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IT infrastructure slows down CIOs

CIOs are struggling to meet basic business needs because legacy infrastructures are inhibiting business operations in many places. That's according to a global survey of CIOs.
E-3 Magazine
July 3, 2015
2015
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Innovative solutions are needed to meet the requirements of business networks. For example, 75 percent of those surveyed in the study stated that their current network hinders or even significantly impairs the fulfillment of business objectives.

The never-ending flood of new technologies is not only changing business operations and the way customers are approached, but is also responsible for a dramatic change in the role of the IT department and numerous new challenges for CIOs.

With "New IP", a concept is now available that takes precisely these challenges into account.

It has to be safe and fast

For CIOs, security and the rapid implementation and availability of new applications and services are top priorities, even before topics such as big data, analytics, communication and collaboration, as well as compliance with regulatory requirements.

The four most important technology topics named by the CIOs were the implementation of operational platforms (Oracle, SAP), the upgrade/expansion of data centers, security and the upgrade/expansion of networks.

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