{"id":6711,"date":"2013-08-19T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6711"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:47:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T19:47:14","slug":"m-power-the-modern-cios-trump-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/m-power-the-modern-cios-trump-card\/","title":{"rendered":"m-Power: The modern CIO&#8217;s trump card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Productivity-e1291070228913.jpg\" alt=\"Productivity\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-731\" \/>The 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\u2019s controlled solely by the IT department.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>These days, the modern CIO faces a growing list of challenges. For instance&#8211;while their challenges vary by company&#8211;most modern-day CIOs must:<a name=\"20130816\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deliver solutions quickly<\/li>\n<li>Improve existing systems<\/li>\n<li>Give end users self-service options<\/li>\n<li>Address the BYOD trend<\/li>\n<li>Future-proof their architecture<\/li>\n<li>Bridge the skills gap<\/li>\n<li>Adapt to a mobile world<\/li>\n<li>Break out of the 80\/20 spending trap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the beginning. How can the modern CIO address every issue listed above, while maintaining their company\u2019s existing technology? Here\u2019s one option: More and more CIOs are opting for development platforms, which help them solve each of the issues listed above. If you\u2019d like to learn how, we\u2019ve put together a paper that explains everything in detail. You can find it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/lp\/low-code\/low-code-cio.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">m-Power: The Modern CIO&#8217;s Trump Card<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 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\u2019s controlled solely by the IT department. These days, the expectations placed on the IT department are at an all time-high. 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