FEATURE : CIO STRATEGIES
To borrow a saying from Jack Welch , it might be time to ‘ Change before you have to ’.
Distributed IT poses basic questions for CIOs
Question 1 : How many server rooms , wiring closets and Edge sites do you have ? In other words , exactly how much ‘ distributed IT ’ do you own ?
It might be surprising , but most CIOs can ’ t answer this question definitively . This question sounds simple but with the proliferation of new installations and the legacy of old , answering is not easy for the savviest , most upto-date CIO . It seems intuitively obvious : most CIOs would benefit from gaining greater insight into their physical infrastructure systems .
Where are they located ? Are they cybersecure ? Are they in need of maintenance ? Knowing the answer to these questions is the first step in starting to ensure that sprawling IT infrastructure is resilient and cybersecure .
Kevin Brown , SVP , EcoStruxure Solutions , Secure Power Division , Schneider Electric
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