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Transformational Business Drivers

• Changing Expectations of Customer, Employees & Partners
• Changing Competitive Landscape

The “Big Shift”

Leaders are recognizing that the connected era is fundamentally changing
how people engage. This BIG SHIFT is driven by the impact technology has
had on organizations and leaders expect technology to drive the BIGGEST
changes in their organizations over the next 3-5 years

• The First Wave: Infrastructure Shift
• The Second Wave : Knowledge Flows

The New IT Economy

• Drive from Capex to Opex and a pay-per-use consumption model
• Shift from ownership to rental

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