Technologies that lead the digital transformation.

First of all, It’s a must saying that AI, cloud services, IoT, Cybersecurity and blockchain have an important role in the digital transformation and all of them combined generate the perfect synergy to achieve a profitable and secure digital transformation. So, the first step would be analysing the context, competitors, and the own company in order to align the digital transformation from the very first moment considering the needs and priorities.

Then, the change has to be from to more disruptive in order to take the path with a lean process and make it easy for the employees and the company to interiorize the new technologies and get used to. It has to be an evolution process. Blockchain can be the base of this process and some big companies, like Microsoft, accept payments in Bitcoins and use blockchain technology to optimize their networks and tools.

Starting with the cloud transition, nowadays with an always connected society, an also employees, it’s important to have the information accessible from every workstation and country where the company has a presence ensuring good communication and data access saving time and resources. But, the transition to a cloud based platform has to be linked with the protection to prevent cyber-attacks and data leaks, as we have seen in this module we also have to make a plan for employees in order to teach day to day basics about security and data protection ensuring the minimum number of mistakes and then data threats. Also, it’s important to consider if the company can offer XaaS services discovering a new market and business model generating competitive advantages.

Furthermore, the AI implementation can generate value for the company and its customers. Using the AI to optimize internal process can save resources and permits the scalability of the organization through machine learning with an appropriate data strategy. Also, the company can offer more services in a short time through chatbots, AI Lens in apps, etc. In a company which value proposition is based on goods and services, the IoT and 5G network can generate and own interconnected network generating data and using it to improve and generate more value and data creating a constant flow of knowledge and improvement.