The Drivers of Digital Transformation

Exciting articles, analyses and practicalexamples describe how to get started with digitalization and handle thetechnologies involved, the potential offered by the cloud, the importance ofthe right partnerships and which factors are most critical to success,particularly as regards quality and security. Why will the cloud soon take thedriver's seat in our cars, and why does Heineken's long-term CIO Anne Teaguesay that innovation is impossible without high-quality IT? What can German ITmanagers learn from Silicon Valley or China, how much does Telekom CEO TimHöttges think Europe is dependent on successful digitalization, and why doesT-Systems director Dr. Ferri Abolhassan view the cloud as the essentialbackbone of digital transformation? This book is the first to bring together avariety of perspectives and present a 360° view of digitalization. Renownedauthors illustrate how industry representatives view the digital transformationof our economy. Its most important component is the cloud! And digitalization andcloud-based processes are the main business drivers of the 21st century.ContentsHow Germany and Europe can benefit from digitalization The cloud as the growth driver of digitalizationField reports from China and Silicon Valley Practical examples The EditorDr. Ferri Abolhassan isa member of the T-Systems Board of Management, responsible for the IT Divisionand Telekom Security.