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News Roundup: Digital Transformation Success Stories

By Ideas @ AppDirect / Jul 19, 2018

Here’s a selection of recent digital economy news from around the world that we’re talking about at AppDirect.

10 Digital Transformation Success Stories

Clint Boulton, CIO, July 12, 2018 

“CIOs at Nissan, Coats, Sprint and other enterprises are steering digital initiatives to drive business growth and drive operational efficiency. These digital transformation examples detail IT leaders’ strategies, implementations and challenges.” Read more. 

Why Digital Transformation Can’t Happen Without Experimentation

Kavitha Mariappan, DevOps.com, July 13, 2018

“In an era when the customer experience sits at the center of the value proposition for most industries, the ability to fine-tune everything about how we bring products and services to market—and how our customers use and feel about those products and services—is mission-critical, especially in the quest for true digital transformation.” Read more.

The Reality Of Digital Disruption—How To Stay Ahead

Forbes Insights, July 17, 2018

“A majority of executives say the risks of digital disruption are high, and many are already feeling the impacts. In fact, 51% of executives surveyed report a high level of risk to their organization (in terms of market share and revenue) over the next five years from technology-driven disruption by startups or innovations by incumbent companies.” Read more.

IDC Finds That Digital Transformation Will Help 85% of Cloud Service Providers Achieve a 19% Increase in Revenue in 2018

IDC, July 17, 2018

“Cloud service providers around the world are rapidly changing their business models in response to unprecedented customer demand, offering a mix of new cloud infrastructure, application, and managed services as part of an agile investment strategy” Read more.

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