Digital transformation is a major topic of conversation across both business and technology ecosystems. Much is made of its potential to make huge improvements to the way organisations operate by modernising manual and inefficient legacy processes and systems.

The levels of investment going into these projects are truly eye watering. Research indicates that in 2022, spending on digital transformation (DX) is projected to reach $1.78 trillion, and between 2020 and 2023, direct digital transformation investments are forecast to amount to almost $7 trillion. To give that some context, a GDP of $1.7 trillion gets into the top 10 list of biggest global economies, ahead of the likes of Russia and Canada.

But, what’s sometimes missing in the general excitement around digital transformation are the real world, tangible examples of how organisations are embracing positive change. Here at IJYI, we’ve been involved in a range of significant initiatives across the public and private sectors which really help illustrate the reasons why this is such an important tech-led trend. These include:

Digitally Transforming School Photography With Vancols

Until relatively recently, children and their families took part in a very familiar school photography process, with image packs or image proofs sent home in school bags and the final photo choices paid for in cash.

As one of the most successful and familiar names in school photography today, Vancols works with more than 1,000 schools and over 500,000 children. The company has been at the forefront of efforts to modernise the entire photography experience, from organising photo shoots and image processing to online proofs and purchases.

For Vancols, the importance of delivering a digital-first solution for schools and parents alike became much more urgent, however, as a result of COVID-19 and the need to protect school staff, children and photography professionals. Working with IJYI’s Head of Technology, the Vancols school photography service is now a digitally enhanced and highly efficient process, designed to maintain social distancing and ensure schools can continue the photography tradition with complete confidence.

In contrast to traditional methods, a full selection of images is made available to parents online straight after each shoot, with 80% of orders now coming via tablet or mobile. In addition, a key part of the Vancols digital transformation strategy has been its use of on-premises and cloud data storage technologies, all supported and developed by IJYI through a new 3 year contracted relationship.

These are just two examples illustrating how IJYI is helping organisations to bring their digital transformation objectives to life. To learn more, click here.