Where's my data? Not in the ‘where did I leave my glasses' sort of way, but
rather thinking of data resilience, a key concern for many businesses putting
their data and applications in the cloud. It's especially crucial in light of
the recent EMC Global Data Protection Index, which showed that almost two
thirds of companies surveyed suffered disruption due to data loss and
unplanned downtime-losing as much as $1.7 trillion." That's a staggering
number, larger than the GDP of many countries.
That's why, when assessing their operational problems - be that those caused
by people (e.g. users demanding more from their applications), process (e.g.
new data protection or e-discovery requirements) or technology (an
application underperforming , failing to scale or costing too much to
maintain) many organizations are also looking for a solution that will solve
the disaster ... (more)
In my last post I discussed how all major business models are facing a
software-enterprise threat, and that IT will need to tackle this head on in
order for businesses to remain successful.
However: how can previous generation businesses actually succeed in this new
software-defined world?
Last year Gartner introduced the concept of ‘bimodal IT': a new
organizational model for enterprise IT in which IT organizations have two
different modes of IT, each designed to address different technology and
information goals. The first mode will focus on stability, scalability and
efficie... (more)
Disruption Day - The Five Keys to Unlocking the Software Driven Enterprise
Through this series I've considered the changes disruptive technology is
having on traditional models, the routes businesses are taking to embrace
transformation and the skills challenge they are facing as a result. It's
clearly a complex and all-encompassing challenge for business leaders, but
here I try to boil it down to the five key things we talk to senior leaders
in business about when considering their change; from legacy, to
next-generation, software-defined businesses:
Establish the vision and acq... (more)
In my last post I discussed where to start when it comes to addressing the
software-driven enterprise challenge head on as we see each industry's
"disruption day" draw closer. In my view, perhaps the biggest challenge for
the established players of the day - in the industrial revolution it was the
cottage industries, today it is the incumbents in virtually every market - is
one of change management, and the skills required in the new world order.
If you were a 19th century weaver, you were an expert at weaving. You didn't
know anything about negotiating bulk discounts on wool, you... (more)
Dinko Eror is Vice President of EMC Global Services for the EMEA region. He is responsible for EMC’s consulting & technology professional services, and its award-winning customer support organizations, and for helping clients drive business value through IT innovation. Dinko is passionate about how technology is disrupting and revolutionizing business models – particularly through the enabling power of the software-defined enterprise.
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