Building a Digital Future

Preface

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’

—Martin Luther King Jr.

The sun has enough energy to continue for another 5 billion years. After that, it will swell to a red giant. We know these facts, when we refer to 5 billion years it seems limitless, but it is not. Everything we feel we have in abundance today may not last forever. Energy resources are either renewable or non-renewable. Mankind was always concerned about the future of humanity and there are various threats to life on the planet, such as global warming, nuclear war, and now the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the days of gazing into the sky, learning about our universe and life-form on Earth, we always wondered how we could contribute to mankind such that someone somewhere would benefit from that contribution, irrespective of how insignificant it may seem. With that desire and dream in mind, we as authors of Building a Digital Future felt it is timely to share our digital transformation experiences, combining them with the experiences from various industry experts and senior business stakeholders. We have lived many end-to-end digital transformation journeys across various sectors and have been involved in pre-sales, RFP, and sales processes.

Digital Transformation is not a buzzword and it is not just about technology. When digital transformation is planned carefully considering all factors, it delivers quick-win, competitive advantage to a business. It also helps acceptance ...