EditorialBreaking New Ground in Digital TransformationThe pandemic was a watershed moment in digital evolution, and the resulting digital transformation spree took the world by storm. 60% of C-suite executives say they accelerated digital transformation during the pandemic, and two-thirds say the pandemic has allowed them to advance specific transformation initiatives that were previously not implemented due to organizational resistance. Also, the organizations that had already deeply and meaningfully embedded technology into business operations and procedures consistently outpaced rivals in revenue growth by 6 percent on average.Consequently, business leaders are increasingly recognizing the advantages of digital transformation-- leveraging data-driven approaches to improve customer experience and include this in their strategic roadmaps to increase user base sizes, engagement rates and purchases. For instance, in the wake of COVID-19, one of the world's largest snack companies required a new approach to assess demand. In addition to standard supply chain transactional data, the company introduced Artificial Intelligence (AI)-supported demand forecasts, which included a dashboard that tracks virus outbreaks, economic stress, and various regulations. The system combines the most up-to-date external and internal data to generate product, region, and channel reports, as well as product shipment estimates and production and packing schedule recommendations.Artificial intelligence (AI) has effectively become the backbone of advanced technologies such as automation, IoT (Internet of Things), data analytics, robotics, cloud, and chatbots across a wide range of applications such as AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations), governance, compliance, customer experience, decision making, and forecasting. This upward moving trend of AI is set to reach its pinnacle in the UK and EU in the coming years.Our goal with this special edition is to highlight the best of digital transformation solution providers that leverage innovative technologies to drive successful businesses. This edition also blends thought leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for their clients, including exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs.Write us your thoughts.Royce D'Souza Managing Editoreditor@cioapplicationseurope.comEditorial StaffBen Jackson Ezra BenjaminJames SmithCalvin JamesSenior WritersLeah JaneClara MathewJoe PhillipSalesJennifer.Sjennifer.s@cioapplicationseurope.com 510.996.5125Graphics & ArtScott JuasyJohn Gotham*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffContact Us:Phone: 510.996.5125Email:sales@cioapplicationseurope.comeditor@cioapplicationseurope.commarketing@cioapplicationseurope.comDECEMBER - 01 - 2021, Vol 05 - Issue 31 (ISSN 2644-2531)Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIO Applications EuropeVisit www.cioapplicationseurope.com Copyright © 2021 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Royce D'SouzaManaging EditorRoyce D'Souza
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