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Winners will be announced at the inaugural MACH ONE conference in June in London 

15 March 2022, San Francisco - New York - London - Amsterdam - Berlin – <a href="http://machalliance.org">MACH Alliance</a>, a group of independent tech companies dedicated to advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems, announced today it has opened its call for submissions for the brand new MACH Alliance Awards. Winners will be announced in June at the <a href="https://machalliance.org/mach-one">MACH ONE</a> conference in London, which will bring together executive leaders, technology decision makers and practitioners from the growing global MACH ecosystem.

The awards are open to anyone, including businesses who are not Alliance members, and aim to raise awareness for the real difference MACH projects are making when it comes to speed of delivery, breadth of applications, innovation and solution simplicity in solving complex technical and business problems. 
There are three overall categories: Industry, Innovation and Individual/Team. Eight awards are up for grabs: <ol><li>Best B2B Project</li><li>Best Retail Project </li><li>Best Health/Pharma Project </li><li>Best Hospitality Project</li><li>Best Digital Experience </li><li>Best Overall Change Project</li><li>Team of the Year </li><li>Contributor of the Year </li></ol>

Judging will be done by a panel of half-dozen independent industry experts, none of whom are aligned with a MACH Alliance member company. Judges will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Think you’ve got what it takes to land one of the eight trophies? There is no cost to nominate, and the deadline for submissions is May 31st. <a href="http://machalliance.org/machalliance-awards">Enter here</a>. Good luck!

Visit <a href="https://machalliance.org/mach-one">our website</a> for more information and to register for the MACH ONE conference. 

About the MACH Alliance
The MACH Alliance is a [501(c)(6)] non-profit organization, governed by an independent board and does not endorse specific vendors, members or otherwise. The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to help enterprise organizations navigate the complex modern technology landscape. It aims to guide and show the business advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native and Headless. All MACH Alliance members meet certification principles that are published on the website. 
The MACH Alliance welcomes technology companies and individual industry experts who share the same vision for the future. Learn more about <a href="https://machalliance.org/blogdetail/bltfc0a3afbca44303e">MACH certification</a> here and follow us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/machalliance">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/machalliance">LinkedIn</a>.

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MACH Alliance Launches Awards Program to Showcase High-Impact Projects Built with MACH Technologies

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“Watch this space. This is how revolutions start.” That’s what Jo Graham, Chief Digital Information Officer of GHD (formerly Boohoo), said after attending the MACH Alliance’s inaugural annual event, MACH ONE, last June. The London event convened roughly 400 leaders from across the MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud Native SaaS, Headless) network for two days of spirited keynotes, lively panel discussions, networking events and career development opportunities that culminated in the first-ever MACH Alliance Awards Gala. It was a coming together of industry movers and shakers to discuss the latest developments, share experiences and show the speed and versatility with which MACH propels digital experiences. This year, we’re coming back for an even bigger, better<a href="https://the.machalliance.org/machtwo/" target="_blank"> MACH TWO </a>in Amsterdam June 13-14. <h2></h2>The Art & Science powering the future of business <h2></h2>Composable architecture and MACH design principles are changing the way we do business. The speed, agility and scalability they offer are transformative for enterprises – future-proofing digital ecosystems whilst dramatically improving customers' experiences. But this infinite opportunity and reward require a new way of thinking – one where leadership must consider how best to orchestrate data of all types across every system in the business. And with this, they must build a new, collaborative culture that has technology, ambition and continuous improvement at its core.MACH TWO is where leadership & technology converge and where Art & Science meet.<h2></h2>The annual event of the MACH calendar <h2></h2>Brought to you by the MACH Alliance and headline partners Amazon Web Services (AWS), commercetools, Contentstack and Valtech, with support from over 20 more leading brands across the MACH ecosystem, MACH TWO is THE annual event for the MACH Community to hear only from brands and practitioners how this modern technology approach is delivering value for their organizations.Hosted by MACH Ambassadors <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nialledwards/" target="_blank">Niall Edwards</a> of LEGO Group and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-diliberti-73801140/" target="_blank">Danielle Diliberti </a>of Sommsation, the event will be brought to you live from the DeLaMar Theatre in Amsterdam and will highlight how the MACH movement is advancing, our global trailblazer community, brand journeys and success stories. Over two days, attendees will hear from digital leaders who are using MACH to create new futures including those from the likes of AmerCareRoyal, ASICS, Emma Sleep, IKEA, Mars, Philips, PUMA, Vodafone and more.Hundreds of on-site attendees will have access to exclusive in-person content and the opportunity to connect with industry peers, thought leaders and MACH experts. In addition, the brand new Women in MACH mentorship program will be launched at the event. A unique member benefit, mentorship is one of the MACH Alliance’s three main focus areas for 2023. Mentor/mentee matching will span several topic areas from sales/marketing to product and leadership. The Alliance has been a champion of mentorship since its inception and especially efforts aimed at leveling the playing field for women, which also includes our <a href="https://machalliance.org/insights/women-in-mach-manifesto-for-gender-equality" target="_blank">Women in MACH manifesto for gender equality</a>. We remain committed to encouraging companies in our ecosystem to nurture the professional growth of women, and the Women in MACH mentorship program is yet another avenue for advancing that. <h2></h2>Registration is now open<h2></h2>MACH TWO will be a meeting of the minds – an invaluable opportunity to discuss what lies ahead and how, with MACH, the possibilities are endless. We’ll embrace the openness and transparency that defines our mission and build community by bringing together leading voices to address the market’s continued pivot toward MACH. And we’ll recognize those leading the way with our second annual <a href="https://machalliance.org/mach-impact-awards" target="_blank">MACH Impact Awards</a>. The awards aim to raise awareness of the real difference these projects are making in solving complex technical problems and creating measurable business value. Submissions are currently being accepted. The promise of a composable future is bright, and together at MACH TWO, we’ll move toward making that promise a reality.<a href="https://the.machalliance.org/machtwo/#registration-form" target="_blank"> We invite you to join us.</a>

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The MACH Alliance Annual Conference: MACH TWO is Coming to Amsterdam

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<h4 style="text-align: left;">Inability to Innovate is Stifling Competitiveness in a Time of Economic Volatility</h4>Key Finding From MACH Alliance Annual Survey of Global IT Decision Makers<ul><li>Legacy is still holding companies back, with one in five companies spending over half their IT budget on upgrades</li><li>87% of those who have increased MACH are more responsive and ahead of the competition</li><li>US leadership lacks understanding of MACH benefits despite the biggest legacy debt</li></ul><h2></h2>MARCH 22, 2023 - SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK and LONDON and AMSTERDAM and BERLIN - MACH Alliance, the group of independent tech companies dedicated to advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems, today released the results of its third-annual Enterprise MACHified research, conducted by independent research firm <a href="https://melresearch.co.uk/" target="_blank">MEL Research</a> in December and January.The study surveyed 500 tech leaders from Australia, France, Germany, UK and the US to understand how MACH investment has accelerated over the past 12 months and what impact that is having on organizations’ ability to thrive in a difficult economy. The output shows the urgency to innovate in order to stay ahead in a rapidly changing business environment, with MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS, Headless) as a means to respond to economic volatility.MACH-advanced companies move fasterFour in five decision makers state that volatility in the economy has impacted their organizations’ attitude toward MACH. This has been one of the key drivers behind 85 percent of organizations increasing the percentage of their MACH infrastructure in the past 12 months. Those companies cite increased ability to respond to changes in the market faster, to build and implement new functionality quicker and reduced costs. They’re also more likely to say their infrastructure is keeping up with customer demands and that they’re ahead of the competition than those with lower MACH adoption rates.US is catching up with EuropeA lack of board/leadership support is more likely to be a barrier to MACH adoption in the US than the overall sample (32% versus 27%). This could signal that MACH is facing a perception challenge in the US among non-IT professionals, indicating the need for education and awareness to highlight the value and benefits it can provide. At the same time, US organizations which believe they are significantly ahead of their competition are more likely to have significantly increased the proportion of their infrastructure which is MACH (47 percent), than those who haven’t (26 percent).While the survey shows a decline in the proportion of budgets that are being spent on technology upgrades since 2022 in the UK and Germany (from 39 percent to 32 percent in the UK, and from 36 percent to 31 percent in Germany), this has increased in the US (from 37 percent to 41 percent). Companies in the US also report the largest proportion of legacy tech. With 41 percent of organizations’ IT ecosystems still being legacy on average, there is a clear need for tools which can enable them to improve the ability to upgrade infrastructures at speed.<figure style = "margin: auto; text-align: center;width: 709px;"><img src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltb9eff0ec0532965e/blt6d1a49239b56de66/6419ca343c69fb10338054fc/Screenshot_2023-03-21_at_16.13.29.png" /></figure><h3></h3>Time and money spent on upgrades is an expensive ongoing problemThe research found that not much has changed from a year ago when it comes to the time and money being spent on upgrade projects. Upgrading is evidently a burden which organizations are struggling to solve with over a quarter running more than 20 projects each year. One in five are spending over half of their IT budget on upgrades, and the same number say upgrades are taking up over half of IT teams’ time. In 2021, respondents said 40 percent of their teams’ time was spent delivering front-office upgrades, indicating that the impact of operating with outdated tech is snowballing. <a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-01-18-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-it-spending-to-grow-2-percent-in-2023" target="_blank">Gartner has forecast</a> that global enterprises will spend about USD $856 billion on software in 2023. If a quarter of that was spent on upgrades, that would represent more than $200 billion that could be spent on innovation and improvement of digital experiences.Investment is increasingly moving from front- to back-endThe research found front-end solutions are still receiving the most focus for investment, however, this is changing year-over-year. While 54 percent prioritized front-end investment in the 2022 report, just 39 percent stated this in 2023. In countries interviewed in both the 2022 and 2023 reports, the proportion who believe their front-office infrastructure is ahead of the competition has fallen from 75 percent to 68 percent. Organizations with 25,000 or more employees have the lowest level of adoption of MACH in their front-end infrastructure and take a more long term view on making MACH investments.“The data tells us that too many companies are stuck keeping the upgrade wheel turning. If you add the cost of time and business stand still, the absolute cost is much higher,” said Casper Rasmussen, MACH Alliance President. “At the same time, fewer companies see themselves as agile early adopters, and fewer also see themselves as being ahead of the competition compared to our research a year ago.“The pace of transformation is relentless but the cost of not innovating is much higher. While transitioning to MACH is no small undertaking, continuing the status quo is an ongoing, big undertaking, especially for larger organizations, which needs addressing. We’re not going to wipe legacy out of the picture overnight. However, those moving toward MACH are better equipped to mitigate future obstacles.”<a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1XhB7laa9RIanXosen8j6zgdtq5y" target="_blank" class="button" style="color: white;text-decoration-line: none;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;">Download Report and Infographic</a>What’s ahead and methodologyThe research was executed by independent market research leader MEL Research. Respondent titles included CIO, CTO, Vice President, Senior Vice President and Senior Manager. All represent organizations with at least 5,000 employees and have a revenue of at least $500 million annually.-ends-About the MACH AllianceThe MACH Alliance is a [501(c)(6)] non-profit organization, governed by an independent board and does not endorse specific vendors, members or otherwise. The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to help enterprise organizations navigate the complex modern technology landscape. It aims to guide and show the business advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless. All MACH Alliance members meet certification principles that are published on the website.The MACH Alliance welcomes technology companies and individual industry experts who share the same vision for the future. Learn more at <a href="https://machalliance.org/" target="_blank">machalliance.org</a>, read here about MACH <a href="https://machalliance.org/insights/mach-certification-a-seal-of-confidence" target="_blank">MACH certification</a> and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/machalliance" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/37568009/admin/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.

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MACH Global Research 2023

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9 January 2023&nbsp; - San Francisco - New York - London - Amsterdam - Berlin -<a href="http://www.machalliance.org/" target="_self"> MACH Alliance</a>, the group of independent tech companies dedicated to advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems, announced today that Google Cloud has joined as an Enabler member.&nbsp;MACH Alliance <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3414374-1&h=2379350488&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmachalliance.org%2Fnewsroom%2Fmach-alliance-announces-mongodb-and-netlify-as-first-members-of-new-enabler-category&a=announced+in+December" target="_self">announced</a> in December 2021 its Enabler membership category, which was created for companies that are utilized by MACH organizations to deliver a service or technology but they themselves do not offer a direct MACH solution. They are, therefore, enabling MACH providers.“The MACH Alliance has quickly become the face of advocacy when it comes to pushing for a new standard for IT architectural excellence,” said Chris Colyer, Worldwide Head of Retail Industry Partnerships at Google Cloud. “We see the future in headless and composable commerce and it’s important for us to be a part of the community to which a number of our partners belong. Through our membership we can truly support those partners, while championing open and cloud-native technology ecosystems as they grow in relevance and competence.”&nbsp;“Having a brand like Google Cloud aligned with our organization is a powerful indicator that the market shift toward composable is speeding up and becoming mainstream,” said Casper Ramussen, MACH Alliance president. “This shift represents a major challenge to the position of long-established enterprise suites, and we’re in the right place at the right time for our movement to really scale. The Enabler category is ripe for growth over the next 12 months and critical to the success of MACH across all industries.”&nbsp;All Enablers are aligned to the non-functional areas of a MACH architecture. This includes, but is not limited to monitoring, data storage, cluster or container management, tracing, service meshing, API Gateways and orchestration. Background on why the Alliance launched this membership category can be <a href="https://machalliance.org/insights/why-we-added-an-enabler-membership-category" target="_self">found here</a>.&nbsp;A MACH architecture, which stands for Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless, gives companies a deeper level of agility, allowing them to deliver new features to customers at speed. All members of the MACH Alliance meet a stringent set of <a href="https://machalliance.org/insights/mach-certification-a-seal-of-confidence" target="_self">certification standards</a>. To become an Alliance member and carry the MACH Certified seal, a company must be in full compliance.&nbsp;Interested in membership or becoming an ambassador? Learn more at <a href="http://www.machalliance.org" target="_self">www.machalliance.org</a>.&nbsp;-ends-About the MACH AllianceThe MACH Alliance is a [501(c)(6)] non-profit organization, governed by an independent board and does not endorse specific vendors, members or otherwise. The Alliance was formed in June 2020 to help enterprise organizations navigate the complex modern technology landscape. It aims to guide and show the business advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless. All MACH Alliance members meet certification principles that are published on the website. The MACH Alliance welcomes technology companies and individual industry experts who share the same vision for the future. Learn more at<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmachalliance.org%2F&esheet=52478831&newsitemid=20210818005487&lan=en-US&anchor=machalliance.org&index=5&md5=db9d7bdff8c8646152c1923d3ff4adc2" target="_self"> machalliance.org</a>, read here about<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmachalliance.org%2Fblogdetail%2Fbltfc0a3afbca44303e&esheet=52478831&newsitemid=20210818005487&lan=en-US&anchor=MACH+certification&index=6&md5=ba1c5d6e1bf42963a3a8bb59771d09da" target="_self"> MACH certification</a> and follow us on<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fmachalliance&esheet=52478831&newsitemid=20210818005487&lan=en-US&anchor=Twitter&index=7&md5=dfeea3f8422d14d51b860d90329a6837" target="_self"> Twitter</a> and<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fmachalliance&esheet=52478831&newsitemid=20210818005487&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=8&md5=a1db2958e174d041221c1705e694b6f0" target="_self"> LinkedIn</a>.

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Google Cloud Joins the MACH Alliance

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MACH Alliance Launches Awards Program to Showcase High-Impact Projects Built with MACH Technologies

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