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Pushpak: Hello everyone, welcome to the first episode of our digital transformation podcast series.My name is Pushpak Parmar. I am working as one of the Business Development Managers at the Digital Transformations division at Softweb Solutions, an Avnet company. I am joined by Zalak Patel today.Zalak: Hi all, I am Zalak Patel, and I work closely with Pushpak at Softweb Solutions as BDM. In this episode, we are going to talk about the need to further digital transformation and why is it signif...

Hello everyone, I am Jeet Rathod, business development manager for Mobility solutions at Softweb Solutions, an Avnet Company. I welcome you all to today’s podcast where I will be speaking on how the use of mobile apps has increased tremendously in recent years, changing the entire landscape of digitization. Also, I’ll be sharing some core reasons why mobile sales apps are a viable asset for businesses in this digital era.So, Before we begin this episode, let us have a look at the current...

Hello Everyone!And a very good day to all of you!I’m Nikunj Mistry, Senior Business Development Executive at Softweb Solutions, An Avnet Company.It has been a while since we connected so here I am today, presenting you with a brand-new podcast episode. We are going to talk about IoT, the trending technology that has acquired a firm position as the central core of every business.IoT is undoubtedly making our lives easier and convenient. It is streamlining the tedious and time-taking business p...

Hello everyone!And a very good day to all of you!I am Parth Bhatt, Business Development Executive at Softweb Solutions – An Avnet company.Welcome to our podcast on ‘understanding enterprise mobility as the new norm for a successful business.’We are well into 2021 and most enterprises have already adopted some form of a mobile strategy in their organization, especially since the outbreak last year. However, as technology keeps evolving it is necessary for businesses to plan ahead so that they ...

Hello everyone!And a very good day to all of you!I am Parth Bhatt, Business Development Executive at Softweb Solutions - An Avnet company.Welcome to our podcast on ‘understanding enterprise mobility as the new norm for a successful business.’We are well into 2021 and most enterprises have already adopted some form of a mobile strategy in their organization, especially since the outbreak last year. However, as technology keeps evolving it is necessary for businesses to plan ahead so that they can deal with uncertainties and make them most of newer opportunities. There are a lot of factors of mobility that go into deciding, such as devices to choose, understanding the trending and emerging wearables to accompany your mobile strategy, and knowing which mobile solutions to deploy. Of course, new technologies will bring new opportunities, but also new threats. App and cloud security, GDPR, software overload, and modern UI/UX standards are just some of the challenges that today’s modern enterprises have to deal with. And so, having said this, today’s podcast is based on enterprise mobility to help you ensure that you are on the right path for your enterprise mobility strategy this year.Recent trends in business mobilityLet’s begin by taking an understanding of the global mobile technology market.A recent study from GSMA intelligence showcases that 49% of the global population today is connected - meaning they use the internet using their smartphone. I believe all of us are among the 49%. Also, by the year 2025 the worldwide consumer adoption of 5G is forecasted to rise to 1.8 billion. Now that’s a huge number!This clearly indicates that smartphone adoption will tremendously increase by 2025. Certainly, we can expect that mobility is the future as user interaction will be at the peak. To support this argument, let’s look at some of the recent mobility trends.Enterprises are moving towards digital transformation and they are adopting a ‘digital-first’ approach.A finding from IDG that shows a clear picture of the ‘digital-first’ approach and how various industries are prioritizing it on top of their mind. It is impressive to know that about 89% of organizations have adopted, or have plans to adopt a ‘digital-first’ business strategy. This leads us to our next mobility trend - cloud computing. A Cisco study says that Cloud Traffic grew 3.7 times from 2015 to 2020, and the cloud accounted for 92% of traffic by the end of 2020, up from 82% in 2015.By this statistic, I can say that cloud adoption is no more an option. This means we have seen 30% of the total growth in CAGR by 2020. In fact, it has become a necessity for enterprises as consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere access to information. This gives them better accessibility, speed, reliability, and scalability.Now, another important trend that enterprises should know about is the arrival of 5GThe fifth generation of mobile technology  is expected to not only revolutionize the mobile industry, but also bring massive transformation to our lives. It is expected to provide increased speed of 1 Gbps for downloading and uploading over the mobile networks by reducing the latency and by offering stable network connections. 5G will bring us the power to transmit massive amounts of data super quickly, supporting many new inventions like robotic telemedicine, immersive VR, self-driving cars and more. All these developments and possibilities are leading smartphone industry giants like Apple, Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, and many others to prepare for 5G ready mobile devices.  According to Sprint, 5G will cover about 40% of networks globally by 2024. Which means we will see a high number of 5G devices, 5G mobile subscriptions and huge mobile data traffic. All of these wil

Suyash Deo: Good morning, David. It is my immense pleasure to have you on this podcast channel.David Linthicum: Happy to be here.Suyash Deo: Thank you. So, for our listeners, a real quick introduction: David Linthicum is a chief cloud strategy officer with Deloitte. He’s been in the industry for quite a long time. He is a speaker, podcaster and an author. So, David, it’s a long track record but I had to summarize in short. But again, thank you for joining the podcast.Today’s topic is the evol...

Suyash Deo: Good morning, David. It is my immense pleasure to have you on this podcast channel.David Linthicum: Happy to be here.Suyash Deo: Thank you. So, for our listeners, a real quick introduction: David is a chief cloud strategy officer with Deloitte. He’s been in the industry for quite a long time. He is a speaker, podcaster and an author. So, David, it’s a long track record but I had to summarize in short. But again, thank you for joining the podcast.Today’s topic is the evolution of DevOps in 2021. So, let’s quickly jump on some of the key questions. I’ll be asking very basic questions because our listeners are also non-technical and operational people.Question 1 : So, let’s start with the obvious question. What is DevOps and why is it inevitable for today’s businesses to adopt?Answer : DevOps at the end of the day, if you look at it from a higher level, it is really the automation of agile, a better way to perform application design, development and deployment. This is far superior than the waterfall method which I actually started working on and was even teaching college, back in the 80s and 90s. So, the idea is that we’re going to, in essence, continuously improve the software through an agile methodology where we get together to deal with events versus some sort of a schedule or sequence, and how software is delivered.So, DevOps really is the ability to automate that. And so, it’s the idea that we can actually code applications, say an application that runs on Linux, we can hit a button and it automatically goes through testing, including penetration testing, security testing, stability testing, performance testing. And then moves into a continuous integration process, then moves into a continuous deployment process and then is pushed out to a particular staging area and then it’s pushed out from the staging area to a production server.The goal of DevOps is really kind of remove the humans from that process even though we haven’t done that completely yet. It is, in essence, to create a repeatable process as leverage with the number of tool sets that are working together to streamline the modification and delivery of software in a way that’s going to be better quality each time the software is delivered. There’s some cultural issues around DevOps as well, by the way, that are just important, it’s the ability to, in essence, understand that thinkers are going to be integrated iterative, the ability to deal with feedback directly from the testers and the operators, the ability to flatten the organization, and have a very open and interactive organization moving forward. And that’s the other side of the coin.So people have a tendency to look at DevOps as just a tool chain with lots of cool tools, continuous integration, continuous testing, those sorts of things are working together, but it’s really a combination of a toolchain of process, and also a cultural change that’s probably more important than any of the technological changes.Question 2 : One interesting point you mentioned about agile. So, I mean, as we all know, agile is a very commonly adopted methodology that’s in the software industry and I mean lot of companies are implementing agile successfully. So, as we talk about DevOps, I know it’s an extension, but how is this complementing to agile from a practical implementation standpoint?Answer : Again, DevOps is really going to be very much of the automation of agile. So Agile is going to take a cultural change, an organizational change in order to make it effective. And ultimately, we’re leveraging a toolchain within DevOps as a way to automate everything that occurs in an agile environment. So, if we’re getting together on a daily basis to form a scrum and we’re talking about what needs to be changed, then typically the DevOps toolchain is where those changes are going to occur. And so it’s the automation of

Hello everyone!And a very good day to all of you!I am Ahmed Zubair, Subject Matter Expert for Softweb Solutions – An Avnet company.As part of our digital transformation series – in today’s podcast we will be talking all about AI-powered chatbots with cognitive capabilities that result in improved customer experience.Such AI-powered chatbots are one of the key investment areas under customer experience for all industries which disrupt the way enterprises work and communicate with their custome...

As part of our digital transformation series – in today’s podcast we will be talking all about AI-powered chatbots with cognitive capabilities that result in improved customer experience.Such AI-powered chatbots are one of the key investment areas under customer experience for all industries which disrupt the way enterprises work and communicate with their customers. I will also talk about how these chatbots provide a holistic digital solution that cuts across the customer life cycle and improves overall customer experience. Since the pandemic of COVID-19 is ongoing, organizations are struggling to set up frameworks for handling assistance jobs. Perhaps many organizations are under pressure to keep their operations lean during this pandemic and that’s exactly how an AI-powered chatbot with cognitive capabilities can help with. It helps in streamlining your operations as well as interacts with your customers and assist them with information at their fingertips.Before knowing about AI-powered chatbots let’s see the current scenario of customer experience. Companies are spending billions of dollars on customer acquisition, but it is not worth it until they offer a great customer experience. So I can say that customer experience is more than just customer service.It includes a personalized customer approach, establishing a lasting relationship, and support availability round the clock.

Hello Everyone,It’s our pleasure to have a conversation with Alex Jimenez on the impact of digital transformation of the banking industry.Alex is the Chief Strategy Officer at Extractable, a digital strategy, design and data analytics consultancy that is building the future of financial services. His other recent experience includes leading technology strategic planning for the office of the CIO, at Zions Bancorporation and managing digital banking and payments strategy and innovation at Rock...

Hello Everyone, It’s our pleasure to have a conversation with Alex Jimenez on the impact of digital transformation of the banking industry. Alex is the Chief Strategy Officer at Extractable, a digital strategy, design and data analytics consultancy that is building the future of financial services. His other recent experience includes leading technology strategic planning for the office of the CIO, at Zions Bancorporation and managing digital banking and payments strategy and innovation at Rockland Trust.  Also, he has served as the Chair of the Consumer Bankers Association’s Digital Channel Committee, where he worked with digital banking leaders in the industry and visited Capitol Hill to meet with the Senate’s Banking Committee staff. Recently, he became a member of the American Bankers Association’s Fintech Committee. Alex is among the several industry influencer lists in the areas of FinTech, RegTech, Blockchain, InsurTech, Innovation and Digital Marketing. His articles have been published by The Financial Brand, Finovate, CFO Outlook, CIO Insights, and the Irish Tech news. He regularly speaks at industry events.Q1- What does the term 'digital transformation' actually mean?Q2- How is the banking industry coping with the digital transformation wave?Q3- What will happen to businesses that can’t or won’t transform digitally?Q4- What sort of advantages can the banking industry look towards with digital            transformation?Q5- What are the influential technologies for digital transformation in the banking sector?Q6- What challenges and roadblocks is the banking industry facing to transform digitally?Q7- What are the most effective techniques to drive the digital transformation journey for banking organizations?Q8- How can digital transformation in banking enhance customer experience, especially during the COVID-19 crisis and the new normal?Q9- What is the ROI for digital transformation?for full episode visit https://www.softwebsolutions.com/resources/digital-transformation-in-banking-industry.html

Hey everyone, I am Suyash Deo, Functional SME for IoT and Advanced data practices at Softweb Solutions, an Avnet company.I welcome you all to a brand-new podcast episode today where I will be speaking on how the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies to go digital and contributing to the Industry 4.0 revolution. I will also tell you how manufacturing companies are utilizing digital transformation during this time to turn their factories into smart factories and getting ready for the new norma...

Hey everyone, I am Suyash Deo, Functional SME for IoT and Advanced data practices at Softweb Solutions, an Avnet company. I welcome you all to a brand-new podcast episode today where I will be speaking on how the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies to go digital and contributing to the Industry 4.0 revolution. I will also tell you how manufacturing companies are utilizing digital transformation during this time to turn their factories into smart factories and getting ready for the new normal. Before starting the episode, let us look at the current scenario of the world and how the pandemic is forcing the global business ecosystem to move towards digitization across industries.How COVID-19 pushes a digital transformation boom across the world.The current scenario of the world, the challenges and how to mitigate them with technology. How IoT technology to fast-track certain digital transformation objectives of businessesDifferent ways and in which, IoT can help bring the digital transformation and how to get started.The rise in adoption of Industry 4.0 is reflecting a greater trend of automationWhat will be the post-pandemic businesses look like?Currently, the global economy is in the severe slowdown mode amid the upsetting developmental targets of economies across the world. The disruption caused by the pandemic left nothing untouched and will change the way we have lived and worked. With social distancing as a new norm, the way businesses operate and people connect has changed to remote workforces, seamless digital experiences and new social norms. For More Information visit : https://www.softwebsolutions.com/resources/how-covid-19-pushes-a-digital-transformation.html

Hello everyone, I am Yash Bhandari, a technology consultant at Softweb Solutions, an Avnet company. I welcome you all to a whole new podcast episode today.In this episode, we are going to talk about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is forcing enterprises to transform digitally and step into a new era of remote collaboration at a great length.Before diving into this episode, let me tell you that there are many things that we could take as positives out of this gloomy situation like the rise o...

In this episode, we are going to talk about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is forcing enterprises to transform digitally and step into a new era of remote collaboration at a great length.We all know how the global outbreak has laid a far-reaching impact on businesses and individuals. In this situation, each one of us needs to stay stable and socially separated to work through this time of uncertainty. At Softweb Solutions, we are practicing safe and sound social distancing in compliance with the underpinning principles of the World Health Organization, enabling our employees to work seamlessly from the comfort of their homes. Thanks to the new-age remote collaboration technologies and dynamics of modern digital workspaces!how your organization can transition to the digital workplaceDigital workplaces are fluid and yield a connected experience to a remote workforce with the help of next-generation digital technologies and remote collaboration tools or platforms. So, to enable the modern-day workforce to stay connected, motivated and truly productive, you need to build an intuitive remote work environment that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time using all the latest devices like laptops, smartphones, tablets, smart watches, tablets and other rugged devices.Also, to ease your process of transitioning to a remote workplace, we have devised four steps in collaboration with our network of industry experts, which include:Consulting and technology assessmentOptimize your current technology stackSpread awareness and set-up a remote cultureRapid modernization and scalingWith the radical advancements in technology, you can also embrace innovative productivity and enablement-oriented solutions like:Remote access applicationsPublic cloud platformsCreation of virtual desktops via AWS or AzureData reporting and monitoring using Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, etc.Highly converged infrastructureAdvanced software-defined network and much moreIf you haven’t entirely digitized your workplace already, we highly encourage you to take a step forward and start mapping your business contingency plans by adopting a cloud-first strategy.Now if you are wondering how your organization can respond to the pandemic strongly, keeping your digital transformation journey smooth and simple, then we suggest you to develop a robust contingency plan.For more information visit: https://www.softwebsolutions.com/resources/remote-collaboration-in-covid-19.html