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IT infrastructure such as ERP, CRM, and digital commerce platform has become the backbone of enterprises, operating across industries. Fully operational and well managed IT systems are essential for business continuity. Firms often face the dilemma, whether to maintain an in-house IT team or to take services of an IT support partner.

Digital transformation is one of the favourite terms in the industry for the last few years. About “86% of the CEOs say a digital transformation is their top priority,” reports a recent Price Waterhouse Cooper study. However, the term digital transformation means something different to almost everyone. Do investments around Social, Mobile, Analytics, and Cloud make one a digital enterprise? The answer may not be a “yes” always.

We have seen a sea of change in the way software development projects are approached, however, the underlying factors defining a successful project still remains the same, as the delivery teams continuously jostle to get the right balance among time, cost and quality. Quality assurance is an integral part of any successful software application development process. By having a robust software testing mechanism in place, enterprises ensure delivery of successful software projects.

Cloud has become the vital cog in the machine that is ‘digital transformation’. But how does it enable digital transformation for enterprises? Can Cloud accelerate some enterprise initiatives to stay competitive?

The answer, we believe is a resounding yes. From being cost effective to increased agility for enterprise projects, here are 5 key ways in which Cloud empowers digital transformation:

Couple of years before when I spoke about Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with one of my prospects, they asked me ‘where the robots are, how they work, if they are battery operated, how they are recharged and lastly how long they can work on a single charge?’ I think we have come a long way past that discussion. Today, prospective customers are well conversed with the RPA concept and many of them have started taking advantage of using them to automate their business processes. Now the question is how to go about and become successful in this journey.