Indian organisationsforerunners of IT Maturity in APJM: Study

Dell EMC announced the results of new research conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) on the benefits of IT Transformation, which validates that IT Transformation can result in bottom-line benefits that drive business differentiation, innovation and growth.

Today’s business landscape in India is rife with disruption, much of it driven by organisations using technology in new or innovative ways. In order to survive and thrive in today’s digital world, businesses are implementing new technologies, processes and skillsets to best address changing customer needs. A fundamental first step to this change is transforming IT, to help organisations bring products to market faster, remain competitive and drive innovation. According to the ESG IT Transformation Maturity Curve India Report commissioned by Dell EMC and Intel Corporation:

—90% of Indian respondents agree that failing to embrace IT Transformation will hurt their company’s competitiveness

—Respondents from Transformed organisations in India were 1.35 times more likely to have exceeded their revenue targets (97%) in the past year compared with Legacy/Emerging Indian organisations, as compared to only 45% of respondents at Transformed companies in the rest of Asia

—Transformed organisations in India are 11X more likely to believe they are in a very strong competitive business position compared to lower scoring organisations

“Today, Indian organisations not only realize the importance of transforming their IT infrastructure to ensure they have a competitively edge and to reduce costs, but they also now know that it is crucial to turn data into business intelligence. This requires an end-to-end IT infrastructure that can manage, analyze, store and protect data everywhere it lives. We believe in giving our customers the ability to make that end-to-end strategy a reality, driving disruptive innovation without the fear of being disrupted themselves. With our expansive set of infrastructure and software technologies, Dell EMC has become a powerful ally to help any business in its IT Transformation journey to fuel digital innovation” – Rajesh Janey, MD & President, Enterprise India, Dell EMC

This year’s 400 participating organisations from India were segmented into the same IT Transformation maturity stages:

—Stage 1 – Legacy (2%): Falls short on many – if not all – of the dimensions of IT Transformation in the ESG study

—Stage 2 – Emerging (21%): Showing progress in IT Transformation but having minimal deployment of modern data center technologies

—Stage 3 – Evolving (61%): Showing commitment to IT Transformation and having a moderate deployment of modern data center technologies and IT delivery methods

—Stage 4 – Transformed (17%): Furthest along in IT Transformation initiatives

This year’s findings show organisations are progressing in IT maturity and generally believe transformation is a strategic imperative.

—72% of Indian respondents whose organisations have achieved Transformed status also report having mature Digital Transformation projects underway versus only 3% of the Indian Legacy/Emerging companies surveyed

—IT groups at Transformed companies in India are 6.5 times more likely to be involved in business-strategy development compared with their counterparts at Legacy/Emerging companies (46% versus 7%). Moreover, in the rest of the region Transformed organisations were only 5 times as likely to enjoy this level of involvement compared to lower scoring organisations

For Indian organisations, IT Transformation correlates with improved IT and business outcomes.