A look at the Market Landscape of the Digital Workspace
A lot of what we do is helping enterprises modernize and digitally transform in order to keep up with today’s businesses. I love seeing research that helps enterprises better understand how to approach these big transitions, such as creating a truly digital workspace. I’ve taken a big interest in this recent report from independent analyst firm Ovum that looks at the concept of the digital workspace and what it means for businesses who recognize the need to digitally transform.
The report dives into what exactly a digital workspace means, and the aspects that should be considered when implementing a digital workspace strategy. It includes the impact of enabling a mobile workforce, how the introduction of emerging technologies can be introduced in a controlled, low risk manner and the power of flexible working environments to transform the concept of a physical office.
We find research like this incredibly helpful for companies looking to take this next step, and encourage you to check it out.
Within the research, Ovum provides really great recommendations for enterprises to consider when thinking about undertaking this significant transformation, including strategies for selecting vendors and service providers that can deliver relevant business impact, specifically:
- Focusing on employee needs, working with HR and business unit heads to ensure systems and processes are in place to support and educate users, drive adoption, and measure effectiveness of new tools.
- Providing experience and support for legacy systems, allowing businesses to focus on new projects.
- Support for adopting a hybrid cloud model to ease modernization of legacy systems, applications and workflows.
- Development of industry-specific workspace solutions.
I recommend checking out the full report to learn more about how a truly digital workspace might look for your business.