
Part 2: Shifting to a Product-Based Model and Positioning People for Success
Welcome back, cloud innovators. In Part 1 of this timely AWS eBook Series, we detailed the issues involved in identifying IT skills gaps within your organization. In Part 2, we’ll review the steps it takes to shift your operational model from the inefficiency of traditional, activity-based processes to a product-based model in the cloud.

Part 1: Defining the Skills Gap and Building a Cloud Foundation Team
Welcome, cloud innovators. Organizations are growing increasingly aware of the IT skills gap—the expanding separation between even the most fundamental cloud-based technologies and the ability of internal IT specialists to take full advantage of them. Yet, surprisingly few businesses have fully acknowledged the severity of the problem.

Top 5 Challenges of Extending Data Centers to the Public Cloud
As businesses continue to grow their infrastructure and operations, IT teams need the ability to extend their data center to the public cloud in a coherent and consistent manner to support business growth.

The Economics of Infrastructure Scalability
Customers worldwide are expecting more – faster delivery of goods and services, and an enhanced user experience. However, it is becoming more difficult for organizations to keep up, especially with the constraints the traditional data center brings. Industries are challenged with addressing surges in capacity, leading to downtime, which can drive their customers straight to a competitor.

The Total Economic Impact of IBM Sterling Order Management
IBM Sterling Order Management enables more efficient relationships among B2B businesses, their partners, and their customers. IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact TM (TEI) study to interview a B2B organization in the motion control technology industry deals with many unique partners across multiple channels.

The Perfect Order, Every Time
Explore the new standard in omnichannel fulfillment to get at the heart of extraordinary customer experiences. Together, IBM Sterling Order Management and IBM Sterling Inventory Visibility enable you with all the tools your business users need to monitor and proactively manage your fulfillment network without help from IT.

The Total Economic Impact of IBM Sterling Order Management
A Forrester case study The growing demand for omnichannel fulfillment is forcing businesses to deliver customer promises. A modern omnichannel order management system that can manage inventory and orders across channels is a key investment for many organizations.

Supply Chain Visibility 360: How Lenovo is Building Smarter Control Towers
Control tower solutions are rapidly evolving as companies seek greater visibility and control over their complex, siloed supply chains, and deeper connections to their extended business networks. What are the must-have characteristics of supply chain orchestration and control tower solutions? How are your competitors using these solutions to improve connections with partners and optimize exception management?