CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 2, 2023

Despite the best of intentions, CIOs and their organizations often struggle to deliver business outcomes from digital transformation strategies. Stats such as these raise the question: How can CIOs and digital transformation leaders better recognize failure signs and proactively address issues?

Digital Transformation 141

Digital Transformation IT Data-driven Metrics 141

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CIOs are hardly Luddites, but even some technologists fret about artificial intelligence, the rapid pace of tech evolution, and their ability to keep up. Yet CIOs do admit that they’re worried about multiple issues these days. For example, it highlighted a 153% rise in global ransomware attacks from September 2022 to September 2023.

IT 137

IT Digital Transformation Reporting Finance 137

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. I really do think about the two roles differently,” says Wiedenbeck, senior vice president and chief technology and transformation officer (CTTO) for the financial services and insurance company. “I

Digital Transformation 141

Digital Transformation Strategy Technology Enterprise 141

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to Deep Instinct’s research , 75% of security professionals observed an increase in cyberattacks in 2023, with 85% of them attributing the rise to generative AI. As our data becomes more and more vulnerable online, its protection has become more and more of a priority.

IT 119

IT Insurance Data Governance Measurement 119

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. Equally telling is another statistic from that research: Just 35% of these enterprises have achieved their digital goals or are on track to do so.

Digital Transformation 144

Digital Transformation Manufacturing Strategy Management 144

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Instead, failure today means an IT project doesn’t deliver some or all its expected benefits, according to CIOs, project leaders, researchers, and IT consultants. Or we expect managers who have a full-time job doing something else to also manage a project,” says Zach Rossmiller, CIO for the University of Montana. So what’s going on?

IT 136

IT Cost-Benefit Management Digital Transformation 136

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 2, 2023

Surveys can be useful, but when it comes to setting IT’s priorities they’re more rearview mirror than windshield. Your priorities are the steps you can take to prevent the disappointments. It will be a list something like this one. When demand is seasonal or unpredictable the cloud truly does save money.

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Strategy Sales Management IT 130

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 9, 2023

Most CEOs (72%) continue to prioritize digital investments, according to the 2022 CEO Outlook report from KPMG, in part due to concerns about emerging and disruptive technology, a top three risk to organizational growth. Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival.

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Digital Transformation Strategy Data-driven Consulting 137

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Today we face the harsh reality of cloud costs, if not done right,” says Jay Upchurch, executive vice president and CIO at SAS. Without a clear cloud strategy and broad leadership support, even value-adding cloud investments may be at risk. And it’s never too late for CIOs to reassess their cloud strategies.

Strategy 145

Strategy Cost-Benefit IT Key Performance Indicator 145

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Because data and digital technology have become so integral into any enterprise’s lifeblood, senior leadership teams must differentiate between the strategic aspects of IT and the tactical parts of IT cost centers. Storage has emerged in 2022 as a strategic asset that the C-suite, not just the CIO, can no longer overlook.

Digital Transformation 98

Digital Transformation IT Snapshot Strategy 98

Timo Elliott

MAY 17, 2023

This is my personal summary of the Day 2 Customer Success Keynote at the 2023 SAP Sapphire Customer Conference in Orlando, Florida. This crisis led to a change in leadership and a reimagining of the company’s direction. They set out to better understand their global fanbase, reaching out to people in 20 different countries.

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Recreation/Entertainment Technology Strategy 105

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Yet in 2023, the brewer faces new constraints, such as an expected recession, rising barley and energy prices, and aluminum supply chain shortages. It’s this intention to become the “best-connected brewer” that’s a priority in Heineken’s digital and technology (D&T) organization, and with Ing Yan.

Digital Transformation 105

Digital Transformation Sales Experimentation Optimization 105

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2023

When it came to cybersecurity projects, Daniel Uzupis could always count on executive and board support during his tenure as CIO at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield, Iowa. And as CIO at Jefferson County Health Center, he saw a “a growing trend to protect data and keep it safe as much as you would protect the patient.”

IT 131

IT Risk Optimization Technology 131

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2024

And that puts CIOs at the center of these increasingly important initiatives. The CIO will play an important role, particularly in these early days of sourcing and aggregating data,” agrees Amy Cravens, research manager for GRC and ESG management and reporting at IDC. “As The foundation for ESG reporting, of course, is data.

Reporting 115

Reporting Data Quality Strategy Data-driven 115

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 15, 2024

Instead of executing per direction of business-developed requirements, Mehta and his CIO peers are now skilled at steering their organizations to strategic initiatives that hold the most promise. For CIOs, understanding the business is table stakes — now we’re expected to change the business, not just technology.”

Digital Transformation 130

Digital Transformation Strategy Technology Enterprise 130

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 4, 2024

CIOs had to navigate a labyrinth of challenges in 2023: generative AI rewrote the rulebook of technological possibility, governments started to draft new regulatory frameworks for the tech sector, and global conflicts disrupted business operations. Through it all, CIOs had to adapt swiftly.

Digital Transformation 135

Digital Transformation Risk Strategy Technology 135

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Despite characterizations of the modern CIO as a straight-up business leader and strategist, many CIOs still spend the bulk of their time on technical issues. CIOs, however, expect those priorities to flip in the years ahead. According to the survey, CIOs see their No.

Strategy 98

Strategy Enterprise Technology Software 98

Jet Global

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But as market predictions become more consistent, giving CFOs some time to catch their breath, new priorities start to emerge. What are the top CFO priorities for 2023 and beyond? He brings international finance expertise from leadership positions in healthcare and financial technology, most recently as CFO at Itiviti.

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Marketing Finance Reporting Operational Reporting 52