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This is a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty. But that doesn’t mean you need to stop innovating. The key is to avoid the expensive trap of replatforming and focus on smart spend strategies for innovation instead.

With the release of Content Cloud 10, CoreMedia now natively delivers content in a headless fashion via GraphQL. But what is GraphQL and how exactly is it used to fetch content from CoreMedia? This blog post explains everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. So, why headless?

Imagine you run a major country and a pandemic hits. You move quickly and assemble the right experts. They develop a detailed plan for responding and you get all government agencies aligned. Then it’s time to instruct and convince the public. You give a convincing and honest speech on prime time TV. Newspapers report it and your call to action is trending on social media. To make sure citizens can find all necessary information, you provide a comprehensive digital guide, an app and multiple websites.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the global business landscape. Virtually overnight, nations around the world have closed shops and restaurants, curtailing every activity not considered “essential.”

And the impact on the world’s economy has been seismic. In the last few weeks alone, with millions of people around the world “sheltering in place,” more than 22 million American workers have filed for unemployment.

The world is in a state of shock. COVID-19 spread as quickly as it started and doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon. Countries around the globe have instituted statewide (or even nationwide) quarantines and lockdowns, affecting every single industry – from healthcare to fitness to food.

Switching from one software platform to another is an "adventure" for any company. But it’s a particularly challenging one for enterprise companies. It reminds me of those flipping houses shows where people invest in a rundown property with the goal of reselling it at a higher price.

When I was growing up, shopping meant going from store to store in search of the perfect pair of jeans or a new favorite dress. I always had a mission: I was looking for something specific. And even in grocery stores, I loved just strolling the aisles to see which food items looked good and what new products were available.

The eCommerce market is evolving rapidly. SAP is keeping pace with the evolution to the cloud for eCommerce and digital customer experience solutions. By including the SAP C/4HANA modular Customer Experience Suite in the same cloud that includes SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP customers now have a complete technology platform to build custom, end-to-end omnichannel commerce experiences for their end customers. SAP Commerce Cloud is a comprehensive commerce solution that supports everything from back-office order management to advanced end user shopping experiences.

CoreMedia’s roots in the IBM WebSphere Commerce ecosystem are deep and well established. We first partnered with IBM and WebSphere Commerce (WCS) back in 2013. Our integration with the IBM WebSphere Commerce (now HCL Commerce v9) software platform launched the same year. We love the company and its platform!

As someone who partners with organizations around the world, I’ve decided to take that opportunity to talk to today’s top leaders about their experience with business transformation: How they’ve transformed their organizations and how they see the business priorities in their industries changing in the future. This is the idea behind this interview series, “The Business of Transformation.”