Inthis book, leading CEOs, CIOs and experts from international corporationsexplore the role of digitalization and cloud-based processes as the mainbusiness drivers of the 21st century. Focusing on how to get started withdigitalization and how to handle the technologies involved, they employanalyses and practical case studies to demonstrate how to unleash the potentialoffered by the cloud, and how to achieve the most critical success factors –quality and security – through the right partnerships. Readers will discoverwhy the cloud will soon take over the driver’s seat in cars, and why HeinekenCIO Anne Teague claims that innovation is impossible without high-quality IT. The book reveals what IT managers can learn from Silicon Valley and Chinatoday, and why Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges believes Europe’s futuredepends on successful digitalization. In a closing strategic assessment, theeditor Ferri Abolhassan presents the cloud as the essential backbone ofdigitalization. In short, the book provides readers the first comprehensive,high-level assessment of cloud-based digital transformation in the era ofIndustry 4.0.