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François Chevallier

Author: François Chevallier

Francois is a Principal Advisory Consultant with AWS Professional Services Canada and the Canadian practice lead for Innovation. He helps large organizations leverage cloud capabilities to create paths for modernization, innovation, and operational efficiency.

Move over IT, here comes innovation

Companies invest in research and development (R&D) to improve their cost structure, speed to market, and quality of offerings. R&D spend is highest in industries where research efforts are linked to product roadmaps, as is the case in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and technology industries. Those typically allocate 10% to 15% of their revenues to innovation. […]