{"id":16477,"date":"2021-09-28T10:40:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T10:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=16477"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:37:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:37:22","slug":"surviving-to-thriving-the-digital-transformation-of-smbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/surviving-to-thriving-the-digital-transformation-of-smbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving To Thriving: The Digital Transformation Of SMBs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UK technology consultancy states small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must have the right technologies and frameworks in place to succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16478 size-large alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Surviving-To-Thriving-The-Digital-Transformation-Of-SMBs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Digital Transformation, Cloud Technology, Technological Infrastructure, businesses, business, SMEs, SMBs, small businesses\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Surviving-To-Thriving-The-Digital-Transformation-Of-SMBs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Surviving-To-Thriving-The-Digital-Transformation-Of-SMBs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Surviving-To-Thriving-The-Digital-Transformation-Of-SMBs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Surviving-To-Thriving-The-Digital-Transformation-Of-SMBs.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a result of the pandemic, SMBs are investing increasingly more time and money in their\u00a0digital transformation efforts. While some implemented digital capabilities for the first time as\u00a0a matter of survival, others accelerated their journey to cloud adoption in order to remain\u00a0nimble in light of ongoing disruption.<\/p>\n<p>As businesses look to adjust to the rapidly changing environment, Tech Amigos Director -Architecture Roddy Herries reveals these circumstances can offer small and mid-size\u00a0companies opportunities to win business \u2013 if they can find the right strategy for it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLarger businesses typically benefit by having more time and resources to invest in their\u00a0digital transformation projects. Over time, these businesses gain more experience, they\u00a0develop greater maturity in understanding their requirements and their teams grow more\u00a0competent in delivering and operating cloud-native solutions and microservice architectures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSMBs need to become smarter and more realistic concerning digital adoption by following a well-trodden path where possible, implementing proven and tested patterns. The transformation journey should be focused\u00a0and based on well-defined objectives, but also must be\u00a0adaptable to the changing priorities that may arise during the course of the initiative\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cloud solutions provide significant benefits to companies of all sizes, however, a recent\u00a0study conducted by IBM highlights that less than 10 per cent of organisations believe their\u00a0existing IT infrastructure is fully prepared to address the proliferation of cloud computing,\u00a0mobile devices, social media, and data analytics.<\/p>\n<p>Roddy also highlights &#8211; <em>\u201cThe decision to invest in cloud as part of your digital transformation\u00a0should be driven by business needs and challenges at hand, although it seems increasingly\u00a0hard for businesses to stay competitive without embracing cloud technologies. In almost all\u00a0cases, the adoption of cloud technology enables your digital transformation to move at a\u00a0faster pace with minimal capital expenditure compared to traditional on-premises strategies.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cIn addition, cloud adoption together with great automation offers operational efficiencies and\u00a0reduction of OPEX costs, freeing up cash for investment in activities that matter to the\u00a0business and its customers. Digital transformation is not optional anymore for SMBs to\u00a0remain competitive and cloud adoption is the cornerstone for any such transformation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIT infrastructure only becomes agile with automation. Automation unlocks many benefits\u00a0and is a key investment that will repay you multiple times over through improved security,\u00a0reduced time-to-market of new features, improved quality, enablement of innovation and\u00a0reduced operational cost savings. An agile infrastructure setup with automation supports the\u00a0\u201cfail-fast, fail-often\u201d approach to iterative experimentation and that\u2019s fuel to the fire of\u00a0continuously delivering new, high-quality software to your customers\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Roddy concluded: <em>\u201cDigital transformation projects require a mosaic of skills. Getting the right\u00a0skills and high-level talent together to deliver success is hard for all organisations, regardless\u00a0of size. Tech Amigos can lead or augment your digital transformation project and we can\u00a0help you up-skill and train your own team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSMBs can benefit from our collaborative approach as it allows us to identify and add value\u00a0where it is most needed by the client. We offer reliable and secure patterns for CI\/CD tooling and deploying to cloud environments, enabling faster delivery of SMBs digital transformation projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK technology consultancy states small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must have the right technologies and frameworks in place to succeed. As a result of the pandemic, SMBs are investing increasingly more time and money in their\u00a0digital transformation efforts. 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