Leading the Transformation

Digital Digital Digital - if one word which is being most discussed after god, it's digital.  It is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient. How? There is no place in the global ecosystem where Digital is not being discussed (omnipresent). It's in the cloud (no-pun-intended)  There is no problem in the world for which Digital is not being considered a potential solution (omnipotent). It brings people, skills, and the ecosystem together. And, there is nothing that is hidden from digital, it knows everything from its data intelligence capabilities (omniscient). The ability to capture data from anywhere, and draw intelligence out of it is only strengthening every day. Despite this omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient digital, why businesses are struggling to realize benefits from their digital programs? Of course, let's talk about the challenges of going truly digital. First, not knowing what is digital. from CEO to ground staff need to have a common understanding of digital...

After medical science, if any professional stream has the most number of acronyms, Cybersecurity would be it. Every acronym represents a concept, framework, or tool with substantial overlapping features with others. It is not always easy to find how these different solutions interact with each other. While I may not know about all, let's contextualize a few of the most prominent ones which often find a place on CISO’s agenda. If we could visualize all of them in a single frame, the picture may look something like this.  Now, let's look at the different parts of this picture in brief. Security of End Point Endpoints are essentially devices used to access applications and services. It may include laptops, desktops computers, smartphones, tablets, IoT devices, and edge servers among many others. Endpoint security focuses on securing these devices, along with cloud or on-prem resources, when they are connecting to the network and accessing or storing the data. Endpoint pr...

All businesses formulate their strategies around their strengths and use partnerships and collaborations to bridge the gaps. The three cloud hyperscalars we are talking about – AWS, Azure, and GCP – also follow a similar approach.  Before we go into details about these three players, let me list the main segments of the cloud market. The cloud market is divided into 3 sets of solutions: 1. IaaS (Storage, Compute, Network) Public IaaS – This is the segment with ~$100B market and AWS commands around 55% of the market, followed by Microsoft (30%), Google (10%) Private IaaS (On-premise) – This is a sub-segment within IaaS driven by clients' demand for hybrid cloud solutions. Overall market size is ~$25B led by Microsoft Azure Stack (33%), Google Cloud Anthos (25%), AWS Outposts (15%) Overall IaaS market is led by AWS with more than half of the market share. * Please note, that all numbers mentioned here are approximates and based on the reports ...

  While most of the technologies on the hype curve are known and will mature in the time period Gartner mentions. I am interested in seeing how a few specific ones will take shape – Internal Talent Marketplace, Digital Human, and Minimum Viable Architecture. When these ones mature, we will witness faster and more decentralized business transformation through digital. Nevertheless,  what I find interesting is, that while NFT, Decentralized Identity, Digital Twin, and Web3 may find their places in 2-10 years, Metaverse and Digital Human are still more than a decade away, and rightly so, because NFT, DI, Digital Twin, and Web3 will be the pillars of the Metaverse ecosystem. Similarly, while Cloud Hyperscalars like Azure have been trying to lead with Industry Cloud Platforms solutions, Creating cloud data ecosystems for various industries will play a critical role in building those industry solutions. However, as I interact with hyperscalars and a few clients, I reckon that both c...

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In Part-1 we talked about the geographical coverage of the three largest hyperscalars (excl. Alibaba). Here, in Part-2, let’s see how you can organize your cloud resource for better management and administration. In general, all three hyperscalars provide a hierarchical way to structure your cloud workloads. This structure covers 3 aspects: Centralized policy enforcement at an appropriate level Billing administration aligned with the organizational structure and strategy Reporting and monitoring of cloud resources driving accountability Reflecting their organizational philosophy, google cloud’s structure is very simple and intuitive without losing the flexibility you may need to structure your cloud workloads.  Azure’s way of organizing cloud resources may seem a little confusing to starters, however, its concept of “Resource Group” is extremely useful as it enables one-click administration of many of your cloud resources. Even though you may be able to achieve the same ...

Cloud has been the most significant contribution of the technology industry to the decarbonized world. It has not only increased the data processing power exponentially but also created platforms to reduce the under-used technology hardware (most of the on-prem servers run at 50% utilization on avg). We may already know AWS is the leader in IaaS, while Azure is in PaaS. However, how do they stack up against each other in their overall coverage? Since I started looking at cloud solutions, I wanted to do a comparative analysis of three hyperscalars – AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. In this thread of posts, I’ll pick different aspects, one at a time, to compare these cloud providers. the first one is comparing them based on their Global Coverage. #CompareCloud #AWS #Azure #GCP #Digital #Cloud #Strategy Tip 1 Service Coverage So, while AWS leads the way in terms of no. of services, Azure has the most data centers (Regions - zones) across countries. However, AWS still provides the best ...

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A Digital Transformation Office (DTO) is the nerve center of an organization's transformation journey, enabling the alignment of digital initiatives with strategic business goals. The most often mistake organizations make is by conflating DTO with solely a project management office (PMO) or limiting its scope to the IT department. Rather, it must be a multidisciplinary entity designed to steer digital transformation, taking cues from Digital Strategy, focusing on innovation, and strategy, and driving towards Digital ambitions. The DTO's core mandate is to accelerate digital adoption, foster cross-functional collaboration, and ensure that digital initiatives deliver tangible business value. It must champion culture shifts, oversee technology integration, and align digital strategy to execution. Success for a DTO is measured in the same way the success of digital strategy is measured. The KPIs may vary by the industry your organization belongs to, but the common ones could be...

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Let me start by making a few statements to ensure you know what we are going to talk about here. The concept of CBDCs is independent of Blockchain or DLT technology. CBDCs are not about financial inclusion or more efficient and faster payments, because there are better ways to achieve those objectives. Even if not acknowledged explicitly by CBDC proponents, CBDCs can easily be used for the suppression of opposing voice CBDCs can’t replace non-sovereign cryptocurrencies without sovereign banning the cryptocurrencies through law. In the last 10 years, while cloud and AI have transformed the way business is done, blockchain has not been able to justify the hype it has been getting. Instead, despite being on the Hype curve for more than 5 years, the real business benefits of blockchain are still elusive to many. However, it has given birth to many other concepts which have taken their own life. While the list started with cryptocurrencies, goes to Digital Assets, Decentralized Autonom...