DECEMBER 2020CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM 19cXoinsightsHow DevOps is Driving Digital Transformation InitiativesSHAHIN MOHAMMADKHANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENTIn the age of digital transformation, companies are rad-ically changing business and organizational activities to fully leverage technological advancements such as cloud, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines to efficiently address scaling requirements. However, the key to a successful change is Digital Innovation, which refers to a sudden spark of creativity and inceptive actions that lead to implementing new technologies. Innovation requires people.The qualities that make Digital Innovation so attractive ­ such as speed, agility, efficiency, are well-suited for the hyper-fast-paced and ever-changing digital business environment.But continuously innovating and transforming isn't as easy as it may seem. Many leaders face challenges -- one technological and the other involving organizational processes, structure, and, most importantly, culture. The first challenge is all about re-designing IT architectures to speed delivery of innovative products and services, improve market position, and create operational efficiencies. Complicating this effort are the older, purpose-built systems still in use in many enterprises that can't directly be ripped out because they even service mission-critical needs. The second challenge shares the same objective ­ speed and agility in the digital era ­ but centers on eradicating the cultural behaviors that may be deeply embedded in the company's organizational fabric. Companies are often surprised to learn that the second can be a more formidable obstacle to a successful digital transformation.
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