Reaching Your New Digital Heights

David W.Wang is a senior business executive of the nextgen network, IT, and digital solutions, an outstanding digital transformation evangelist, and a consulting principal in the global marketplace. David is also the author of Software Defined-WAN for the Digital Age: A Bold Transition to Next Generation Networking (CRC Press, 2019) and Cash in on Cloud Computing: A Conversational Guide for Buying and Selling Cloud Services (Meghan-Kiffer Press, 2015).

PART I

Layer 1 – Key Digital Concepts, Disruptions, and Milestones

1 From 0, 1, Toward Digital Infinity – The New Binary World

2 From 1st to 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) – Exponential Changes

3 From Data to Big Data – Oil of the Digital Age

4 From Hardware to Software-Defined Architecture – The Digital Way to Go

5 From Wireline to Wireless Communications – Ubiquitous Connectivity

6 From Human Work toward AI – Bridge to the 4IR Future

PART II

Layer 2 – Digital Thinking from the Building Pillars of Technologies

7 From Electronic Tubes to Microchips – Brain Cells of Digitalization

8 From Dumb Pipe to Next-Gen Intelligent Network – Auto-Healing Infrastructure

9 From On-Prem IT to Cloud Computing – Powerhouse for ICT

10 From Web 1.0 Toward Web 3.0 – The Unified AI Web

11 From Copper to Fiber Optics – At the Speed of Light

12 From Basic Firewall to Cybersecurity – Holistic Cyber Defense

13 From Onsite Database to Cloud Storage – Data Sustainability

14 From Server Boxes to Virtualization – Catalyst of Cloud Computing

PART III

Layer 3 – Smart Digital Behaviors and Capabilities – Sense, Think, Connect, Communicate, Visualize, and Act

15 From Online People to Things – IoT Leading Digital Ecosystem

16 From Program Coding to Algorithms – Thinking Flow of Digital Work

17 From Managed to Self-Managed – Let Machine Learn to Act

18 From Social Media Toward MetaAIverse – Our Next Digital Space

19 From 4G LTE to 5G – Automations Enabler

PART IV

Layer 4 – Digital Solution and Application Models – Operation Transformation, Customer Experiences, and ICT Ecosystem

20 From Point Solution to Digital Platform – The Single Pane of Glass

21 From Central to Edge Cloud – Real-Time Intelligence and Solutions

22 From Virtual Machines (VMs) to Cloud Containers – Agile Computing

23 From Web Surfing to Over-the-Top Streaming – Video and Gaming Frenzy

24 From Data Center to Hyperscaler – Pivotal Data Power

25 From Service Chaining to SASE – Solution Fabric Stitching

26 From Street Malls to eCommerce – Digital Market Makers

27 From Physical Banking to FinTech – Finance in the Cyber Age

PART V

Layer 5 – Wisdom in Digital Space – Equilibrium, Leadership, and Culture

28 From Data Protection to Trusted Cloud – Digital Rights and Safety

29 From Digital Addiction to Mindfulness – Digital Era Equilibrium

30 From Entrepreneurs to Digital Leaders – New Vision and Horizon

31 From Traditional to Digital Media – Freedom and Its Boundaries

32 From Hierarchic to Digital Culture – Shaping A More Dynamic and Intelligent Society

Afterword – Some Bold Predictions on the Post-Digital Future