The FODcast Season 4 | Episode 5 with Alexander Ives - breaking up a self-built monolithic system

We're now FIVE episodes into Season FOUR of the Simply Commerce podcast, the show that brings you the latest insights into the future of digital commerce.

Our guest for the fifth episode is Alexander Ives, Director of Enterprise Systems at leading British clothing brand, Boden.

In our chat for the FOD, Alex talks to us about the digital transformation of the retailer as it moved from a mail-order catalogue business to an innovative eCommerce brand serving some 1.7 million customers worldwide.

This episode gives you, the listener, a glimpse at the future of digital commerce as Alex shares his vast knowledge of breaking up a traditional monolithic system, the challenges of the move to a composable architecture, and ultimately how the move has proved vital for a business that wants to remain competitive and a leader in their market >>>

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Chapters

• 1:43 What is one of the biggest challenges you have faced in your time at Boden??
• 8:36 What made you go down the route to Composable?
• 22:20 What are the businesses that are exempt from moving composable?
• 29:40 What 3 tips would you share for any company that are going through Composable transformation?
• 39:38 What do you think is in store for the next two years?