Digital Reinvention: Ideas in Action

“While I’m eagerly anticipating IBM Think 2020 to occur during May 5-6, I’ve been inspired by the thoughtful and insightful commentary that’s captured in these audio programs. I trust that you will find them to be equally rewarding.”

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Agile IT Procurement Strategies for Digital Transformation

Just 45% of IT and Line of Business (LOB) executives believe their procurement organizations understand new transformational technologies and their related delivery models. Only 46% of IT/LOB leaders believe that procurement understands their business needs.

via IDC

Think Digital: Learn How to Thrive in Uncertain Times

Attend ‘Think Digital’ to learn how to best enable new ways of working, manage risk and optimize cost, and maintain customer satisfaction. Adapt quickly by leveraging the latest advancements in technology, then engage with the experts who are leading the way. Online Registration is Free, so register now

via IBM Think

How COVID-19 is Impacting Global Manufacturing IT

“Manufacturing will be among the industries to be most negatively affected by the evolving humanitarian crisis caused by COVID-19. We expect the pandemic to heavily disrupt both the demand behavior as well as the supply and capability of companies to deliver goods to the market.” But it’s also an opportunity for CIOs and IT innovation.

via IDC

Digital Transformation: Leading the Narrative

CIOs who want to brand IT, and themselves, as strategic partners need to communicate a compelling vision of how technology can drive revenue and transform business. CIOs need strong ideas — and strong presentation skills to win people over.

via Gartner

2020 CIO Technology Spending Trends and Outlook

The majority, 59%, of heads of IT anticipate their technology budgets will increase in the next 12 months, which is up slightly from 57% in 2019. Only 7% of respondents expect their tech budgets to decrease while 34% are anticipating no change in their budget.

via IDG

Data and Trust: Explore The Global C-Suite Study

“Data has become inextricably entwined with trust, changing the value equation. Uncover the deep importance of data and trust for gaining a competitive edge in your industry in the 20th Edition IBM Global C-suite Study.”

via IBM

Digital Business Transformation Requires Collaboration

The evolution of information technology (IT) leadership — sometimes driven by the line of business (LoB), sometimes by the legacy IT organization — is reaching a state of balance where business-IT collaboration sets the stage for meaningful digital transformation.

via Digital Lifescapes

Hybrid IT Nirvana: Digital Growth + Digital Trust

Leveraging the inherent benefits of cloud service offerings, organizations are now focused on the potential of utilizing IT infrastructure for innovation, process improvement, streamlined operations, entering new markets, and the creation of a preemptive response to potential disruption by new tech start-ups.

via Business Technology Roundtable

2019 Total Worldwide IT Spending will Reach $3.7 Trillion

IT spending growth is being driven by the rest of the world catching up on cloud spending. The U.S. is leading cloud services adoption and accounts for over half of global spending on cloud computing.

via Digital Lifescapes