Winners Announced for the Fourth Annual IDC Future Enterprise North America Awards
Needham, MA, October 30, 2024 – IDC, the premier global provider of market intelligence and advisory services, today announced the winners and runners-up across all categories for the fourth annual IDC Future Enterprise North America Awards. This prestigious annual awards program recognizes technology buying organizations that are at the forefront of innovation, digital transformation, and operation excellence.
IDC’s Future Enterprise Awards provide organizations with a platform to demonstrate how they have effectively operated and invested to excel in the digital business era. The Future Enterprise framework fosters a digital-first culture by leveraging trusted industry ecosystems, generating revenue through empathetic customer experiences, and adapting to complex customer requirements. These achievements are underpinned by a digital infrastructure that is intelligent, empowered and well-connected.
“Organizations honored in the fourth annual IDC Future Enterprise North America Awards have showcased their ability to thrive in the digital business landscape,” says Meredith Whalen, Chief Research Officer, IDC. “The initiatives highlighted here exemplify innovative business models that are leading the way in the digital era.”
To learn more about the IDC Future Enterprise North America Awards, visit HERE.
More about the IDC Future Enterprise North America Awards:
Digital Infrastructure
Overall Winner: Willis Towers Watson
Project Name: Willis Towers Watson uses NetApp, Azure for Cloud Success
Work
Overall Winner: The Designers Group
Project Name: TDG Tech Hub
First Runner Up: Medtronic
Project Name: Simulating Success: How AI and XR are Shaping Medtronic’s Virtual Surgery Platform
Connectedness
Overall Winner: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Project Name: Regeneron Web Services (RWS): Enabling Digital Applications and Services
First Runner Up: Dow
Project Name: Data Excellence Foundation
Second Runner Up: Merrill Wealth Management
Project Name: Merrill Video Pro
Sustainability
Overall Winner: The University of Texas at Arlington
Project Name: University of Texas at Arlington Campus Sustainability Dashboards
Customer Experience
Overall Winner: Strack & Van Til
Project Name: Strack & Van Til Enhances Customer Experience with Digital Coupon Redemption and Rewards Capabilities
First Runner Up: Intermountain Health
Project Name: Intermountain Health Digital Services Team Centralizes Care Access and Elevates Patient Experiences, Increasing NPS by 130% YoY
Second Runner Up: Verizon Business and Government Customer Operations Division (BGCO)
Project Name: AI Led Service Transformation
Intelligence
Overall Winner: City of Dallas Office of Data Analytics & BI
Project Name: Dallas Data Analytics and Data Products
Operations
Overall Winner: ArcelorMittal Global Research & Development and North America Calvert Operations
Project Name: ArcelorMittal AMNS Calvert Slab Yard Optimization Brain
First Runner Up: Nucor Corporation
Project Name: Nucor Improves Yield and Manufacturing Efficiency with AI-Based Production Scheduling Application
Second Runner Up: Stryker Corporation
Project Name: Stryker Accelerate Commercial S/4Hana on Cloud Transformation
Industry Ecosystems
Overall Winner: Circle Innovation
Project Name: Healthtech SME Program
CIO of the Year
CIO Name: Sastry Durvasula
Organization Name: TIAA
About IDC:
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC’s analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives. Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading media, data and marketing services company that activates and engages the most influential technology buyers. To learn more about IDC, please visit www.idc.com. Follow IDC on Twitter at @IDC and LinkedIn.
About the Future Enterprise Awards:
The world is moving from digital transformation (DX) (as we know it) to Digital-First. DX started with transformation from analog to digital. With contextualization, digital-first becomes the next evolution in DX. Digital is a permanent, yet dynamic fixture in this world. Digital-first applies to any entity searching for a digital-based capability or enhancement that could improve our lives and desired outcomes. As we anchor ourselves in a digital-first world, one thing is clear. Organizations, private or public, large or small, will need to leverage technologies in an accelerated fashion to thrive. And the ones that can close the new digital gap through the greatest business value impact will become market leaders of tomorrow. These leaders are the Future Enterprises. To learn more about the Future Enterprise Awards, please visit idcdxawards.com.
To learn more about the Future Enterprise North America Awards please contact Heather Ball at hball@idc.com.