The rapid pace of change can be boiled down to one mission critical service: the cloud. But despite widespread adoption and enthusiasm for the cloud’s seemingly endless possibilities, many organizations are still not seeing the payoff from their investments. At least that’s what Jenny Koehler, the US Cloud and Digital Leader at PwC, told us

“There's this notion now of how am I going to deliver this thing? So I don't have to wait until the bitter end to get value out there. How do I sequence it the right way to get the value unlocked earlier? How do I not have to wait until the end? I think almost as much as the price take conversation is happening and trying to tie it to value, there's also this approach to get it rolled out. How do I see value faster? How do I not have to wait? That's a conversation that's different. And technology allows it.”

The good news is Jenny has one mission; to change the digital face of her clients and on this episode of IT Visionaries, she offers up some insights into why companies are no longer worried about security when it comes to cloud, and instead are focusing on if they are deriving enough value from it. Jenny also touches on PwC’s intense initiative to close the talent gap within the IT space. Enjoy

Main Takeaways

• The Talent Divide has Worsened: As the digital divide has worsened, companies now must invest more resources into not only being a destination for talent, but also upskilling the current talent pool on their roster. When thinking about upskilling, it’s best to take a holistic approach to team building. Not everyone is going to be an expert in a particular field, but if you have enough team members who can compliment each other and effectively work together, you can fill-in a lot of the gaps.
• Security is Not Top of Mind: Enterprises are no longer focused on securing its cloud infrastructure, but rather actually getting value out of the investment. At the heart of this issue is that while the members of executive teams have bought into the cloud’s benefits, there is no synergy amongst the C-suite when it comes to strategy and integration practices.
• Data Remains a Company's Biggest Asset: With third party cookies going away, a company's biggest form of currency remains its data and how it’s using that data to unlock value insights for other parts of the business. One of the main drivers of data moving forward should be how companies are using information to create a frictionless experience for consumers at every digital touch point.

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