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m-Power: The modern CIO’s trump card

ProductivityThe modern Chief Information Officer (CIO) faces a daunting task. Gone are the days of simply supporting the business. Gone are the days of hard-to-use technology that’s controlled solely by the IT department.

These days, the expectations placed on the IT department are at an all time-high. CEOs and business executives now demand more business value from the IT department. Tech-savvy end users now bring personal devices and consumer applications into the workplace. All the while, technology continually evolves at a quickening pace.

These days, the modern CIO faces a growing list of challenges. For instance–while their challenges vary by company–most modern-day CIOs must:

  • Deliver solutions quickly
  • Improve existing systems
  • Give end users self-service options
  • Address the BYOD trend
  • Future-proof their architecture
  • Bridge the skills gap
  • Adapt to a mobile world
  • Break out of the 80/20 spending trap

And that’s just the beginning. How can the modern CIO address every issue listed above, while maintaining their company’s existing technology? Here’s one option: More and more CIOs are opting for development platforms, which help them solve each of the issues listed above. If you’d like to learn how, we’ve put together a paper that explains everything in detail. You can find it here: m-Power: The Modern CIO’s Trump Card.