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Volta Trucks drives innovation in a disruptive industry with Spryker
Spryker – a leading composable commerce platform for sophisticated use cases in B2B commerce , enterprise marketplaces and thing commerce – and Volta Trucks , a leading and disruptive allelectric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider , have announced a partnership to enable Volta Trucks to launch a composable commerce platform built for the future .
The innovative project will be implemented using Spryker ’ s composable Platform-asa-Service ( PaaS ) solution , built on top of Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) using AWSdesigned highly performant AWS Graviton chips and serverless technology with AWS Lambda . Exclusively working with emissionfree vehicles , the collaboration will create new business models that contribute to a more sustainable future of mobility .
“ As a new innovative disruptor in the commercial vehicle market , we don ’ t have the same challenges which a traditional truck manufacturer might have ,” said Martin Hofmann , CIO and CTO , Volta Trucks . “ We have learned from legacy companies how to do things differently . The underlying technology and the way we are able to compose the platform will unconditionally put our customers in the centre and deliver the highest value to their business , as uptime and service of our vehicles is one of our key areas of focus . We chose to partner with Spryker to get ahead of the game and invest in the best possible technology for servicing spare parts for our customers .”
Spryker will help to accelerate Volta Trucks ’ vision by bringing the Truck-as-a-Service model to life in the digital realm and will play a pivotal role in enabling its rapid development of essential digital functionality while maintaining flexibility to adapt .
Zoho study reveals only 19 % of UK businesses have good digital health
Just under a fifth ( 19 %) of UK businesses surveyed have good digital health , around half ( 51 %) have average and under a third ( 29 %) rated poor , according to a European digital health study from Zoho , a leading global technology company .
The study rated businesses surveyed on their practices within Digital Transformation . Large UK businesses tend to perform better when it comes to digital health , with a third ( 33 %) rated as having good digital health . Medium UK businesses ( 14 %) receive a good digital health rating and just 11 % of small UK businesses have good digital health .
In contrast , Spain and Germany performed better , with a quarter ( 25 %) of businesses surveyed in each market rated as having good digital health .
“ It ’ s clear to see that the UK has a lot of progress to be made in terms of business digitisation and to meet the UK Government ’ s target of becoming the leading global tech hub ,” said Sachin Agrawal , Managing Director , Zoho UK . “ Benefits are clearly understood but there needs to be a lot more education and training from businesses and from vendors providing digital solutions to help companies overcome challenges and realise the full potential of their investment in digitisation .
“ Businesses must think more clearly about creating long-term partnerships with the right vendors for their Digital Transformation journeys . We advise taking a strategic approach where aligning tools , consolidating platforms and closely mapping to business goals is critical to avoid some of the challenges raised in the study and to improve the digital health of UK businesses .”
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