Patience, Commitment And Expertise

"You can’t transform a business overnight or with a single initiative," said Matt Anderson, president and chief digital officer of Arrow Electronics, a distributor based in Centennial, Colo., in an email response to questions from IT Best Of Breed. "It takes patience and commitment on the part of executives. Digital transformation is more than throwing your sales catalog online; it’s about enabling entirely new business opportunities."

Anderson said many companies don't have the in-house expertise to execute those transformations.

That's where solution providers could step in. Here are four insights from the study that address what lies ahead for digital transformations and how solution providers can help.