Digital transformation gives CIOs a unique opportunity to assert greater influence over business strategies and create new value. Exploiting this opportunity demands a new approach to building relationships and cooperating with your business stakeholders. Rather than reacting to business needs, strategic partners share a vision for how to move forward to achieve shared goals. In this first of a special three-part webinar series, Gartner expert...

Enterprises face increasing pressure from internal and external stakeholders to pursue sustainable business practices, and global CIOs can take a lead role in addressing this demand. Digital sustainability uses information and technology (I&T) to enable ESG transparency, automation, accuracy and traceability. Sustainable technology is a framework to improve ESG. CIOs should lead digital sustainability (IT), amplify sustainable technology (...

Governments face increasing pressure from internal and external stakeholders to both encourage and follow sustainable business practices, and CIOs can take a lead role in addressing this demand. Constituents and employees alike seek to minimize any potential negative impact on the environment. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are a way to measure sustainable business progress. Sustainable technology is a framework to impr...

Disruptions create lasting change that does not tend to die away unless disrupted by something else. Tech and service providers are particularly sensitive to disruptions since they are either creators of it or forced to react to it. The complimentary webinar explores the seven disruptions that will impact tech providers over the next five years. We explore what you need to consider in order to respond to disruptions or to be the disruptor. Dis...

Discussion Topics: Ensure you keep your focus on cloud strategy as you move into implementation Best practices for a successful cloud implementation Pair a business-driven strategy with a pragmatic adoption/migration plan Not all cloud journeys are the same, but there are similarities. Journeys range from infrastructure replacement to digital transformation, with many others in between. A business-driven strategy coupled with a pragmatic adopt...

Discussion Topics: The importance of extending digital resiliency to the hybrid workforce How workforce digital dexterity becomes a business imperative in a hybrid world Lessons learned from remote work, and how to support a hybrid workforce The future of work is hybrid. While organizations supported remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not reinforce the critical need for a digitally dexterous workforce. Simply put, organizations...

Discussion Topics: Discover how cloud native and multicloud impact the adoption of cloud computing Clear up the confusion surrounding the new cloud concepts Use cloud native and multicloud to formulate a pragmatic cloud strategy egloff New concepts such as cloud-native and multicloud increasingly show up as principles in organizations’ cloud strategies. They can be instrumental in unlocking the power of cloud, but they also can further c...

Discussion Topics: Understand why executive support is crucial for security awareness programs 3 ways you can gain support for your security awareness program Effectively communicate the value of your security awareness program Securing investment from executives for a security awareness program depends on persuasive justification and strong negotiation skills. Support for awareness programs can be dismissed or deprioritized as larger projects...

Discussion Topics: Invest IT resources by identifying and prioritizing the primary business objectives and outcomes Identify areas of greatest digital investment value by quantifying technology impact Prioritize investment opportunities based on business objectives and technology impact CIOs must have a plan for investing scarce IT resources to accelerate digital business outcomes. The Gartner Business Value Investment Framework offers a model...