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WITH CIOS EXPANDING MANAGEMENT AND REVENUE- GENERATION RESPONSIBILITIES AND CEMENTING THEIR ROLES AS BUSINESS LEADERS , IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THEY ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO EMPOWERMENT , TRAINING AND EARN TRUST .
know that what serves identified business objectives gets immediate C-level and stakeholders attention . Also what mitigates the risk of disruption , cyberattacks or business discontinuity becomes high priority .
This requires a new level of relationship between the CIO and the other members of the board . In fact , by being able to translate various options of development into risk scenarios , the CIO role changes radically . Formerly an execution mechanism , the CIO becomes a genuine enabler of innovation .
Today , the rise of Artificial Intelligence and particularly Machine Learning has solved the paradox between efficiency and risk . But this is only true when adopting a holistic vision of cybersecurity . This year will enter in the IT history books as the year when the concept of best-of-breed ended . The idea that you could shop for point solutions and leave the integration for later is over because no CIO has the time , resources , nor the willingness to enter the integration nightmare anymore .
With CIOs expanding management and revenue-generation responsibilities and cementing their roles as business leaders , it is crucial that they also pay attention to empowerment , training and earn trust .
If the pandemic has had one effect on organisations it is to flatten them . Fast decision , taken by knowledgeable people as close as possible to the Edges of the company where customers ’ requirements emerge are the building blocks of the next generation of CIO organisations . •
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