Category Archives: IT

Deloitte CIO Survey Finds Gap Between Business Expectations and IT Capabilities

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

In a survey of 1,217 technology leaders across 23 industry segments in 48 countries, Deloitte found that substantial gaps exist between business expectations and IT capabilities, in key areas including innovation and cybersecurity. Here are the highlights: 57% of CIOs … Continue reading →

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Only 16% of IT budgets are allocated to investments in innovation and growth

Posted on November 28, 2015 by

While 45% of CIOs identify “innovation” and 44% point to “growth” as their organizations’ most important priorities, only 15% are investing in emerging technologies . Only 16% of IT budgets are allocated to investments in innovation and growth, with the … Continue reading →

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Organizations Investing in Big Data, Cloud and Mobility are Growing up to 53% Faster than Laggards

Posted on October 25, 2015 by

Dell recently released its second annual Global Technology Adoption Index, based on a survey of 2,900 respondents from midsize organizations (with 100-4,999 employees) across 11 countries. It quantifies the gap between IT leaders and laggards and identifies distinct roles for business … Continue reading →

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5 Tips for Leading a Digital Transformation

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

Digital transformation is what drives new investments in information technology today and what may finally get the U.S. economy growing at a faster pace. But while we hear a lot about digital transformation today, the term is rarely defined. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Top 2015 IT Predictions from Forrester Research

Posted on December 2, 2014 by

The analysts at Forrester Research have been blogging about their top IT predictions for 2015. Here’s my take on the predictions which cover all IT trends, technologies, opportunities and challenges, from mobile to security and big data analytics and from the Internet of … Continue reading →

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IT Moves to a Utility Model (Wikibon Report)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

Enterprise IT Economics in the Microprocessor Era, Wikibon 2014 IT Economics in the Cloud Era – Cloud Services Track Software Economics, Wikibon 2014 Wikibon: Amazon has turned the data center into an API. This trend is having profound impacts on enterprise IT … Continue reading →

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IDC: 60% of CIOs will be supplanted by Chief Digital Officers by 2025

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

In a webinar last week, IDC discussed its CIO predictions for 2015 and beyond (Louis Columbus provides an excellent summary here). Of IDC’s 10 predictions, the one that intrigued me most, predicted that most of the audience, presumably CIOs and … Continue reading →

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