{"id":23286,"date":"2016-07-11T19:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=23286"},"modified":"2016-07-11T19:30:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:30:57","slug":"software-ag-mdi-join-forces-accelerate-digitalization-ph-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2016\/07\/11\/software-ag-mdi-join-forces-accelerate-digitalization-ph-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Software AG, MDI join forces to accelerate digitalization of PH companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seeing a big push among Philippine companies toward digitalization, Germany\u2019s Software AG has partnered with MDI, one of the country\u2019s leading communications technology solutions provider, to help local companies succeed in their digital transformation initiatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From left: MDI Group Sales Director Peter Laud; MDI Managing Director Myla Villanueva; Software AG \u2013 Asia Pacific & Japan Chief Operating Officer Stanimira Koleva; and Software AG VP Partner Sales Anneliese Schulz.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Software AG, Germany\u2019s second-largest software company, offers big data, integration and business process technologies. The company also offers cloud-based software which are available via Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n

\u201cDigitalization is a major trend and digital transformation is something that we see most of our customers having a very strong strategy around, and are executing the steps already,\u201d said Stanimira Koleva, Chief Operating Officer, Software AG Asia Pacific & Japan. \u201cWhat we aim to do through MDI is to help large organizations cope and continuously evolve through innovation using technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koleva noted MDI is the first channel partner engaged by Software AG to further serve emerging markets in the region. MDI has been a major solutions provider for 28 years and currently focuses on four areas: big data, security, mobility, and cloud. MDI has under its care some of the largest data lakes in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are some limitations in the infrastructure, we have to recognize that we are seeing a big push on digitalization both from the consumer side and the enterprise side, especially the telcos,\u201d said\u00a0Myla Villanueva, Managing Director, MDI. \u201cConsumers are becoming very sophisticated when it comes to using digital products. While the telcos want to know their customers in a more sophisticated manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Paul Laud, MDI\u2019s Group Sales Director, noted that another sector that is undergoing transformation is the banking sector.\u00a0 Laud explained that transformation in the financial services sector is multi-folded. \u201cTransformation can be done in the front-end, where the customers engage with the bank; then in the middle, which is basically composed of the risk and compliance. Compliance is a big area around transformation, especially when you do transformation on the digital side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drivers for success<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Philippines\u2019 digital ecosystem is still nascent, there is a growing realization that digitization will form the bedrock of corporate agendas moving forward. A recent research by IDC revealed that digital transformation would be a key thrust in 80% of enterprise strategies by the end of 2019.<\/p>\n

But what will ensure a successful digital transformation? \u201cDefinitely they need to step back. That\u2019s why there is a need for discovery,\u201d remarked\u00a0Laud.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we help companies with their digitalization, our approach focuses on\u00a0infrastructure, people, and process. It\u2019s very critical to touch on all these points otherwise there can be so many things that can go wrong,\u201d added Villanueva. \u201cIdentify firsthand where you are, where you want to be, and how people are feeling about it. Of course the buy-in from management is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Villanueva noted that analytics, a technology Software AG also offers, will play a very important role in digitalization.<\/p>\n

For her part, Koleva says going digital is not just essentially automating what you currently have, but a different way of thinking about the \u201cto-be\u201d phase of what the organization is going to look like when the strategy is successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glad to have MDI\u2019s expertise by our side in this journey towards digitization. At Software AG, we believe co-innovation is the key of success in driving digital transformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the Philippines market as a very important growth market for us. The country is one of the growth engines in the region and I have a high level of confidence around the stability of the economy and the business support here in the Philippines. And we are really looking forward to being part of that success story in the region,\u201d said Koleva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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