Digital transformation

Albert Einstein famously said, “Genius is making complex ideas simple”. The digital transformation of industrial processes can be challenged by a cloud of data complexity, but a simplified IT platform can reduce the workload.

Software intelligence company Dynatrace announced customers can extend Smartscape, the Dynatrace platform’s real-time and continuously updated topology, to bring Dynatrace’s powerful AIOps and analytics capabilities to more open-source services, including OpenTelemetry, FluentD, and Prometheus.

As hospitality’s doors finally reopen, the sector is quickly getting a sense of the evolved “digital-first” world in which it’s now operating. The past year has seen a significant step change in the adoption of technology and digital services, but while some hospitality businesses were able to welcome online models, huge swathes of the industry

HomeGrid Forum has announced that Signify, the provider of lighting, has joined the organisation to expand the innovation and deployment of G.hn technology for Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) applications.

As younger workers enter the manufacturing sector, it is imperative that manufacturers enhance their digital transformation initiatives if they want to attract the best talent. This is according to Jason Chester, director of global channel programs at InfinityQS.

The Raxio Group, a pan-African data centre developer and operator, announced that it is establishing and investing in ‘Raxio Mozambique’, with a state-of-the-art, carrier neutral, data centre in Mozambique.

AVEVA, a global provider of industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, reaffirmed its support for power providers joining the new breed of digital-industrial companies that are changing their business models to take full advantage of new digital capabilities.

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, released its Industry 5G Core White Paper. The white paper elaborates on an in-depth analysis and insights on vertical industries, three private network deployment modes, and proposes the Industry 5G Core solution to enable digital transformation.

LACROIX, Orange, Sierra Wireless and STMicroelectronics have created the IoT Continuum, a partnership that aims to simplify and accelerate the mass deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe and beyond.

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Plex Systems, the cloud-native smart manufacturing platform operating at scale, announced that Rockwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Plex for $2.22 billion (€1.86 billion) in cash.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION strategy is on most CxOs’ list of top strategic planning priorities. Ninety percent of industrial companies are investing in digital factories and over 70% consider Digital strategy at the top of their strategy agenda. However, many fail to achieve the necessary impact, speed and scale that delivers double-digit business value.

Following the concerns bought about by the Covid pandemic, over half of manufacturers now have their sights set on digital transformation initiatives to enhance their operational performance, according to research from InfinityQS.

As countries and economies prepare to come out of the pandemic, the way we run businesses will never be the same again, says Bhushan Patil, SVP EMEA, Tech Mahindra.

I often talk about the “new product mindset” the importance of developing products and services with the cumulative lifetime value they will generate in mind, compared to just the immediate value delivered on launch day.

For years various industries have been restricted in their ability to process big data sets due to the limited bandwidth available for use in national infrastructure. Yet, the advent of 5G and fibre optic techniques that have expanded capability up to 800G have changed everything.

Accenture has agreed on a strategic partnership with Shiseido Group, a Japan-based multinational beauty company, to help Shiseido accelerate its digital transformation so it can more quickly respond to rapidly changing customer and market demands.