Technology Magazine February 2019 | Page 63

“ Every second you can win is what gives you a competitive edge ”

— Yves de Beauregard , EMEIA Head of Digital Business Solutions footprint , it ’ s going to be tough and you ’ re going to have a hard time .” He also points out how firms should be inspired by competition . “ The ones that are taking risks and bringing technology to the market first are the ones that will really make an impact on the market ,” he notes . Finally , CIOs should focus less on new gadgets and technologies and more on the business case and processes behind them . “ If you just look at technology , you ’ ll only embrace one part of the answer ,” Beauregard says , “ the smartest digital transformations bring a combination of solutions and ideas .
“ We really encourage our customers to forget about the technology for once and to tell us what would be the one thing that would completely disrupt their market ,” he adds . “ Going forward , it ’ s our job to make the building blocks of a real digital solution .” In the future , the top item on Fujitsu ’ s agenda is positioning itself as a key partner for its customers . As the industry shifts towards a new age of computing , Fujitsu ’ s quantum computing capability will undoubtedly give it an edge but perhaps , the firm ’ s most important asset is its business acumen , combined with its digital-savvy approach .
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