THE EDGE
ensure employees can draw on data
insights and use new technologies
as they are deployed, with nine out
of 10 businesses viewing upskilling
employees’ digital skills as vital to their
digital success.
3. Culture: Creating a culture that
is adaptable and receptive to new
technologies so that people can evolve
with the organisation is essential, with
more than two-thirds of respondents
believing that company culture needs
to become more open and accepting to
digital technologies.
4. Confidence: Organisations must
create a sense of confidence in the
business’ digital capabilities, built on a
70
Issue 10
strong data foundation. Presently, only
a quarter of respondents report total
confidence in their capability to meet
their digital challenges.
What is clear from the 2019 Veeam Cloud
Data Management Report, as well as the
entry of the major global public cloud
service providers in the region, is that the
time for action is now. This starts with a
strong digital foundation, which ensures
that data is backed up and always available.
With this in place, organisations can
confidently deploy new digital initiatives,
leveraging the business value and
competitive advantage for today and into
the future, and harness the potential of
Cloud Data Management. ◊
ORGANISATIONS
ARE ON A
JOURNEY TO
BECOME A MORE
INTELLIGENT
BUSINESS,
MEANING THEY
ARE LEVERAGING
TECHNOLOGIES
SUCH AS
CLOUD DATA.
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