{"id":6847,"date":"2013-09-09T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T19:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6847"},"modified":"2013-09-10T09:11:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T14:11:26","slug":"is-the-cio-position-dying-or-becoming-more-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/is-the-cio-position-dying-or-becoming-more-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the CIO position dying or becoming more important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" alt=\"Education\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" \/>Over the last few years, I\u2019ve seen countless articles predicting the \u201cdeath of the CIO.\u201d Frankly, I\u2019m tired of it.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the CIO position is evolving. It\u2019s becoming more challenging. But, it isn\u2019t dying. Far from it. As data expands and technology becomes an increasingly important part of business, the CIO\u2019s role becomes even more critical. <\/p>\n<p>These days, the modern CIO is pulled in all directions. They must keep the business current with rapidly evolving technology. They must address the ever-growing number of consumer devices and consumer applications in the workplace. They must keep the business\u2019 current technology running smoothly while preparing for the future.<\/p>\n<p>I could go on. The point is&#8230;CIOs and IT leaders have become even more important than ever before. The responsibilities and duties placed on these positions is only growing.<\/p>\n<p>The question isn\u2019t, \u201cIs the CIO position dying?\u201d Rather, the question should be, \u201cHow can modern CIOs address their rapidly growing challenges and responsibilities?\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one option to consider: Use a web application development platform. How does that help? More than you might think. We\u2019ve put together a short paper that explains how web application development platforms (like m-Power) can help modern CIOs solve many of the issues they face today. You can <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'CIO Trump Card', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/CIO_Trump_Card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">find it right here<\/span><\/a>.<a name=\"20130906\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, I\u2019ve seen countless articles predicting the \u201cdeath of the CIO.\u201d Frankly, I\u2019m tired of it. Sure, the CIO position is evolving. It\u2019s becoming more challenging. But, it isn\u2019t dying. Far from it. As data expands and technology becomes an increasingly important part of business, the CIO\u2019s role becomes even more &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/is-the-cio-position-dying-or-becoming-more-important\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is the CIO position dying or becoming more important?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Is the CIO position dying or becoming more important? - mrc&#039;s Cup of Joe Blog","description":"Over the last few years, I\u2019ve seen countless articles predicting the \u201cdeath of the CIO.\u201d Frankly, I\u2019m tired of it. 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