There's a strong perception that numbers will simply drive action but they don't. Look at most dashboards and they’re designed to tell you about your data but they don’t prompt you to do anything with it. That’s the missing piece in dashboard design.

Over the last few years, there has been a mad rush within enterprise organizations to move big data workloads to the cloud. On the surface, it would seem that it’s a bit of a keeping up with the Joneses syndrome with organizations moving big data workloads to the cloud simply because they can.

Digital transformation provides a valuable opportunity for industrial companies to move away from manual processes and automate with digital technologies to improve safety, productivity, and quality for customers. But it can be a daunting endeavor for many. At Hitachi Vantara, we’ve developed an award-winning Smart Manufacturing Transformation methodology that can ensure full-scale digital transformation and success for our customers.