legacy technology
Recipe for success:
Have the right people
with the right mindset
Unfortunately, disparities do
occur between the long term
vision of the business and the
reality of the ‘here and now’ for
network managers.
For example, 74 per cent
believe their organisation has
a well thought through digital
strategy, and 89 per cent advise
that having experienced staff
to work on digital strategy
implementation is important.
Yet, 44 per cent say their
company struggles to find the IT
skills or talent in areas that can’t
be automated, and 27 per cent
aren’t sure their company has
enough bandwidth to achieve its
digital strategy.
Businesses must
focus on utilising
people internally
and externally to
secure long term
success.
Company presidents and chief
executives, as well as technology
and information officers should
repeat in internal communications
the company mantra about digital
strategy to change this mindset.
But CIOs must also look beyond
software and focus on utilising
people internally and externally to
truly address the digital strategy
and secure long term success.
How to tackle your digital
transformation woes
One of the ways
that businesses
can improve
network control
is through SD-
WAN technology.
62 per cent of network managers
say their company would be more
profitable if it invested in new
technology, and 67 per cent believe
a digital strategy will reduce
operational costs in the long term.
This is critical, as 62 per cent feel
increasingly pressured to reduce
operational costs of the network.
One of the ways that businesses
can improve control of the
network, replace legacy technology
and cut budgets is through
Software-Defined Wide Area
Network (SD-WAN) technology,
which connects critical networks
over large geographic distances.
Investing in these types of
technology aren’t a simple purchase
however. Businesses will need access
to consultancy, services creation, and
support, and seek knowledge where
the expertise is lacking in house.
By doing this, organisations can
successfully integrate new systems
with existing ones.
Keeping your reputation
intact for future success
For long term success, businesses
must protect reputation and sustain
quality services while they are
making these necessary, and often
disruptive, changes. This is no easy
task, and by calling on advisors and
consultants to help implement the
strategy and improve the network,
remaining secure and keeping
application performance at a good
level, is more achievable.
By investing in staff or
consultants with specialist
expertise in the network, and
supporting the investment in next
generation networking such as
SD-WAN, organisations can build
a solution designed to solve their
own unique business challenges.
The ultimate goal is of course
a digital strategy built for scale,
flexibility and agility, with staff
brought into the vision and along for
the ride. Digital transformation can
be a tangled web – the trick is to take
it one knot at a time, and this can be
reached through new technologies,
education and expertise.
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