Software defined networking (SDN), as well as moving “beyond the cloud”, are two of the seven technology trends which will change the game for enterprise, according to the latest industry report.

For companies looking to take the next step and move ahead of the competition, establishing a sophisticated digital strategy is paramount. This much we already know of course, but IT consultancy firm Accenture has gone a step further and noted the trends underpinning it – with SDN featuring heavily.

This could be the start of a real paradigm shift. Companies are certainly noticing that simply migrating to the cloud isn’t enough to be a business game changer – it’s what you do with it that counts.

And this is reflected in the Accenture paper. “The value lies in putting the cloud to work,” the report notes, adding: “No vision would be complete without commenting on the cloud.

“The technology …