IoT is key to helping digital transformation
For almost all enterprises, the Internet of Things (IoT) is crucial to assisting digital transformation, a new report from Omdia asserts. The analyst firm’s latest IoT Enterprise Survey suggests IoT deployments have matured within organizations, as almost three-quarters (73 percent) said they were either in full deployment, or trial/PoC stages (up four percent year-on-year). The number of projects is also …
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Is software strategy (or lack of) holding back your digital transformation?
Legacy technology doesn’t age very well, especially if it wasn’t designed for the long haul. Take all the companies that first attempted to implement technology solutions 10 or 15 years ago but didn’t plan for the future. Now, they’re likely stuck with aging infrastructure that prevents agility and allows the competition to run laps around them. This isn’t an unusual …
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UK government turns to Microsoft for digital transformation assistance
The UK government has agreed a new deal with Microsoft, giving public sector organizations discounted access to its cloud productivity tools and services. In a blog post, Microsoft explained the Crown Commercial Service, the UK’s largest public procurement body, has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), running from May 1 until April 2024. Signing the MoU, called the Digital …
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Digital transformation requires consulting your people assets
There is at least one clear takeaway from the Covid-19 pandemic: Digital transformation is no longer optional for businesses. The companies that adapted to the pandemic and maintained business continuity throughout did so with the help of countless cloud-based, enterprise-class, and mobile-first technologies. Conversely, the companies that struggled to adapt to the unexpected imperatives of 2020 were likely contending with …
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Most companies are not achieving ROI on digital transformation projects
For many businesses, digital transformation initiatives are not yielding the expected results. As a consequence, the majority (56 percent) are worried about failing to achieve a return on investment (ROI). This is according to a new report from value stream platform Digital.ai, based on a poll of more than 600 enterprise IT, security, and business decision-makers, which states that a …
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Digital transformation leads are under more pressure than ever
With the Covid-19 pandemic making both workers and consumers more dependent on digital services, businesses had to rush to enable remote working and improve the customer experience. Both of these monumental tasks fell on the shoulders of digital architects, who are now reporting being under more pressure to deliver digital projects than ever before. Polling roughly 450 digital architects in …
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Five strategies for businesses to jump start 5G digital transformation
5G certainly had its moment in the spotlight in 2020. From Huawei’s removal from UK infrastructure to Ericsson leading the UK’s nationwide deployment, it has certainly been a talking point from a political, economic and consumer perspective. But, how can businesses realize the potential of 5G? We read a lot about how it is going to transform our lives, from …
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Integration could be the biggest challenge to digital transformation
As businesses continue on their digital transformation journey, they are met with a major roadblock: integration challenges. According to a new report from integration and API platform MuleSoft, IT teams spend more than a third of their time working on integration projects. Based on a poll of 800 CIOs and IT decision-makers, the report states that custom integrations cost large …
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UK workers want to play a key role in digital transformation
Many UK workers want to learn new digital skills, such as coding, and use them to advance their careers and help their organization in its digital transformation efforts. This is according to a report from low-code firm Mendix, based on a poll of 250 full-time workers, which states that almost three-quarters (72 percent) want to learn new digital skills, and …
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Misalignment between internal departments is hindering transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has forced organizations to better align IT operations with business strategies. However, despite greater strategy alignment, there is still some disconnect between the two departments. This is according to a new report from technology services provider NTT, based on a survey of 1,350 organizations, which states that while the majority of operations teams think …
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