CIOs stories

Indonesia's oldest CXO community, Indonesian CIO Network (ICION), is set to roll out the first fintech workshop in Bali on 8 10 November 2023.

AI is now being closely examined by CIOs to determine how it can support everything from increased operational efficiency to improved customer experiences.

The need to balance the momentum of innovation with risk awareness and resilience is more important than ever for CIOs in organisations.

"While all eyes are on AI right now, CIOs and CTOs must also turn their attention to other emerging technologies with transformational potential."

In order to survive and thrive in these uncertain times, CIOs must come up with an innovative and holistic enterprise-wide cost containment strategy.

When used effectively, orchestration can be vital in delivering agility, improving user experience, and managing budgetary constraints.

A Logicalis study found that 92% of CIOs see a clear link between ESG, sustainability and enterprise value but a key barrier to making progress is lack of appropriate data collection.

"While many may have more budget, they also have inflation pressures and the need to justify the value of investments, making hiring more difficult.”

The edge computing revolution is underway and is changing the way Australian businesses operate, transforming outcomes and driving growth.

Four in ten UK CIOs believe legacy systems constrain global growth ambitions, and fast-growing economies are a lower priority due to perceived complexity.

UK CIOs of large global enterprises are increasing investment in technology to drive growth through global expansion in the next 12 months, according to Expereo.

"Businesses are dealing with an uncertain economic environment, which makes planning big IT transformations a challenge."

Despite lots of discussion around the IT industry to the contrary, organisations don’t necessarily have to spend a lot of money to deliver good security.

With the rapid digital transformation in APAC, organisations are expected to generate 43% of revenue from digitally connected products and services.

"CIOs are playing a leading role in orchestrating transformation and are stepping up in response to the changing industry dynamics."

CIOs have an opportunity to take a comprehensive look into the health of their IT infrastructure, and in particular, end-user experience.

New research from Frank Recruitment Group finds women are still lacking in tech leadership positions, with just 27% of CIO positions filled by women in 2022.

Improving the customer experience (CX) ranked higher in the survey this year than more strategic focuses, such as growing revenue."

Commenting on the release, ADAPT's Matt Boon says economic headwinds have led to a rapid rethink of existing and planned IT priorities.

Businesses don’t need to be data driven – data is meaningless without context and application. What businesses do need, is to be profitable

Dynatrace has released the results of an independent global survey showing that current solutions do not have the capacity to garner meaningful insights from data generated by cloud-native architectures.

“Digital geopolitics is now one of the most disruptive trends that CIOs must address. [...] They need to get acquainted with this reality and prepare for its impact.”

With the increasing change in the way technology functions in our world, businesses and CIOs are constantly looking for ways to make their technology more sustainable. 

It's clear that technology is a fundamental driver of sustainability, but in most cases, the solution itself needs to be monitored so that it doesn't become the problem.