The digital-transformation train has left the station -- is your company on board?

"To me, digital transformation at a fundamental level means using using digital technology and in particular software as a source of new business growth and innovation," said Otto Berkes, chief technology officer at CA Technologies.

No longer just an enabler or a part of the back office, software becomes a core driver of the business as a whole, Berkes added. It's a shift in software's focus from operations to creating new value, enabling companies to do things like create new apps on the fly to respond to evolving customer needs.