"In 2016, CIOs will face their biggest crisis in leadership as they struggle to adjust to the speed and the needs of this business transformation," says Serge Findling, Vice President of Research at IDC. Is your IT organization prepared? Credit: Thinkstock “Last year’s CIO FutureScape reported that with traditional approaches IT organizations were often too slow in the face of the business’s overarching need for speed, and that frustrated line of business executives were taking charge of their destiny,” says IDC Group Vice President Joseph Pucciarelli. “A year later we have found that IT organizations are further behind as we struggle to support digital transformation, which is now entering mainstream adoption.” IDC recommends rapidly taking the following actions: Start acquiring new talents and capabilities. The old excuse ‘we don’t have time for that now’ just doesn’t cut it anymore. Make time for it now, get started immediately, or it won’t matter in a few years. Cultivate and train internal talent as a way to shift skill sets to those that are needed to support digital transformation. Build a solid architectural foundation of plug and play services that enable new digital products and services. Be the “enterprise broker” of internal and external services. To learn more, register now to watch the free IDC FutureScape webcast “Worldwide CIO Agenda 2016 Predictions.” As an added bonus, webcast viewers will also be able to download the associated PowerPoint slides. “Last year’s CIO FutureScape reported that with traditional approaches IT organizations were often too slow in the face of the business’s overarching need for speed, and that frustrated line of business executives were taking charge of their destiny,” says Joseph Pucciarelli, Group Vice President at research firm IDC. “A year later we have found that IT organizations are further behind as we struggle to support digital transformation, which is now entering mainstream adoption.” IDC predicts that by 2018, 35% of IT resources will be spent to support the creation of new digital revenue streams. Is your IT organization prepared? In the webcast Worldwide CIO Agenda 2016 Predictions (link below), IDC recommends rapidly taking the following actions: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Start acquiring new talents and capabilities. The old excuse ‘we don’t have time for that now’ just doesn’t cut it anymore. Make time for it now, get started immediately, or it won’t matter in a few years. Cultivate and train internal talent as a way to shift skill sets to those that are needed to support digital transformation. Build a solid architectural foundation of plug and play services that enable new digital products and services. Be the “enterprise broker” of internal and external services. IDC’s CIO Agenda 2016 report also makes the following predictions: By 2017, 80% of global CIOs will initiate a data transformation and governance framework to turn information into a competitive business differentiator By 2016, 70% of IT organizations will shift their focus to advanced ‘contain and control’ security away from a perimeter mentality By 2017, 60% of digital transformation initiatives will not be able to scale due to a lack of a strategic architecture Learn more about these and other trends in the free IDC FutureScape webcast “Worldwide CIO Agenda 2016 Predictions.” To access the webcast, fill out a short registration form, with no obligation or fee. Webcast viewers will also be able to download the associated PowerPoint slides. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe