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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Over the past decade, CIOs have invested significantly in digital transformation initiatives in an effort to improve customer experiences, build data analytics capabilities, and deliver productivity enhancements with automation. This dip delays when the business can start realizing the value delivered.

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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

CIO

In the State of Enterprise Architecture 2023 , only 26% of respondents fully agreed that their enterprise architecture practice delivered strategic benefits, including improved agility, innovation opportunities, improved customer experiences, and faster time to market.

Agile 218
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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

CIO

For example, my change management motto is, “Humans prefer the familiar to the comfortable and the comfortable to the better.” At a time when technology innovation cycles are getting shorter, we will struggle to keep pace if we have to navigate around legacy systems that act as barriers to speed and agility.

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What is DataOps? Collaborative, cross-functional analytics

CIO

DataOps (data operations) is an agile, process-oriented methodology for developing and delivering analytics. Research firm Gartner further describes the methodology as one focused on “improving the communication, integration, and automation of data flows between data managers and data consumers across an organization.”

Analytics 195
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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

CIO

Recognize IT and business are inseparable IT and business strategies are now fully intertwined, observes Jay Upchurch, EVP and CIO at analytics vendor SAS. A key way to facilitate alignment is to become agile enough to stay ahead of the curve, and be adaptive to change, Bragg advises.

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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO

These outdated systems are not only costly to maintain but also hinder the integration of new technologies, agility, and business value delivery. For instance, AT&T launched a comprehensive reskilling initiative called “Future Ready” to train employees in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data analytics.

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Trade routes of the digital age: How data gravity shapes cloud strategy

CIO

Once data reaches a critical mass within a given platform or region, it becomes a magnet for computing workloads, applications and analytics services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle just like cities along the Silk Road pulled in traders, wealth and innovation. This gravitational effect presents a paradox for IT leaders. The lesson?

Strategy 164