IT leaders drive evolution of digital transformation

CIOs, having lived through years of digital transformation, are now taking a fresh look at the practice and how it fits — or doesn’t — in today’s abruptly changing, uncertain world. A decade ago, digital transformation emerged as an antidote to digital disrupters upending the corporate status quo. Traditional businesses would need to fundamentally change and adopt digital business models to survive. The transformation trend got a reinforcing push from COVID-19, which caused companies that hadn’t yet to rapidly digitalize . The pandemic revealed some of the limitations within the digital transformation program, chiefly that initiatives were a bit ponderous and must move faster. The subsequent overlapping crises of inflation , European warfare and slower business spending have only underscored the need to revisit digital transformation. Linh Lam, CIO of Jamf, an Apple device security company based in Minneapolis, has led transformations at various companies since 2012. Digital transformation became a buzzword over the years, and Lam suggested businesses now experience a certain amount digital transformation fatigue. "It’s been around for a long time," she said. "We’ve seen a lot of large programs go very successfully — and we’ve seen a lot of large programs look completely different at […]

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