Google Cloud offers a limited toolkit for enterprise digital transformation

Cloud
platform
AI
artificial intelligence
ML
machine learning
multi-cloud
hybrid
digital
transformation
infrastructure
analytics

Matt Hatton

Google is one of the leading global cloud providers. It also has leading machine learning expertise and interesting assets in other major technology fields. Increasingly it talks about supporting enterprises on their digital transformation journey. This report examines the capabilities that Alphabet Inc. and Google Cloud have in supporting enterprise needs for technology-driven change. It assesses the strength of its offering across cloud, edge, AI/ML, application development, data management, business intelligence and vertical applications.

Accenture
Alphabet
Amazon Web Services
Autodesk
Broadcom
Cisco
Cognizant
Colgate Palmolive
DeepMind
Deliveroo
Deloitte
DXC Technology
Gant
Google
Google Cloud
Hitachi
HPE
Informatica
Intel
Korean Air
Microsoft
Mitel
Morrisons
Nielsen
Oracle
Pegasystems
Renault
Roche Group
Salesforce
SAP
Slalom Consulting
Splunk
Telefonica
Verizon
VMware
Wipro

Retail & Wholesale
Health & Social Care
Finance & Insurance
Information & Communication
Government
Manufacturing

2020 Review of Top Digital Transformation Use Cases and Technologies

Covid-19
Covid
3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
AM
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Autonomous Robotic Systems
Blockchain
Data Sharing
Distributed Ledger
DL
Edge Computing
Future Technologies
Internet of Things
IoT
Human Machine Interface
HMI
Hyperconnectivity
Product Lifecycle Management
PLM
Robotic Process Automation
RPA

Jim Morrish

This Report unpicks some of the more significant medium- and long-term impacts of Covid, including remote working and globalisation, supply chain diversity and resilience, Covid-19-specific applications, and Covid market impacts across all of the digital transformation technologies that we track.

3M
AirPop
Airthings
Avatour
Bosch
Deutsche Telekom
eleven-x
Ericsson
Henkel
Humetrix
IATA
Polysense
Oura
Pinchin
PTC
Signify
Smart Mimic
Sundray

Robotic Process Automation 101: a primer on automating IT-based tasks via bots imitating human behaviour

RPA
robotic process automation

Matt Hatton

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the most mature of the Digital Transformation technology families. It provides a concrete ROI based on a simple premise: take IT tasks that would previously have been undertaken by humans and automate them as much as possible, typically by way of bots that track human action and replicate it.

Accenture
Automation Anywhere
Blue Prism
Cap Gemini
Celonis
Cognizant
Deloitte
EY
Genpact
HCL
IBM
Kofax
KPMG
Infosys
Microsoft
NICE
Pegasystems
TCS
Tech Mahindra
UiPath
Wipro

Robotic Process Automation

Additive Manufacturing 101: a guide to the market for additive manufacturing and 3D printing

3D printing
additive manufacturing
mass customisation

Jim Morrish

3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing techniques potentially have widespread disruptive potential. The deployment of such technology can flatten manufacturing scale curves, lead to the wholesale restructuring of supply chains, and enable the manufacture of previously unthinkable objects.

Adidas
AMFG
Aston Martin
Audi
Autodesk
BMW
Bugatti
Carbon
Ford
GE
HP
Identify3D
Made in Space
Porsche
Siemens
Stratasys
Wayland Additive

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Hyperconnectivity 101: an introduction to ubiquitous connectivity from Bluetooth to 5G

networks
mobile
fixed
5G
4G
LTE
NB-IoT
LTE-M
LPWA
BLE
LoRa
Sigfox
802.15.4
Zigbee

Matt Hatton
Matt Arnott

We stand on the cusp of a world of ubiquitous connectivity courtesy of fibre, 5G, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and diverse other technologies. This hyperconnectivity is our term for one of the great enablers of Digital Transformation, in particular of Autonomous Robotic Systems, the Internet of Things and Edge Computing.

1nce
Affirmed Networks
Amazon Web Services
Deutsche Telekom
Eutelsat
Facebook
Gemalto
Google
GSM Association
Intel
Microsoft
Nokia
NTT Docomo
Reliance Jio
Sigfox
SpaceX
Telefonica
Twilio
Viasat
Vodafone

Hyperconnectivity

Digital Transformation Service Provider (DXSP) vendor selection framework

Digital transformation
DX
consulting
services
systems integration
application development
communications
operations
software
hardware
project management

Jim Morrish
Matt Hatton

This report is the first in a series from Transforma Insights which looks at the DXSP market. In this report we define the market, look at which vendors should be considered as DXSPs, and explore the three main dimensions which will define any organisation’s ability to deliver on a DX project: functional capabilities, technological expertise and vertical experience.

Accenture
AsiaInfo
AT&T
Atos
Avanade
Bain & Company
BearingPoint
Boston Consulting Group
BT
Capgemini
CGI
Cognizant
Deloitte
DXC
EY
Fujitsu
GE
Genpact
Globant
HCL Technologies
Hitachi Vantara
HPE
IBM
Indra Sistemas
Infosys
KPMG
McKinsey
NEORIS
North Highland
NTT Data
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Publicis Sapient
Reply
SAS
Siemens
Slalom Consulting
Smartronix
Sopra Steria
Taos
Tata Consultancy Services
Tech Mahindra
TietoEVRY
T-Systems
Unisys
Verizon Communications
Virtusa
Wipro

AWS re:Invent showcases a broad portfolio focused on solving industry needs

AI
artificial intelligence
AWS
edge
IoT
Machine learning
ML
SageMaker

Matt Hatton

In December 2020 AWS ran its re:Invent conference, featuring a series of keynotes on company strategy and announcements of new product launches. These included a significant amount of evolution of its machine learning, edge computing and IoT capabilities. This report provides Transforma Insights’ perspectives on launches of and developments to capabilities such as Monitron, Panorama, Lookout, SiteWise Edge, Greengrass 2.0, IoT Core for LoRaWAN, and SageMaker Clarify.

1NCE
Amazon
Amazon Web Services
Google
Hitachi
Lenovo
OSIsoft

Internet of Things
Hyperconnectivity
Artificial Intelligence
Data Sharing
Edge Computing

Manufacturing
Health & Social Care

Mobile Private Networks for IoT: 5G capabilities and new dedicated spectrum will drive demand

5G
mobile
private
networks
cellular
operator

Matt Hatton

The topic of mobile private networks (MPNs) has been high on the technology agenda during 2020. In particular it is seen as one of the most immediate opportunities associated with 5G. The last twelve months has also seen an increasing availability of spectrum that will be useful for MPNs. This report examines the reasons why MPNs have moved to the top of the agenda for many technology companies, the particular appeal of 5G as a technology, and the related issue of the availability of dedicated spectrum, including detailed analysis of the awards in Germany, UK, US and many other countries. This is the first in a series of three reports on Mobile Private Networks. The others are ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Which sectors will see the biggest adoption?’ and ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Who will be the winners?’

A1 Telekom Austria
Accenture
Airbus
Alabama Power
AT&T
Charter Communications
Chevron
Comcast
Cox Communications
Dish Network
Fraunhofer Institut
Huawei
Hutchison 3 Austria
John Deere
Mercedes Benz
San Diego Gas & Electric
Southern California Edison
T-Mobile Austria
T-Mobile US
T-Systems
ThyssenKrupp
University of Virginia
Verizon Communications

Internet of Things
Hyperconnectivity
Edge Computing

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Mining & Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas, Steam & A/C
Water Supply & Waste Management
Construction
Retail & Wholesale
Transportation & Storage
Government
Health & Social Care

Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Which sectors will see the biggest adoption?

5G
mobile
private
networks
cellular
operator

Matt Hatton

Mobile Private Networks (MPNs) have attracted a lot of attention over the last two years as a growth opportunity for mobile network operators and infrastructure vendors. Some of the early deployments have focused on factories and ports but there are dozens of potential campus-type locations where there will be some value associated with a more secure and reliable private network using licensed spectrum. This report examines the use cases for which MPNs will be deployed, including connected workers, site security, connected assets, robotic processes, and transportation. It also looks very closely at the various deployment scenarios and the likely verticals into which MPNs will deployed, including manufacturing, transportation, supply chain, oil & gas, education and many more. In particular, it focuses on those deployments where the MPNs will be used to facilitate new Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It also includes Transforma Insights’ forecast for the number of IoT connections that will be supported by private networks, and in which verticals. This is the second in a series of three reports on Mobile Private Networks. The others are ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: 5G capabilities and new dedicated spectrum drive demand’ and ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Who will be the winners?’

A1 Telekom Austria
Baodian Coal Mines
Beidou Tiandi
China Mobile
Corning
Ericsson
Huawei
Mercedes Benz
Nokia
Shandong Energy Group
Telefonica
Verizon Communications
Vodafone

Internet of Things
Hyperconnectivity
Edge Computing

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Mining & Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas, Steam & A/C
Water Supply & Waste Management
Construction
Retail & Wholesale
Transportation & Storage
Government
Health & Social Care

Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Who will be the winners?

5G
mobile
private
networks
cellular
operator
small cells
Open RAN

Matt Hatton

The topic of mobile private networks (MPNs) has attracted increasing attention during 2020 thanks to the arrival of 5G and the increasing availability of dedicated spectrum. In many cases these will be used to support sophisticated IoT use cases in manufacturing, transportation, energy and agriculture. There is an immediate and substantial opportunity associated with the provision of MPNs but the business model for delivering them remains uncertain. There are a number of different possible deployment models for such networks, and several permutations for the commercial arrangements between the various stakeholders (e.g. enterprise, infrastructure vendor, and mobile network operator) for delivering them. This report examines all of the various participants in providing MPNs and how their internal dynamics and interrelationships are likely to evolve in the next 5-10 years. It proposes Transforma Insights’ view on who will be the likely winners in terms of realizing the benefit from the market. It is the third in a series of three reports on Mobile Private Networks. The others are ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: 5G capabilities and new dedicated spectrum drive demand’ and ‘Mobile Private Networks for IoT: Which sectors will see the biggest adoption?’.

A1 Telekom Austria
Accenture
Airspan
Altiostar
AT&T
Boingo Wireless
Cambium Networks
China Mobile
Cisco
Commscope
Deutsche Telekom
Ericsson
HPE
Huawei
IBM
ip.access
JMA Wireless
Juniper Networks
Nokia
Telefonica
T-Systems
Verizon Communications
Vodafone

Internet of Things
Hyperconnectivity
Edge Computing

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Mining & Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas, Steam & A/C
Water Supply & Waste Management
Construction
Retail & Wholesale
Transportation & Storage
Government
Health & Social Care

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