FEATURE
While it could be quite easily dismissed
as a ‘buzzword’, Digital Transformation is
something that businesses around the world
need to be taking seriously – and the vast
majority already are, according to research
company IDC. Nick Layzell, Head of Managed
Services, Telehouse, talks us through how
organisations can achieve their digitalisation
goals with data centre and cloud solutions.
What is Digital Transformation?
Digital Transformation is a blanket term that could loosely be
used to describe any transformation that optimises a business
and its organisational effectiveness via digital and IT services.
The idea is to use digital technology to not only replace existing
services but improve them by enhancing productivity levels,
customer experience and more.
In all instances and in all industries, however, Digital
Transformation always goes hand-in-hand with cloud solutions.
In finance, cloud service migration is becoming more commonplace
and the healthcare sector is taking advantage of cloud service
flexibility to store patient profiles and create new services suited to
demographics and based on previous patient history.
The data centre
It also means different things (and poses different challenges) for
different industries. For example – in the world of finance, Digital
Transformation primarily relates to digital banking and mobile
payments, whereas in the healthcare and insurance sectors,
when we discuss Digital Transformation, we’re often talking
about how patient data is stored and shared.
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Most modern business leaders understand that Digital
Transformation is a necessity if they wish to be able to truly
compete on a long-term basis in all areas – from attracting new
talent to meeting customer demands and driving greater efficiency.
However, without a solid foundation, any transformation (no matter
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