Digital transformation has been the talk of the town in IT for some years now. However, it is only recently that innovative technologies and concepts such as Big Data and Analytics, Cloud, Mobile and Social Business, Artificial Intelligence, and the “Internet of Things” are turning our hyperconnected world into a huge information system that makes data an asset itself.
As a result, a new, more organic vision of how companies work successfully has evolved: The “Live Business” seamlessly connects to ecosystems of things, people, and customers and can turn information into a competitive advantage. Consequently, companies need an enterprise architecture that is able to support this kind of highly connected and constantly evolving environment. IDC has identified the building of a future-proof digital platform as one of the key recipes for success in the digital economy. The “Enterprise Digital Platform” capabilities will be linked very closely to what IDC refers to as the “3rd Platform”, which integrates new technologies with the legacy environment of business-essential, ERP- applications.
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