NEWS THIS WEEK
The added responsibilities to CIOs transformed role have more or less cemented their spot in the organizational chart and made them indispensable.
A successor for the CIO's office can be a tricky situation as the management is caught between an internal IT candidate and a potential outsider.
Analysts said that social networking, mobile communications, the cloud and information are pressuring enterprises worldwide to make fundamental changes in business processes.
Due to its portable nature, Cloud computing can be incorporated easily anywhere - be it small businesses or MNCs, and that too with negligible setup expenses.
CIOs should stand up to the tasks entrusted upon them in order to justify their role in the business and claim for a seat in board meetings.
EXPERTS COLUMN
BY MUKUL JAIN, SR. VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD - IT, DLF PRAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE
The onus is on the IT organization to empower the Sales team to get access to the required information in order to service a customer or to avail a service/ product from the enterprise through mobility.
BY D.D. MISHRA, HEAD - IT, GOVERNANCE & OUTSOURCING, VODAFONE
CIOs should drive the partnership with the perspective of trust building and create strengths to overcome wrinkles by leveraging strengths outside the existing contract which will be anticipated.
