CIO Insight Staff

IT Seen as Growth Engine for CPGs CPG CIOs Cite Business Growth as a Priority Almost 75% of the CPG CIOs surveyed cite supporting business growth as a top IT objective. Only 20% of respondents agreed with that statement in 2010. New Technologies Drive CPG Brand Engagement CPG companies have successfully invested in digital and […]

IT Needs Help Against Cybercriminals Watch Out for the Big One Four in 10 IT professionals—41%—believe it’s only a matter of time before a major cyberattack takes aim at critical infrastructure. Vulnerabilities? What Vulnerabilities? A general inability to safeguard security vulnerabilities has prompted 30% of IT professionals to ignore the vulnerabilities that could result in […]

IT Unprepared for a Bolder Digital Future Fit to Serve? 42% of CIOs do not believe their IT organizations have the right skills and capabilities to prepare for the future. Fast and Furious 51% are concerned that the “digital torrent” is arriving more rapidly than they can cope with. Onwards and Upwards CIOs are planning […]

Uncertainty Slows Hiring Plans for Many Companies Steady Growth 24% of companies will add full-time, permanent employees in 2014, which is just slightly lower than this time last year. Ramping Down 13% plan to decrease staffing levels, up from 9% this time last year. Moment of Opportunity 42% plan to hire temp or contract workers, […]

10 New Year’s Resolutions for CIOs Resolution: Focus More on Strategy and Less on the Grind Reason why: More than one-half of CIOs say they spend at least 70% of their time on day-to-day management instead of strategic planning and initiatives. (Source: Logicalis) Resolution: Streamline Your Supervisory Functions Reason why: CIOs should have no more […]

CIOs Need Better Tools to Meet Expectations Good Reviews 63% of survey participants say their organization either “constantly” meets Key Performance Indicator (KPI) goals or meets them “most of the time.” Top KPIs for IT Operations Excellence Uptime and system availability: 92%, Performance and response time: 80%, Data loss: 56%, Number of open issues: 52%, […]

BYOD Is On the Rise, But Who’s Watching the Store? Say Hello to the Cloud The cloud is becoming all pervasive. In fact, 84% of companies surveyed by SailPoint are employed cloud-based applications in their offices. BYOD Is Close Behind Don’t think BYOD is huge? Think again: 82% of companies let their employees use personal […]

Millennial IT Workers Harbor Big Ambitions Young Guns 66% of Millennial IT pros want to be CEOs of companies they start or own, compared to 50% of those age 35 to 50. Moonlighting 28% of Millennials make money on the side as contractors or consultants outside of their regular job, compared to 18% of those […]

Spending on Integrated Platforms Expected to Soar Reasons for Investment in IPSs Last year, 37% of companies surveyed by Gartner said efficiency and reducing costs were the most important factors for investing in as-a-service platforms for the front office, compared to this year’s 34%. New Business Models Another reason, enabling new business models, remained the […]

Enterprise Mobility Dominates IT Agenda in 2014 A Done Deal 44% of organizations have already implemented an enterprise mobility project. Big Spend 45% of organizations will spend at least $500,000 on mobility projects over the next 12 to 18 months. Shopping Spree Nearly half will invest in mobile apps, devices and mobile device management (MDM) […]

Five Game-Changing Predictions for IT in 2014 Prediction: The Customer Experience Rules Organizations will preach about the need for experience-first approaches that reach and successfully engage customers whether they are using a smartphone, tablet, smart TV, or wearable technology. Best Practice Recommendation: Form Highly Capable DevOps Teams These teams bring together developers and IT operations […]

The Cost of Bad Online Experiences A Deciding Factor 84% of customers say a positive online experience with a company will lead them to trust and buy from the brand. I’ll Wait a Minute or So 76 seconds is how long online consumers will wait to get help in real-time on a Website, before abandoning […]