Enabling Business Through Innovative IT Solutions
“Digital” is generating a lot of distracting chatter that needs to be separated from the core concepts that make up digital. To filter the signals from the noise, let’s focus on the four stages of digital technology creation: design, develop,
Read moreDigital is not just a technical thing. In fact, I would argue that technology can sometimes distract from true digital transformation. So, what is digital? It is the ability of a business to respond to
Read moreLet the Kids Define our Technology Roadmap So I think we all recognise that technology is evolving at an exponential rate, ten years ago we could see and track innovation in years, the new Nokia phone, or 15K Hard drives would
Read moreOther Considerations Although we have covered the four main areas of Next Generation IT solutions, there are three other key elements to consider: Open Source, Mobility and As a Service. Let’s tackle each of these to help complete the picture.
Read moreApplication We could simply break down the Application layer into industry-specific and cross-industry applications and be done with it. However, we need to ensure that applications support Big Data, Business Continuity and Mobility. This includes common APIs and protocols for
Read morePlatform As we move down the stack from the front-end applications and business process aspects of an IT solution, we dive into back office IT. This is the enabling area of the IT estate that underpins the business applications and
Read moreInfrastructure Infrastructure is the concrete physical foundation of any IT service. Don’t be fooled by the word “cloud.” Behind every cloud is a data centre with servers, storage devices and network gear. In the past we would take clients around
Read moreBusiness Process It does not matter if the process is an industry vertical business process or a cross-industry business process. Either way, the process is the output — the deliverable — that will define success or failure for any business.
Read moreNext Generation IT: What Is It, and How Do I Do It? Abstract What does “Next Generation IT” really mean? This paper takes a holistic view of the various layers and components that comprise Next Generation IT and guides CIOs
Read moreAs we develop IT solutions, it is very easy to focus on the core elements: infrastructure, platform and application layers, and the big components such as storage and compute, ERP and middleware technologies. However, as we think about architectures and
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