The CIO: Business Leader of the Future

The CIO Business Leader Future The pace of innovation and explosion of data are paving the way for a new breed of business leader. SO BASICALLYy THE CIO STANDS AT THE NEXUS OF I.t. BUSINESS MARKETING -* FINANCE CUSTOMERS . CIO EMPLOYEES SUPPLIERS BUSINESS CONSTITUENTS H.R. EXECUTIVE BOARD .: -- PARTNERS Today's CIOS have a harder task than ever. The network is growing at exponential rates and there are challenges ahead. IN 2008, HUMAN BEINGS CREATED MORE DATA ANAam THAN ALL PREVIOUS YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY COMBINED. IN THE PAST 4o YEARS, NETWORK SPEEDS HAVE INCREASED 179,000 TIMES. TWO OUT OF THREE EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION USING COMPANY-ISSUED DEVICES AT ANY TIME AND IN ANY LOCATION. 60% OF EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THEY DON'T NEED TO BE IN AN OFFICE TO BE PRODUCTIVE. BY 2015, 1OOLS AND AUTOMATION WILL ELIMINATE 25% 9. OF I.T. LABOR HOURS. BY 2013, 4 OUT OF 5 BUSINESSES WILL SUPPORT A WORKFORCE USING TABLETS. As the pace of innovation accelerates, customers and employees will adopt new technologies at increasing rates. Do you have a CIO who can lead your business? CISCO Sources: "Big Data, Analytics and the Path from Insights to Value," MIT Sloan Management Review, 2010 "Technology Avalanche," Dave Evans, Cisco's Chief Futurist and Chief Technologist for Cisco IBSG "Gartner's Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users, 2011 and Beyond," Gartner, 2010