This CIO Survey explores the impact of the pandemic on business, the future of work, the IT Organization and the CIO.
Here are the key business and IT trends identified:
- Massive spike in IT Budgets driven by the pandemic - new customer strategies to remote work and enhanced security measures
- Feast or famine by industry sector; some need new business models while others are dealing with demand driven operational challenges
- The digital divide widens - digital leaders thrived and increased their investments in digital while their non-digital peers suffered and reduced their investments
- A spike in cyber crime driven by remote work
- Location independence for employees while a global talent pool for employers
- Increased focus on diversity
- The CIO role continues to evolve with the increased influence of technology on business
- The pandemic changed everything but the basics - the board's priorities remained the same. The innovation lever assumed significance.
The net takeaway for a CIO? Innovation holds the key to influence that holds more sway than control.
