Sanjay Verma

How companies are navigating Digital in these disruptive times

Companies that have disrupted technology markets have been re-warded with exceptionally high valuation-to-revenue ratios. Incumbent technology companies, recognizing the imperative to emulate these disrupters, have transitioned from their legacy business models to new and disruptive growth models. Software companies that have made the transition from a licensing to a subscription model—or have demonstrated that they are in the process of doing so—have achieved valuations as high as five times… Show more

Companies that have disrupted technology markets have been re-warded with exceptionally high valuation-to-revenue ratios. Incumbent technology companies, recognizing the imperative to emulate these disrupters, have transitioned from their legacy business models to new and disruptive growth models. Software companies that have made the transition from a licensing to a subscription model—or have demonstrated that they are in the process of doing so—have achieved valuations as high as five times revenues. Show less

To fully capture the tremendous value of using big data, organizations need nimble and flexible data architectures able to liberate data that could otherwise remain locked within legacy technologies and organizational processes.

As they witness the proliferation of sensors, software, computing power, and connectivity embedded in everything from motor vehicles to home appliances, equipment manufacturers of all kinds are asking an existential question: is it time to stop thinking of themselves primarily as hardware and systems companies and instead to view themselves as providers of software solutions and services?

Silicon Valley companies recognize the need to improve their gender and racial diversity. While they embark on a journey to solve this complex problem, they can learn from companies in other industries that have already made diversity a priority.

Clouds may move across the horizon in slow motion, but they are the jet rockets of software development. In today’s mobile, ubiquitous, and instantaneous world, cloud teams are running far ahead of traditional teams in writing and releasing code. The cloud has also enabled these teams to become innovative and efficient, and to deepen their ties with customers.