In the aftermath of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), many in the tech industry are already excited at the thought of heading back to Las Vegas for another round of the world's most popular tech trade show. Historically, CES has served as a consumer candy store of new gadgets for personal electronics, home automation and other shiny tech toys. But this year was different, and businesses should start to pay attention. In this article, Frank Palermo, EVP, Global Digital Business, Virtusa, throws light on how this year was different at CES, as individual companies were not competing on their latest gadgets, on but an ecosystem of technology and partnerships that is forming. He states that it's important for businesses to go deeper than mere gadgetry to understand the paradigm shifts on the horizon. We've seen time and time again that consumer trends ultimately transform how businesses operate and employees collaborate.