You're reading from Industrial Digital Transformation Accelerate digital transformation with business optimization, AI, and Industry 4.0

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800207677

Length 426 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Azure

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Cloud Computing

Authors (4):

Nital Patel

Ann Dunkin

Mahesh Chowdhary

Shyam Varan Nath

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: The "Why" of Digital Transformation

2. Chapter 1: Introducing Digital Transformation FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Transforming the Culture in an Organization

4. Chapter 3: Emerging Technologies to Accelerate Digital Transformation

5. Chapter 4: Business Drivers for Industrial Digital Transformation

6. Section 2: The "How" of Digital Transformation

7. Chapter 5: Transforming One Industry at a Time

8. Chapter 6: Transforming the Public Sector

9. Chapter 7: The Transformation Ecosystem

10. Chapter 8: Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transformation

11. Chapter 9: Pitfalls to Avoid in the Digital Transformation Journey

12. Chapter 10: Measuring the Value of Transformation

13. Chapter 11: The Blueprint for Success

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