Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 29 | Page 78

TECH t cht TALKlk access, processing capability, storage and transport bandwidth. Such strain is predicted to rise significantly this year as 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) are brought into the mainstream more. As a result, concerns of data protection, security and effective analysis are becoming prevalent within the industry as organisations struggle to maintain efficient operation. Keeping up with current trends on the road to Digital Transformation is a necessity for companies to maintain their relevance among the thousands of competing services. To offer the best customer experience, security and performance is critical to retain customers and their loyalty. Being on the edge of innovation has only allowed for heightened anticipation to build among consumers. Though the potential is there for cutting-edge services to emerge and be deployed, there is a lot to lose for the companies attempting to realise this. Any inefficiency is a threat to the reputation and competitive position of any business on the market, making the upgrade process a sensitive one. The costs of having to replace every component in the network to support a new, higher-power infrastructure alone, without the potential for revenue loss in the process, will be one of the largest organisational threats. The overhaul of entire networks will be a lengthy process, from acquiring the components to installing them and ensuring that standardised operations are maintained. This need to stock different components with different compatibilities will also put a strain on IT service levels. The lack of standardised, simplified processing results in more complex malfunction diagnosis, repair and upgrade. Such inefficient methods of addressing hardware complexities results in IT service levels suffering under the increased workload. “ BY REDUCING THE TIME SPENT SELECTING MULTIPLE TRANSCEIVERS, VENDORS CAN SAVE UP TO 70% OF COSTS IN TERMS OF INVENTORY, SCALE OF UPGRADE AND EFFICIENT LEAD- TIMES. 78 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com