In the HP commissioned Leadership Playbook “Transformation Everywhere: Are You Ready for a New Style of Business”, IDC confirms that the marketplace in Asia Pacific has entered the “Innovation Stage” for the four pillars of 3rd Platform technologies: cloud, mobility, big data analytics and social. Enterprises in the region are accelerating adoption of mash-ups of the four pillars and starting to look at new innovation accelerators such as the Internet of Things and other emerging technologies.

“The most popular initiatives in the enterprise are currently mash-ups for cloud and mobility and all four-core pillar inclusive projects” said Sandra Ng, Group Vice President, Practice Group, IDC Asia/Pacific. “Delivering productivity-based automation is identified as the key business driver for tech CxOs, while the CEO’s top concern is adapting to the emergence of new business models.”

The Leadership Playbook recognizes that the transformation journey from old to new can be complex and lengthy, and recommends building strong partnerships between IT and CxOs. It identified that a strategy scorecard is needed with five key areas critical for success:

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