Optimizing IT resources through infrastructure, people, and processes

With the spotlight on IT departments, business leaders need to optimize their IT resources in order to stay competitive. Credit: iStock/PeopleImages According to McKinsey , the goal of digital transformation is to build a competitive advantage by continuously deploying tech at scale to improve customer experience and lower costs. Amid today’s uncertain economy, digital transformation is arguably more important than ever to remain afloat, not just competitive. EY recently found that in current economic and financial uncertainty, 94% of tech executives plan to increase their IT investment over the next year. An organization’s ability to maximize its IT resources will directly impact its overall operations and bottom line. Recently, Rocket Software surveyed 275 U.S.-based IT directors and VPs in companies with more than 1,000 employees, asking them about their current IT stressors and approach to modernizing IT infrastructure. When respondents were asked what modernization imperatives are causing them to lose sleep at night, the need to improve overall IT performance (60%) topped the list, followed by data security (50%), process risk and compliance (46%), and the need to improve agility (41%). Optimization also rose to the top of IT leaders’ lists: 67% measure success within their IT organization by […]

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