TECHNOLOGY
The potential for CIOs to embrace disruptive technologies are far too often hampered by a lack of key resources and business alignment .
• In the specific area of mobility , onethird ( 34 percent ) report struggling to obtain the necessary talent .
• Similarly , four out 10 CIOs turn to SaaS solutions ( 39 percent ) and are compelled to leverage external partners with emerging mobile expertise ( equally 39 percent ) to support internal teams as they build mobile strategies and applications .
“ Savvy CIOs will continue to drive cost savings while accessing the latest technology innovations and leveraging partners to provide not only commodity services , but high value and hard to find capabilities like mobile development , architecture and business requirement definition ,” added TCS ’ Pratik Pal . “ In doing so , CIOs can concentrate their internal resources on strategy , business alignment and partner governance , while partners concentrate on technical excellence .”
Bonus :
Spotlight on Woolworths
Former Westpac CIO Clive Whincup
resigned from the bank to join Woolworths as the retailer ’ s new chief information officer .
An accomplished senior executive with a strong track record of delivering large scale transformation programs , Whincup drives strategic business outcomes , delivers technology innovation and initiates new ways of working and doing business .
Whincup and his team are focused on improving business value and performance through rapid technology innovation and customer centric IT solutions . His recent success includes implementing a customer centred design framework , improving the availability of critical IT resources and
20 October 2015