The Drivers of Digital Transformation

Dr. Ferri Abolhassan is a member of the T-Systems Board of Management, responsible for the IT Division and Telekom Security. From 1985 to 1988, Dr. Ferri Abolhassan completed a bachelor's degree in computer science at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany. After graduating, he worked at Siemens and IBM prior to completing his doctorate in 1992. He held various senior positions at SAP and IDS Scheer, before joining T-Systems in September 2008 as Head of Systems Integration and a member of the Board of Management. In late 2010, Abolhassan took on the role of Head of Production, before becoming Director of Delivery in 2013. In January 2015, Abolhassan was appointed Director of the T-Systems IT Division, with responsibility for approximately 30,000 employees and some 6,000 customers. Moreover, to address new IT imperatives, Deutsche Telekom has created an organizational unit for security solutions, to be headed up by Abolhassan. The new business will combine all of Deutsche Telekom's security activities, and will market its cyber security offerings.

PursuingDigital Transformation Driven by the Cloud.- TheRole of IT As an Enabler of Digital Transformation.- TheDigital Transformation of Industry - The Benefit for Germany.- Theses on Digitalization.- TheCloud in the Driver's Seat.- TheCloud in Practice.- No Innovationwithout Quality.- TheCounterculture of Silicon Valley.- Chinaas the Frontrunner in Digitalization.- TheCloud Drives Harmonization and Standardization.- 100-PercentSecurity - A Desirable Goal?.- Conclusionand Outlook.