How a CIO Drives Sustainability Through Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity
Embracing digital transformation, cybersecurity, energy-efficent infrastructure, and relevant data and systems helps meet sustainability goals.
How can digital transformation contribute to sustainability?
Digital transformation can streamline operations and reduce resource consumption. For instance, implementing automation and paperless workflows minimizes waste and improves efficiency. Technologies like Microsoft Teams facilitate remote collaboration, which reduces business travel and commuting, ultimately lowering carbon emissions.
What role does energy-efficient infrastructure play in sustainability?
Energy-efficient infrastructure, such as server virtualization and cloud computing, can significantly advance sustainability goals. For example, migrating to the cloud can lead to a 65% reduction in energy usage and an 84% decrease in carbon emissions, as seen in our transition from on-premises systems to cloud-based solutions.
Why is cybersecurity important for sustainability?
Cybersecurity is crucial for protecting intangible assets, which now represent 90% of an organization's value. By integrating cybersecurity into sustainability strategies, companies can safeguard critical assets and minimize risks associated with cyber threats, ensuring that their sustainability efforts are not undermined by potential breaches.

How a CIO Drives Sustainability Through Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity
published by Applied Tech
Applied Tech, a technology consulting and managed services firm based in Madison, Wisconsin and Denver, Colorado has provided complete IT services for small to mid-sized businesses throughout Colorado and the nation. Their expertise and work ethic has resulted in hundreds of diverse clients in all types of industries. Platte River Networks provides infrastructure design, procurement, implementation, monitoring and management including help desk, projects, security and virtual CIO services. Our US based Network Operation and Help Desk Center includes 70 full-time engineers and technicians fully monitoring, managing and supporting over 240 companies 24 x 7 including onsite.