Economic uncertainty drives digital transformation efforts

Enterprises plan to invest $33 million in digital transformation projects in the next 12 months, according to a survey of 600 senior IT decision makers. But the research, from database platform Couchbase , also finds a shift in priorities. 78 percent of IT decision makers confirm their main priorities for transformation have changed in the last three years, and 54 percent say their digital transformation focus has become more reactive to market changes and customer preferences, in order to help the wider organization stay agile. Developer productivity is also a driver, pressure from developers to support agile development and innovation (44 percent), and empowering developers to build more applications to meet customer needs (44 percent) are the top two motivations behind individual transformation projects. "IT and digital transformation are vital strategic assets for an enterprise — whether helping to adopt new technologies like generative AI, creating new services or building resilience and agility in times of uncertainty," says Ravi Mayuram, CTO at Couchbase. "These survey results show how an efficient approach to digital transformation, coupled with technology that allows organizations to take full advantage of resources such as data, cloud and AI can help with business resiliency, and pursue […]

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