Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 74 | Page 69

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HOW INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS CIOS AS CHIEF CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGISTS

Gessica Chies , Manager , Solution Consulting , EMEA for Infor , discusses how the evolving role of CIOs in adopting Intelligent Technologies like generative AI is reshaping business strategy and driving Digital Transformation .

In the past 15 years , the role of a CIO has experienced a deep transformation . The days when managing monolithic on-premise systems was at the top of CIOs ’ priorities are gone .

Today , we find ourselves standing at the front of a revolution , where generative AI and other new technologies are reshaping the way we do business . It ’ s time to embrace this change and more than ever , the responsibility is on CIOs to bridge the gap between technology and business .
The journey from on-premise monolith to Intelligent Tech
Our journey starts with the era of on-premise monolithic systems , characterised by large , rigid structures with challenges in terms of adaptability and
Through data and intelligent technology , CIOs become value storytellers that can create narratives to guide strategic decisions .
scalability . Then , with the advent of the private cloud , there was a transition to single tenant clouds , which marked a significant improvement , introducing greater flexibility , scalability and security levels .
The narrative continued with the era of virtualisation , when new big public clouds started to lead the market , presenting organisations with an opportunity to optimise efficiency and costs by sharing IT resources
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