SearchCIO – The future of technology and other top-of-mind CIO concerns

Shvetank Shah, executive director at advisory firm CEB, says that the future of technology is here and now, and to maintain competitive advantage, CIOs need to understand what’s coming down the pipeline.

In this SearchCIO.com video interview, filmed at the 2012 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Mass., Shah discusses mobile technologies, cloud computing and business intelligence, as well as the future potential for IT convergence and how CIOs can build stronger relationships with the C-suite.

Read a partial transcript from the interview below, and watch the video to learn more about what CIOs should know about the future of technology. Be sure to check out the first part of the interview here.

The future of technology and other top-of-mind CIO concerns

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