{"id":7185,"date":"2013-11-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7185"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:57:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:57:40","slug":"weekly-recap-6-tips-to-help-cios-manage-shadow-it-software-defined-infrastructures-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/weekly-recap-6-tips-to-help-cios-manage-shadow-it-software-defined-infrastructures-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: 6 tips to help CIOs manage Shadow IT, software-defined infrastructures, and more…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Education\"Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on the growing importance of the CIO position, Shadow IT, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n

Why the CIO’s Time to Lead Is Now<\/span><\/a>
\nGartner estimates that 80 percent of IT resources are currently consumed with supporting and scaling existing systems, leaving a very small pool of resources to invest in the new, innovative capabilities that will drive the business forward. In a time when a CIO must drive innovation, what are their options? Here\u2019s one option that solves a number of different problems: Adopt a company-wide application development platform<\/span><\/a>.
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\n6 tips to help CIOs manage Shadow IT<\/span>
\nWhat can CIOs and other IT leaders do to identify and manage Shadow IT — software and hardware not directly under the control of IT — and mitigate the potential risks? In my opinion, it boils down to giving users the tools they need, so they\u2019re not tempted to look outside of the IT department in the first place. <\/p>\n

Why CIOs Need Data And Analytics To Make Mobile A Success<\/span><\/a>
\nWhen businesses fully realize the business impact of mobile, it has the potential to be the biggest transformative event for companies since the arrival of the Internet. But, be careful. Mobile isn\u2019t a magic potion, and there are plenty of traps to avoid if you\u2019re getting into it for the first time. Here\u2019s an article that highlights just a few of the risks to watch for<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

A road map to software-defined infrastructure<\/span><\/a>
\nMany organizations develop business applications using processes that are time-consuming and labor-intensive. To become effective in this new, data-driven world, organizations must move to the next generation of automation, one that understands the requirements of business applications and responds to those requirements in real time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on the growing importance of the CIO position, Shadow IT, and more. I hope you find them useful: Why the CIO’s Time to Lead Is Now Gartner estimates that 80 percent of …<\/p>\n

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