Most South African CIOs and business leaders believe they are not at all prepared for the technological shifts taking place in the economy, says research by EMC.
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CIOs are concerned future business growth could reveal weaknesses in traditional IT operations and infrastructure, says EMC.
New research by EMC exposes a concern among CIOs that their current IT infrastructure and the skills may not be enough to meet long-term needs.
Seventy-one percent of CIOs say it's difficult to strike the right balance between innovation and operational efficiency and security, says Borwood.
The challenge for CIOs today is to be able to extend their area of influence outside of just running IT processes and maintenance in a business, says Patrick Shields, CTO Africa at Software AG.
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A modern financial IT infrastructure must deliver the right data to the right people at the right time in the right way, providing a solid data decision framework,?says Johani Marais, channel manager for Africa at Epicor Software.
CIOs from across South Africa predict what trends will dominate the year.