Digital transformation is at the heart of everything Rolls-Royce does. The British aerospace and defence company has embraced scalable low-code apps to build digital tools that are improving everything from productivity, rapid prototyping, R&D, and testing, to employee engagement and wellbeing. By pulling intelligence from vast datasets, each employee is able develop apps to support all parts of the business. In giving employees the tools to develop apps for their specific roles, Power Apps is helping the company design the engines that power the world’s most advanced jets. “Our whole business model just wouldn’t be possible without big data, analytics, and IoT, for example,” explains Stuart Hughes, Chief Information and Digital Officer for Rolls-Royce . “Digital transformation, coupled with the transition to net zero and to sustainability, is really changing how everybody works. Rolls-Royce has to be at the front of that to have a long-term business.” Democratising company-wide solutions Hughes believes that the company’s digital solutions benefit from being created by people across the business, not just those working in IT. Derby-based test engineer Stephen Toplis is one such example. Toplis joined Rolls-Royce as an engineering apprentice before developing a Power App to help the engine design team […]