What Kind of Cloud Computing Will Enterprises Need in 2016? Part 3

By: Miha Ahronovitz 27 October, 2015 Cloud Apcera, Big Data, Cloud, Ericsson, Jason Hoffman, Pluribus

Enterprise Transformation 2016

According to a Forrester study quoted by Lavastorm Analytics and published in December 2014, enterprises must make a shift to a philosophy and culture “that closes the gap between what customers want and what the company can deliver.” They were referring to a process of transformation from IT (Information Technology) into BT (Business Technology). The merging of IT and BT  faces obstacles. Enterprises are expanding C-level positions as the CIO‘s mandate does not cover the entire set of activities involved in this corporate transformation. Some organizations create new job descriptions like Chief Data Officer (collects, maintains, and makes available data per policy), Chief Asset Officer (new assets created by the digital industrialization), and Chief Knowledge Officer (maximizes the use of the knowledge acquired  for better decision making and innovation).

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