Now that the world is rapidly changing due to technological advances, our mindset needs to leap with the trend and enable us to excel in the new digital era. This book dedicates to digital mindset leaps from key concepts and comparative approaches, to best practices, following the so-called Cognitive Model of Digital Transformation.

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