From Vic20 to the Clouds Without Vertigo

Being a 6th grade girl in the 80's (That's right, girl of the 80's here ???♀?) meant disco music, MTV videos, roller skates, flipped hair style, acid washed jeans and imagining what year 2000 would be like, dreaming flying cars, seeing people on the phone, etc.

The day my dad came back home with his V20 prize he had won at work, was a cool new toy and fun games for my younger sisters and awakening for me: we can now communicate with others through this computer!

I had a geek friend in my class (I now know that I should have called him "a genius"), Vincent, if I recall correctly. He too had a Vic20. At recess, he told me we could talk together through our V20s. We agreed to "meet online" at 6PM sharp. The way we were going to connect together, would be by entering each other's computer's serial number repetitively and eventually, we would be able to talk. This "online date" had some of the other kids laughing at our plan.

A 1984 non event became my first technological moment

Needless to say, to our great disappointment, we did not connect. But, Vincent's instinct was right and without knowing it, this none event became my first technological moment. A geek seed had been planted and it would take 30 years for this seed to sprout (it's ok to be a late technology bloomer ??).

From microwaves to video recording, working on a computer (yes, this was a novelty in the early 90's), to mobiles and smart phones, ordering everything online, booking flights, collaborating on projects with people located in Thailand or Switzerland to creating an app in a day, boy was this a steep learning curve for some of us.

My curiosity and absolute need to communicate definitely contributed to accelerating my learning curve and I am happy to say that my tiny geek seed sprout and bloomed into the true digital transformation passionate and enthusiast gal that I am today.

From the dirt road to the Internet high way

The transition from the dirt road to the Internet high way may not have been a smooth ride for all. Many still find themselves struggling (or scared) to order online, to migrate all their banking info onto their mobile or smart watch.

Kids from the 60's, 70's, 80's and even 90's, have lived and seen a plethora of technology innovations being created and integrated into their everyday lives. Some of us embraced all these fantastic technological innovations as they were introduced, and some others, may not have.

Now these former kids are successful business owners and leaders. If, over the last couple decades they have not been embracing technology in their personal life, they may need not see the benefits, nor understand the lingo, to transitioning their organization from on prem to the Cloud.

Having had the opportunity to meet with hundreds if not thousands of business owners in my career, I was able to witness how many focused on perfecting their craft and making sure their product and services met their clients 'needs and that their offer remained competitive. When their competitors went from local to global and as print/traditional advertising switched to fully online, some began their digital transformation journey and got more and more familiar with technology as they saw tangible benefits to their investment.

Does technology give you vertigo?

From a website to a business application, a CRM or a full ERP there is a step. Actually, there are many steps. If technology gives you vertigo, you may not be inclined into changing your processes for your on prem legacy systems, Excel spread sheets and manual tasks.

In fact, this vertigo may be enhanced by all the information you receive (or are bombarded with) via advertising, phone calls, webinar invitations, etc. Every communication is telling you in what feels like complex lingo, that your business needs to be on the Cloud, you need a Cloud ERP, Artificial Intelligence is the way to go, you must automate your processes, offer remote access to your employees, present your data in dynamics dashboards, etc. Woa, vertigo alert!

Ready to take the jump?

If you find yourself, wishing you had met my 6th grade classmate and would like to take the jump, your very first steps towards your business's digital transformation with someone who will guide you in these unexplored territories without feeling dizzy, I would love to guide you, step by step, towards the Cloud.

Like David Lee Roth said in 1984 really still holds true in 2021, Might as well jump!

Karina

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