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So, my question of the week – have you read the Digital Transformation Index? If not you’re missing a great opportunity to learn about our customers’ transformational journey. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting customers (at their business and at the Dell Technologies EBC) and industry peers in recent weeks, and the conversations have reached a real inflection point. We regularly posted and blogged on Digital Transformation over the last 18 months, but reality has now hit home for many of our customers. The concerns are real – as Dell CMO Jeremy Burton put it, “the fourth Industrial revolution has proved as ruthless as its predecessors so far”.
The other interesting insight is that part of customers’ Digital Transformation strategy is taking on a dual challenge:
This Endeavor Management study presents it as a “do-no-harm” approach while the business evolves into a digital, cloud-based service. The study states, ”Business leaders realize that a best-in-class digital business can launch new applications in days, rather than months”. Our customers’ problem right now is getting to that stage. Many startups are born in this manner and do not suffer the historical biases that come with storage networks and infrastructure. This is one of the key reasons that digital disruption is now so prevalent. Marketing strategies need to be instant. They can be developed in the comfort of your own home in a matter of hours and sent to millions of connected people. Traditional industries are seeing large scale disruption, and are focused on getting in front of it. Opportunity
Dell Technologies is laser-focused on embracing one area of opportunity within this change of pace. Quite simply, our customers are not innovating at the scale they used to. Reduced budgets and increased pressure lead many customers to turn to their technology partners to innovate on their behalf, and then become a consumer of that innovation. In turn it means that the technology partners are front and center to provide the best of breed, industry-leading technologies so our customers can continue to lead, evolve and become digital. It’s a unique position and one our teams relish. The real work is only beginning. We have reached an inflection point where our customers now “get it” and are keen to go digital. Most know what they want to be but the challenge remains getting there – Run the business / Change the business. There are many barriers to the ongoing changes. Namely, old systems and infrastructure which are actually enabling start-ups and their ability to disrupt. Our opportunity is evident, and our technologies allow us to help customers run and change their business. Being a trusted advisor has never been more important. The post Digital Transformation – Ruthless Revolution appeared first on InFocus Blog | Dell EMC Services. |
To get further context on the above infographic – there were some very interesting insights during my customer meetings:
Within our customer base we see the bell curve above taking shape at an accelerating pace. From personal experience, the medical vertical has been a quick adopter of this digital transformation, with obvious return for the customer (patient).
