Smarter Computing

The pace of change in today’s IT environment is accelerating due to
constant technology updates. Further, consumer expectations of IT are
much higher than even just a decade ago, as evidenced by the speed of
the user adoption cycle. Consumers expect economical access to IT
services, available at any place, any time and on any device—without
any compromise in the security and integrity of their information.
These challenges are fueled by recent transformational technologies
such as social media, mobility and cloud computing that drive
enterprises to reshape the way they interact with their end customers.
This change is no longer an option, but rather a fundamental driver
of business competitiveness as employees with anytime access to IT
services ultimately become more productive.
In response to these changes, enterprises are rethinking their IT
functions and architecture to address emerging customer needs.
For example, in a recent survey, 60 percent of CIOs ranked cloud
computing as a high priority and 83 percent ranked business
intelligence and analytics as a high priority in their visionary plans.
They also estimated that 80 percent of new apps will be distributed
or deployed through the cloud in the next 10 years.1
Businesses are also looking for ways to speed time-to-market, improve
efficiency and unlock the power of big data to deliver more actionable
insight while securing critical information.

This case study defines Smarter Computing and shows how
Sogeti, a leading service provider with over 100 locations in
Europe, the US and India, uses IBM Smarter Computing
technologies to address today’s IT requirements.