

SAP Hybris Commerce Platform Upgrades

SAP Commerce is the engine of your digital business hidden under the hood of an online store. It is the [...]

Internet of Things

Internet of Things — The Disruption of the 21st Century

If we are to believe a McKinsey study from 2016, the Internet of Things (IoT) will trigger a veritable economic [...]

Internet of Things

The Future Challenges of a Data-Driven Economy

What does the company need to do to meet the future challenges of a data-driven economy? To get competent answers, [...]

Digital Transformation

Digitization

Everybody is talking about digitization. And this buzzword isn’t just omnipresent right now, it has been for some time and [...]

Digital Transformation

E-commerce

Machine Learning

SAP C4/HANA (Former Hybris) Suite

SAP acquired Hybris in 2013 and incorporated it into its broad range of products, further underpinning its digital end-to-end ambitions [...]

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