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Digital Transformation from 40,000 Feet

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The size of competitors and the longevity of their brands, are less predictive of future success than the quality and speed of their information logistics systems, and their ability to use it as a competitive advantage. More data is being generated today than ever before, and successful companies are investing in business analytics and big data solutions to mine competitive advantages.  There is a new sense of urgency today as businesses realize data has a shelf life, and the value of it diminishes rapidly over time.  In an always-connected world where consumers and their needs are transient, timing is everything and a special type of data is needed - real-time data. In order to capture competitive advantages and contextual relevance before data expires, enterprises must deploy optimized information logistics systems (OILS) that deliver on the potential fast enough to exploit it.  Mobile consumers are impatient and demand instant results.  IT infrastructures must be able to suppor

Winning in Chaos - Digital Enterprise Strategies

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Digital technology innovations and advancements, and our adoption of them, have changed us.  We are different consumers, employers and employees.  Our expectations have increased.  We have become mobile, impatient and demanding.  We are global.  We demand immediate, accurate and real-time responses.  We use our technology not just for reading historic events and news, but also for predicting our future turn while navigating at 60 MPH.  Today we want personalized and contextually relevant experiences.  We want digital experiences that are beautiful, simple and elegant.  We want instant access to all products, services, news, information and friends’ status.  We want to share our lives instantly and globally.  We want to find things, buy things, move money and complete transactions from anywhere at anytime.  We want to work from anywhere and have all the information we need instantly.  Much of the world today is experiencing a digital evolution.  We know when and how to reach for