IT Transformations Revamp Operations, Create Jobs

Published: May 18, 2017
Updated: May 12, 2021
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IT Transformations Revamp Operations, Create Jobs

IT Transformations Revamp Operations, Create Jobs

IT Transformations Revamp Operations, Create Jobs

Digital transformation is about overhauling the way organizations execute their core operational strategies, create jobs, and boost productivity and revenue.

Tall Order

Tall Order

93% of the IT decision-makers surveyed said the demand for new, innovative business apps— a key component of any digital transformation—will increase over the next three to five years.

Sales Strategy

Sales Strategy

88% said that organizations that fail to deploy new and emerging technologies risk losing potential revenue.

Tactical Positioning

Tactical Positioning

85% of the IT decision-makers surveyed said their company’s investments in digital transformation are expanding “past the front lines” and into “core operations.”

Nimble Thinking

Nimble Thinking

77% said their organization’s senior leadership is very interested in making digital transformation investments to improve operational agility.

Improvement Plan

Improvement Plan

83% of the IT decision-makers surveyed believe their digital transformation investments are key to boosting employee productivity.

Employment Surge

Employment Surge

77% believe that digital transformations create jobs.

Avenues of Opportunity

Avenues of Opportunity

72% predict that digital transformation will increase jobs for their organization through new projects, and 69% said it will do so via new technologies.

Talent Quest

Talent Quest

76% of the IT decision-makers surveyed said a growing lack of IT skills in deploying emerging technologies is hindering the digital transformation.

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty

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Dennis McCafferty, a writer for eWeek, Baseline and CIO Insight, has more than 20 years of experience as a writer. He has covered a variety of technology and business topics for a number of publications, including those of Ziff Davis. Dennis was also an editorial staffer for USA Weekend, the nation’s second-largest magazine, with more than 22 million readers.

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