Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 01 | Page 22

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY How service providers can drive enterprise transformation Partnering with service providers having solutions built for social, mobile, analytics, cloud, is critical to drive transformation in the enterprise. Mehul Kapadia explains the Tata Communication approach. T his is the age of digital transformation. Almost everything happening in front of our eyes and creating our daily experiences is somehow anchored by a transformation in how we share, receive or consume information. It is apparent that digital transformation is seeing exponential growth especially with the high degree of speed, connectivity, reliability and consumer-friendly 22 platforms many of us access and enjoy. On the enterprise side, the business landscape as we know it is in the throes of this digital transformation. The combination of cloud computing and continually evolving smart phones and connected mobile devices, Internet of Things - is changing the consumer landscape with a strong impact on consumers and businesses alike. This trend offers both, limitless opportunities and complex challenges. As enterprise spending on social, mobile, analytics and cloud soars, CIOs and business leaders are looking at technology to not only help redraw the lines of business strategy, but also to provide the impetus for growth. Enterprises are looking at solutions with intelligence, flex and scalability. Gartner, forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015, and will Issue 01 INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS