ello and welcome to the May edition of Gigabit .

For this month ’ s cover story , we speak to Scott Rice , CIO at Sprint Corporation . In an exclusive interview , he discusses how the sky ’ s the limit when it comes to the telecom ’ s legendary digital transformation .

“ Digital transformation has to be core to your organisation ’ s inner

being if you ’ re going to be successful ,” says Rice . “ We have had a legacy of doing things

not only to survive but to thrive .”

Next , we speak to Stephen Jamieson , Head of SAP Leonardo at SAP UK & Ireland , to learn how the technology giant is creating a connected world with M2M and IIoT .

Meanwhile , with the roll-out of 5G on the horizon , Vodafone UK ’ s CTO ,

Scott Rice , CIO , Sprint Corporation

Scott Petty , outlines how the British business hopes to redefine what it means to be a modern-day telco .

Elsewhere , Chris Fielding , CIO of Sungard Availability Services , identifies the key factors driving the global colocation data centre market and Mei Lee Quah ,

Associate Director at Frost & Sullivan , forecasts what the future will hold for the payments market .

On top of this , Gigabit also examines some of the top startups you need to know in the data science and machine learning space .

Don ’ t forget to also read our exclusive digital reports on Accenture , SAP , IGM Financial and more .

Enjoy the issue ! Laura Mullan .

laura . mullan @ bizclikmedia . com

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