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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Greetings to the readers of Intelligent CIO Middle East . Considering all the upheavals in the macro-economic environment and the onslaught of digital transformation adoption and hybrid work , it has never been harder for the CIO to be the informed voice of reason when it comes to enterprise technology .
Increasingly , every new innovation , whether it is for business transformation , ESG , or a new enterprise strategy , arrives at the desk of the CIO for consideration and implementation . What if there was a way to make those decisions in a better-informed , more structured way , and faster ? And could such an approach be developed for the whole enterprise ? This is the underlying theme in this month ’ s cover feature .
As the pace of technological change becomes more rapid , complexity too , has crept further into enterprise data architectures , says Schneider Electric ’ s Natalya Makarochkina . A 2023 industry survey found that 98 % of senior IT leaders have been impacted by increasing cloud complexity , leading to poor IT performance , loss in revenue and barriers to business growth .
AI can deal with large amounts of data and reduce complex patterns into manageable loads . This strength of AI means infrastructure and data complexity can be reduced and minimised through optimised design and AI-monitored operation .
Turn these pages to read more about Schneider Electric ’ s vision of how AI can help in enterprise decision making .
In this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question we ask , what are the primary drivers and benefits for regional enterprises in adopting and moving towards a multi-cloud platform approach ? While the benefits of multi-cloud platforms are compelling , they also come with their set of challenges for different business heads within the organisation and IT leaders are tasked with managing the complexity of multiple cloud environments . Executives from GBM , Cloud Box Technologies , Nutanix share their perspectives .
Wishing you the best of business success in the month ahead .
Complexity is impacting business too . Two thirds of business leaders report that decisions they make are more complex now than just two years ago , with more than half admitting to facing more pressure to explain or justify their decisions .
Arun Shankar Managing Editor arun @ lynchpinmedia . com
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