Leadership in a Digital Enterprise
Leadership in a Digital Enterprise addresses topics that CIOs frequently bring up during gatherings, Love explains.
“When the pandemic struck, it accelerated a curve that I think we’d been dealing with going into digital transformation, and what we know, entering that era, was that real leadership was needed to move into an uncertain future, to be able to bring people along into a new area,” Love said. “And technology was playing a real role in that. And so the CIO, who for so long asked for a seat at the table, was suddenly thrust there because we knew technology, we knew how to make it work.”
tool sprawl.
When new tools are adopted, the old ones are not always decommissioned. Overlaps and wastage arise when new solutions are introduced and integrated to address changing network and security needs. Whatever the reason, before long we end up with duplication and waste. It isn’t a new phenomenon. But, given the pandemic-fueled shift of people worldwide to remote offices and the need for efficiency in the face of scarce resources, it represents a growing challenge to critical app deployment and digital transformation in general.
How do you know you have tool sprawl? One way to recognize it is to look at the use cases that are slow, difficult, or even almost impossible. Sometimes the answer to why is found in tool sprawl.
Published: April 9th, 2021
One of the best ways to win in the digital sales world is to build engagement with clients through carefully nurtured content. Sixty-one per cent of participants in a recent ITWC briefing said this is the most relevant lead generation technique for their businesses.
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“At the end of the day, we want to be a trusted knowledge partner for our customers and potential customers. We do that by delivering content which is engaging and really relevant,” said Karen Rowden, Marketing Manager for Epson Canada.
In the past, sales representatives focused on building a personal rapport and trust directly with prospects. Now, they must find ways to do that in an increasingly digital environment.