The Internet of Things is a big opportunity for IT

The past decade, computing power has grown by factor three thousand. This has enabled new digitalization capabilities and we’re entering a new era: the internet of things. As a business, we have to understand customers have adopted new, digital habits and be more human or customer-centric. Digitalization makes us reinvent the value chain. The internet of things will allow us to bridge the physical and digital worlds.

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IT is to bring Speed and Flexibility

IT has been struggling for recognition from the business ánd a seat in Corporate Boards. In that perspective it is interesting to hear the view of a multinational’s CEO on the importance of IT to his company and the strategy he’s approved. Marc Grynberg has led IT twice, first as CFO early 2000s and now again, as CEO of Umicore.

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Disruption is everywhere

Should we be afraid of the future? And, more important, will we CIOs still have a place in it? We’ve asked ourselves the question a couple of times already – discussing many hours on the role of the CIO in 2020. But, and this hasn’t been discussed before at the CIOforum, our society is changing as well. We’re almost done digitizing and ready to drive future prosperity. The test days of the second machine age are behind us. Are we ready for it? Not just yet, it seems.

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