FINAL WORD
“
ORGANISATIONS
NEED TO BE
LOOKING AT
CLOUD-CENTRIC
SOLUTIONS WHEN
IT COMES TO
THEIR DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION
AS OPPOSED TO
QUICK FIXES THAT
SAVE COSTS.
Originally, transformation was as simple as
getting the right technical people involved
in the organisation to shuffle deckchairs
around. In the early transformation waves,
outsourced people were brought in-house,
companies were moving from near-shore to
off-shore, all with the aim of delivering quick
cost saving wins. However, these initiatives
were not delivering long-lasting effects and
the technological landscape has matured to
the point where that level of effort for fast
wins is no longer sufficient.
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INTELLIGENTCIO
Through the enhanced use of new
technologies, the world is a different
place and there are several factors that
are pushing transformation forward in
the digital age. One of these is the way
in which business is changing and how
people want to work. Over the last decade,
employees have become increasingly
location-fluid, with many wanting the
opportunity to work from the office,
their home, or the coffee shop around
the corner. Embarking on the digital
transformation journey is key in making
this happen. Indeed, one of the biggest,
well-known benefits of migrating to the
cloud is the flexibility and mobility it
brings to a business. It allows employees
to work where and when they want or
need to – which means, when done right,
employees have the opportunity to work
remotely and businesses have the ability to
open up necessary branch offices quickly
and easily, each with little impact on
business performance.
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