Most wouldn’t consider digital transformation itself a “mission critical” endeavor. But, what lies at the foundation of any digital transformation is the network that connects your business to critical data and applications. So if things go badly, customer support goes down. Applications that used to work now don’t. Data that customers or employees rely on are no longer accessible. The IT staff is in over their heads even though they said they could manage the transformation without network expertise or staff. Suddenly, the company finds itself in the midst of a crisis.
Today, advanced cloud-based applications and state-of-the art cloud platforms are further revolutionizing digital transformation for enterprises as the need to digitize processes and workflows for the organization to operate more efficiently and become more effective in the marketplace grows. While digital transformation means different things depending on the role in the IT ecosystem, one key element can make or break the efforts of a business to revolutionize operations: the network, an often overlooked but mission critical component to a successful digital transformation.