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Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs

Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs By Michael Vizard How CIOs Spend Their Time More than half spend more than 50% of their time reactively—with network downtime/availability as one of the most likely causes of unexpected disruptions. Half of CIOs lose around 1,000 working hours […]

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Michael Vizard

May 28, 2015

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Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs

By Michael Vizard

How CIOs Spend Their Time

More than half spend more than 50% of their time reactively—with network downtime/availability as one of the most likely causes of unexpected disruptions. Half of CIOs lose around 1,000 working hours a year reacting to unexpected problems.

Top CIO Concerns

IT security and fast deployment of and access to new applications and services are their top two concerns. A full 79% are worried about the delivery of new services to support business growth.

Top CIO Technology Issues

Operational platforms (such as those Oracle and SAP), data center upgrade/expansion, virtual, security and network upgrade/expansion top the list. A full 75% said the network is an issue that affects their organizations’ ability to achieve business goals.

Focus on Cost Reduction

Reducing organizations’ operational expenses was a top concern for 65% of the respondents; 40% of CIOs claim to be concerned about choosing the right vendors.

Big Data Analytics Investments

77% were concerned about delivering better analytics/data mining as the business begins to rely on data to drive business decisions.

Shadow IT Challenges

More than one-third said cloud adoption without involvement from IT is not allowed, but does or may happen anyway. What’s more, 83% of CIOs believe procurement of cloud services without IT engagement will increase.

The Real Trouble With Shadow IT

CIOs’ concerns about non-authorized clouds include the negative effect on owned infrastructure performance, the inability to manage the network and IT disputes with cloud providers. More than half fear losing the ability to control/mitigate the IT actions of the business unit leaders.

The CIO Fear Factor

82% expressed fears about their job security, and 20% said cloud computing purchases outside their control cause extreme stress. Meanwhile, 90% report having made some level of cloud investment already.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs

Michael Vizard

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