Your Business, Your Choice: How you transform it is up to you

Isabelle Huitric

April 23, 2025

In uncertain times, companies must choose the business and deployment models that work best for them to adapt and transform.

Your Business, Your Transformation, Your Choice

Why does flexibility matter in an unpredictable world?

The business world has never been more unpredictable.

From economic changes and rising costs to global conflicts and fast-moving technology, challenges are everywhere.

Don’t let uncertainty take control

If there’s one event that proves how fast things can change, it’s the 2020 health crisis. It didn’t just disrupt daily life — it changed how businesses work, sell and grow:

• Supply chains reinvented
• Remote work became the norm
• Customer habits shifted online almost overnight

Since then, the only constant has been change.

The biggest lesson? Digital transformation is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s a must.

Uncertainty speeds up change

An event like the 2020 health crisis urged businesses to move fast:

• New ways of working
• Different management styles
• Getting ready for an unpredictable future

Some of the biggest shifts included:

• Rapid digital adoption
• The rise of remote and hybrid work
• The use of tools that keep people virtually connected anytime, anywhere
• Tighter budgets, especially for small businesses
• More online buying, more self-service and more digital everything

Big disruptions = Big lessons

The health crisis taught every company a lesson: Be ready for anything.

Many turned to cloud technology to survive and even grow. Cloud-based solutions gave businesses the power to adapt, scale and stay strong — even in tough times.

High Tech and telecom providers had also to change, by:

• Innovating faster
• Creating secure, flexible and automated services
• Offering smarter, more adaptable financial options

Subscription models are growing fast

Gartner predicts that more than 50% of enterprises will use industry cloud platforms by 2028 to accelerate their business initiatives*.

But that model doesn’t work for everyone. One size doesn’t fit all.

Some businesses have limited budgets, tight compliance rules or in-house systems they want to keep.

Others want the freedom to mix on-premises systems with cloud-based tools. That’s why choice matters.

Whatever event occurs, companies should be able to:

• Keep their systems on-site or in a private cloud for more control, or
• Use a hybrid model — combining existing setups with cloud collaboration tools, or
• Go full cloud — with everything from phones to customer service delivered through the internet

For Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise customers, flexibility comes first

At Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, we believe every business should be able to choose its own path to transformation and be able to choose from:

• CAPEX, OPEX, or a mix of both
• Deployment options: on-premise, private, hybrid or public cloud

All while staying protected and in full control of your systems, budget and data.

Our communication, collaboration, and network solutions help you:

• Connect teams across any work setup — on-site, remote, or hybrid
• Improve collaboration with Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS)
• Deliver great customer service with a Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS)
• Minimize costs with flexible subscription models
• Protect yourself against cyberattacks with certified, secure-by-design systems

At ALE, we help you choose what works best for your business, from how you deploy to how you pay. Whether you’re just starting your digital journey or already well along the way, we’re here to support you.

A one-size-fits-all model just won’t work

Ready to move forward on your terms? Visit our webpage.

Source: *Gartner