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they just want it to work! Forging these strong
working relationships is vital if CIOs are to get
away from the commonly-held view of CXOs
that the IT function impedes the business
rather than empowers it.
FEATURE: STATE OF THE CIO
There is surprising rationale as to why CIOs
still do not report to the CEO: IT is either
seen as a cost-driver which needs to be
‘controlled’ by the CFO, or as a backend
operations and systems group, that supports
sales and marketing, run by the COO.
The place of the CIO
The CIO position was introduced over 30
years ago, and one might think that all
hierarchical challenges were resolved during
that time.
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Both perspectives are ‘old school’ given that,
in this day and age, IT should be considered
a key competitive differentiator completely
independent of the industry and the size of
the company. It doesn’t matter if you run
Claude Schuck, Regional Manager,
Middle East and Central Africa
at Veeam
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