In order to achieve true digital transformation in today’s technology-first market, companies need to do more than simply use the technology that’s available to them. Let’s face it, virtually every company out there is using technology today, the difference comes when people actually begin to rethink the way that they can integrate that technology throughout the entire organisation, and its various processes. Today, that means that if you want to get ahead of the competition, you need to start recognising the value of the cloud.
A Solution for Technology Integration
Modern companies need a reliable solution for managing, running, connecting, and securing a host of different applications. From existing applications in their infrastructure, to brand-new apps that will be improved and developed over time, there needs to be a solution that links everything together – and the answer could be the cloud.
Naturally versatile, and perfect for growth, the cloud leverages exactly the kind of flexibility that modern companies need in order to start making a profit in response to new and improved market demands.
For many companies, it makes sense to get started in a hybrid cloud environment, where they can make the most of both public, and private platforms. After all, with a hybrid model, you can choose to host whatever makes sense for your company on premise, depending on factors like data sensitivity and regulatory compliance, while still accessing the value of the private cloud. This requires some manner of virtualisation technology that offers greater workload portability, while still taking advantage of existing tools and skillsets, as well as a platform for cloud management that allows security and performance.
The Birth of the Digital Workspace
Of course, the benefits of the cloud, even in a hybrid format, aren’t the only thing that’s worth considering in the digital-first environment. Another crucial element in digital transformation today is the ability to offer a host of users a “digital workspace”. This provides users with far more than just standard access to technologies, it’s about giving companies the ability to efficiently and effectively brand-new business models and experiences for users with mobile in mind.
Though creating a digital workspace from scratch is quite a complex ambition, cloud technology and virtualisation are currently working to make the process much easier. They simplify not only the development of new solutions, but also the way that those solutions can be accessed across management, security centralisation, and endpoint management.
Though it’s safe to say that the term “digital transformation” has become somewhat of a buzz-term lately, it’s all about enabling digital performance across an entire organisation, and giving businesses a means to develop and implement new services at the same speed as the digital economy.
