Why do we talk about digital transformation?
Why do we talk about digital transformation?
A few years ago we have been talking about digital transformation, but there is still a usual confusion that involves relating the digital transformation of companies with their presence in the Google search engine or social networks regardless of their activity.
I want to present a guide with 10 questions and answers to clarify the future of companies and employment in the Digital Age.
The digital transformation is named for the change in the nature of products and services of traditional companies.
It is fundamentally based on the hybridization of physical products + virtual services or the connection of products, services, things and people intelligently.
Cosman Furniture Factory, of Galicia, makes intelligent furniture avoiding traditional wiring.
By means of the AnyWire technology of transmission of data by electrical network, it is possible to minimize the wiring of the integrated devices and the shelves are self-organizing, among other functionalities.
What makes digital transformation possible?
From the first decade of the current century, the new capabilities of the Internet infrastructure as a physical and wireless network allows the deployment of the potential of emerging technologies: Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of All Things (IoE), Smart Cities, or Industry 4.0. to digitally transform companies. The technologies are there, at our disposal, we just need the talent to apply them.
What companies can be transformed digitally?
Companies that are born “digital natives” do not have to be transformed. The ones we need to be transformed digitally are the traditional services and industrial companies of all sectors without limits. The only limit is the competences of its managers for the innovation and management of new business models. A case that demonstrates it is the garbage collection sector.
Ferrovial, an infrastructure management company, has incorporated a small sensor into the containers that indicates when they are full and therefore must be collected. Through IoE, each warehouse is connected to a technology platform to which it transmits information. A Big Data application analyzes the data and the instructions are sent to the truck fleet to define the collection route. This translates into a better and more efficient service to citizens, with significant cost savings for the company.
Banking is also makeking the shift. Are you?