iOCO
“ You ask 10 people what their definition of digital transformation is , you get 10 different answers ”
ALEX PRYOR , HEAD OF INNOVATION , iOCO
now , or an evolution of what they were before . Twenty years ago , no one had heard of being an influencer . With the fourth industrial revolution you ’ re really fixing the processes . You ’ re making them more streamlined and more efficient to help your end user . They get what they want more quickly while also helping your business , saving costs and optimising your efficiencies . But machines can ’ t take away our creativity and that ’ s why I think so many of the new jobs are in content and thought leadership . It ’ s a two-way street .
“ Once we get through this disruptive period , what ’ s going to come out of that is more people working as individuals rather than working for companies and being able to create in a way that we haven ’ t been able to previously .”
The VMware effect One of iOCO ’ s key partnerships is with VMware , the American cloud computing and virtualisation technology company and one of the leading cloud companies in the world . The South African company is a premier level partner , which includes a commitment to working with VMware to provide hybrid cloud solutions . Pryor is a big fan . “ We love VMware ,” she says . “ One
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