The Real Value of Self-Service Business Intelligence: A CIO’s Guide
Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) approaches do not suit modern business needs. Getting analytical insights involves making requests to data scientists. The data scientists run the data on their analytical engines and offer reports. Routing insights through middleman data scientists invariably creates a backlog. Self-service business intelligence eliminates the middleman data scientist. The business user runs […]
5 Tips for CIOs to Manage Agile and DevOps Teams in a Hybrid Work Model
Flexible working practices are an integral element of most post-pandemic return-to-work policies. 73% of employees now prefer hybrid-work environments. They expect to commute to the office only on some days of the week. But such hybrid work raises many challenges. Forward-looking CIOs draw up hybrid work models to manage their agile and DevOps teams. 1. […]
Four Cost Optimisation Mistakes for CFOs to Avoid in 2022
Cost-cutting has become inevitable for many businesses in today’s challenging business environment. CFOs, who optimize costs and make sure expenditure does not outpace revenue, give their enterprises an edge. But many CFOs make mistakes that compromise the ability of their enterprises to fund digital growth and reduce expenses. Here are four cost-optimisation mistakes CFOs should […]
Digital Transformation in 2022 – Six Priorities for CIOs
Digital transformation has become inevitable for enterprises in 2022. The pandemic has increased digital adoption. Companies have to ramp up their digital capabilities to ensure anywhere access and instant decision making. They also have to deliver omnichannel experiences for customers with deep personalisation. Side-by-side, they have to ramp up their analytics capabilities to gain insights […]
Using MLOps to Scale AI in the Enterprise: What CIOs Need to Know
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) offer unlimited possibilities for enterprises. But the hard part is implementation. ML models are complex. Too many variables and uncertainties make AI a hit-or-miss gamble. About 87% of ML models do not go beyond the experimental phase. CIOs look at MLOps to fix the underlying issues and deploy […]
Five Ways to make Enterprise IT Agile for Cloud-Centric Digital Transformation
Agility, or the ability to decide and act quickly, delivers efficiency and profitability to enterprises. Agile teams adapt to changing situations and different conditions better. They become nimble and respond to opportunities and or challenges faster. Here are five ways to make enterprise IT agile and prepare the enterprise for digital transformation. 1. Provision Supportive […]
The Future of IT is Hybrid: How CIOs can Find Success
The pandemic has accelerated the shift to work from home. The exigency might have ended, but only 17% of leaders believe work will revert to full-office mode. 83% of IT leaders believe teams will adopt a hybrid model permanently. They will spend a part of their working hours at the office, and the rest of […]
Ten Tips of Cost Optimization for CIOs in Tough Times
Cutting costs to grow the business seems contradictory. But during these tough economic times, the C-suite expects the CIO to perform such magic. Amid the pandemic, several businesses have no choice but to cut costs to survive. This tech blog for IT professionals details ten ways the CIO can cut costs without compromising service. 1. […]
Five Habits of Successful CIOs in the age of DX
Three out of every four companies consider Digital Transformation as essential for survival. There is also consensus that digital transformation goes beyond technology upgrades. It involves change management. The CIO is always in the crosshairs of the top management, to drive digital transformation. Here is how the role of the CIO is changing in the […]
How CIOs and IT Managers Make Themselves Recession-Proof
Talent is in short supply. But talented and competent managers are not recession-proof either. In an uncertain business environment, layoffs go side by side with headhunting offers. It is much worse if the manager’s skills and competencies are not top-grade. An IDC report predicts 70% of CIOs will fail by 2023. They cannot manage IT […]
