- Let's talk for a moment
about who this course is designed for.
The easy answer is everyone.
This isn't intended to be a technical course
telling you how to configure services
and structure your network.
What I want to do is provide some groundwork
for anyone who wants to understand
or is working in an environment
where digital transformation is occurring,
which is almost everywhere these days.
You see, as far as I'm concerned,
digital transformation is not about technology.
It's the technologically-enabled transformation
of business and culture.
That means it touches everybody in the organization.
Business leaders need to be more savvy about technology
so that they can understand
some of the potential opportunities
that are available to organizations.
Just having some idea of what's possible these days
is the first step towards knowing
how your company can take advantage of it.
Technology leaders need to be more strategic
and business-focused.
They can't afford to be fixated on technology
for technology's sake,
or spend time and energy on things
that may be cool
but have lower impact on the business results.
Today's technology leaders need to understand
their companies' strategic goals
and direct development to technology
that will enable them.
Plus, they need to be able to communicate changing trends
and how those can provide business opportunities
in clear and easy to understand language.
Everybody else?
Well, they just all kind of need to know
what the heck is goin' on.
Yes, leaders will probably provide some information,
but I always like to have a little head start, don't you?
Hopefully, by the end of this course
you will at least have a general idea
of what people are talking about,
how it's happening,
and what kind of impacts it can have
on business operations
and your job.