CIOs told in latest report to “embrace cloud or be left behind”
February 10, 2014
Grazed from CloudTech. Author: James Bourne.
A survey from Capita IT Services has revealed that CIOs see cloud computing as a key enabler to business innovation, yet boardrooms are "nervous" places where execs have to convince them cloud adoption is the way forward. The research, a combination of roundtable sessions and surveys featuring nearly 150 CIOs, found some interesting points regarding cloud adoption. More than three in five (61%) believe that improving the company’s innovation is now one of their highest priorities, with a further one in five (20%) believing it to be a low priority.
Not surprisingly, the report discusses the shift of CIO from chief information to chief innovation officer. "The ‘C’ in CIO now represents communication, collaboration, change; ‘I’ represents integration, interfaces, investment; and ‘O’ means optimisation, organisation and operations," the report trumpets…
“In order to assert themselves at board level and become strategic business influencers, CIOs need to align themselves with their fellow C-suite colleagues and move from small scale operational innovation to expand their remit, taking ownership of business-wide innovation,” it adds…
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