Technology Magazine April 2020 | Page 254

TELSTRA PURPLE

Telstra Purple was set up to solve the many issues businesses face when undertaking a digital transformation project , as Matt Williams and Adrian Spink explain

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T elstra Purple is a technology services business with a team of 1,500 technology experts across the globe specialising in network , security , cloud , collaboration , software , data and analytics , and design . Bringing together Telstra Enterprise ’ s business technology services capabilities and a number of recently acquired companies , Telstra Purple was set up to solve the many issues businesses face when undertaking a digital transformation project . It is focused on outcome-based , transformative tech solutions .

Whilst digital transformation is the strategic priority for most businesses today , there are a vast number of opportunities as well as stumbling blocks to consider at the planning stage . The proliferation of new technologies , the migration to the cloud , increasing volumes of data and the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape makes it an ever more challenging headache for business leaders . Cloud , the foundation for the agile business world , allows organisations to scale infrastructure as needed to support changing business priorities and host new digital services . Getting cloud right is a critical part of transforming a business , but it isn ’ t easy .
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