Digital Domination: Your Guide to Transformation Tools

The Significance of Digital Transformation

‘Digital Transformation’ is a term that’s bandied around a lot these days — so much so, that it’s started to feel a bit meaningless for a lot of mid-sized businesses, an empty buzzword with no substance. Yet every business is undergoing digital transformation, all the time: every new technology, new data initiative, new method of digital communication, is part of digital transformation. However, making that transformation a success is about seeing the strategic ‘big picture’: the overall goals you’re trying to achieve and how to get them. |In this guide you’ll learn about digital transformation tools needed to make your business’s digital transformation a success.

Collecting the Digital Tools for Your Transformation Journey

Embracing the Digital Transformation Journey

Digital transformation is akin to a game of monopoly. If you’re going to win, you need to collect assets that work together, and then you need to build on them. Also, like Monopoly, Digital Transformation can be a very long game — more people give up than see it to its conclusion, but keep your eye on the prize and you’ll see that every part of your transformation has significance.

Here are the ‘properties’ that you need for your Digital Transformation toolbox.

Leveraging Cloud Computing for Flexibility and Computing Resources

At the centre of your transformation, you will need cloud computing. It’s essential for two main reasons:

• Flexibility: sometimes in Monopoly, you pick up a Chance card that says ‘Go Back 3 Spaces’, and sometimes in Digital Transformation you have to take backward steps too. It’s not a linear process —often you need to change your plans, pivot, and re-think. Since digital transformation is such an investment, you also need to make sure that your digital infrastructure can grow with you.
• Accessibility: when your data is stored remotely, you can access it more easily and from anywhere, which is convenient to your clients and to your workforce, who especially if you have a hybrid or remote workforce.

Effective Data Management for Successful Transformation

It goes without saying that you need to have data, but you also need to address how you store it, manage it, and use it. Digital transformation is largely cultural, and it’s important that the company’s relationship with data is defined and aligned, which can inform the choices of data architecture, as well as ensure that all team members understand what is expected of them in terms of practices and data standards.

Network Connectivity: Enabling Seamless Communication

You can’t have a digital transformation without connectivity. Digital innovations might mean more flexibility and opportunities to grow, but their success relies on reliable connections and robust networks. While a lot of businesses have big plans for their digital future, many are held back by network limitations. If this is a problem for your business, it doesn’t have to be: we’ve solved network issues for businesses in all kinds of locations and properties (read more about our creative approach to troubleshooting connection issues).

Ensuring Security in Computing: Protecting Your Digital Assets

Speaking of jeopardy, new systems, new ways of working, and an increased reliance on data mean extra vulnerability. Aside from the commercial risks associated with cyber-attacks and data breaches, in the post-GDPR world, you also face some very significant and expensive regulatory consequences for losing customer data.

A robust security solution will underwrite your digital transformation by reassuring you, your customers, and your auditors that your business is fully compliant, and as secure as it possibly can be.

Digital transformation is a huge shift for many businesses, and a lot of organisations need guidance at one or more points of the journey. For expert assistance in making digital and data part of your business decisions, contact RTP solutions on 0800 9157768 or email enquiry@rtpsolutions.co.uk.

Remember, digital transformation is not a one-time event but an ongoing journey. As your ambitions and teams grow, you will undoubtedly need to invest in your IT and in your digital transformation tools. If you don’t know where to start, it’s never too late to ask for advice. This is where having a reliable IT partner, such as RTP, will pay off. We don’t only advise on areas where your business is missing opportunities with substandard tech or connectivity, but we also provide, install and support those solutions that will help your business grow. If you think that your IT is holding your team back, please don’t hesitate to talk with us.