The CIO Challenge: Why 2012 is decision time for CIOs

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This is an extract from TechRepublic’s CIO Insights blog:

…More than any other senior exec, CIOs are facing huge amounts of change to their jobs this year, making 2012 a time of big decisions for smart CIOs. A few reasons why:

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  Consumerisation and the bring-your-own-device culture mean everyone in the workplace considers themselves to be an IT expert, challenging the CIO’s ability to control the equipment used to access corporate systems.
  
  


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  The rise of cloud computing means that the days of lazily presiding over an empire of servers are numbered, with the result that CIOs have less physical control over their core infrastructure than ever before.
  
  


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  IT budgets remain flat - if you’re lucky- but at the same time CEOs are demanding that CIOs prove their claim that IT can drive more profitable businesses.
  
  

This is especially relevant for me in my “upgraded” role in my company as I help the CTO support our company in achieving its goals and targets. The pressure is on everyone, but it’s a good pressure that will certainly bring out the best in every person.

Full text can be found here: Why 2012 is decision time for CIOs

~florent flora