Navigating complexity on the road to digital transformation

 

 

Matt Powers, Vice President, Technology & Support Services, Wesco

David Speidelsbach, Vice President, Industrial & Strategic Accounts, Eaton

 

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Today’s leaders know that technology can benefit their business. According to one study, 87 per cent of business executives believe digital technologies will disrupt their business, yet the majority don’t feel prepared for the disruption. At the same time, research has shown that most IoT pilots fail to scale.

 

The world is digitalising across nearly all industries, promising to revolutionise productivity, safety, customer experience and more. Harnessing the true potential of this shift involves a clear vision and strategy, technical expertise and a partner on the journey.

 

One significant hurdle in achieving transformation is navigating complexity. Industrial business leaders often find themselves navigating many siloed systems and technologies. True transformation will also require an open mind, curiosity and a willingness to install change management across teams.

 

Wesco sees digital transformation as the process of leveraging digital tools to improve operational efficiency and capture data that informs insights, providing value to a business and its stakeholders. It takes time to achieve transformation, but the work of digitalisation can increase productivity, extend equipment life and drive new revenue streams to ultimately create a competitive advantage for your business.

 

Digital transformation is a journey. Wesco and Eaton are your trusted advisors supporting you along the way. Together, we offer a consultative collaboration, understanding your challenges and goals and providing practical solutions.

 

Wesco and Eaton have been industry-leading partners for decades and bring a wealth of proven industry solutions to our customers. A broad portfolio of products and advisory services coupled with technical resources enable us to drive customer results. Wesco refers to this as “ingenuity delivered” – building customised solutions with tangible results.

 

Eaton’s Brightlayer Industrial suite of asset performance management solutions delivers on the promise of digital transformation by providing information and insights with immediate, practical uses. Equipment data trends inform preventative maintenance scheduling. Alarms and notifications inform the appropriate personnel, ensuring they can quickly deploy with the needed tools, parts and protective gear to perform maintenance and repairs.

 

Discrepancies in power usage or performance between comparable pieces of equipment can reveal previously undetected issues. Understanding current power usage compared to capacity informs facility planning. Using solutions from the Brightlayer Industrial suite, companies can power productivity and inform decisions across their operations.

 

As the industry evolves, Eaton and Wesco are positioned to be your trusted advisors in digital transformation.

 

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