CIOs plan for a software-defined future

Enterprise Innovation editors
19 Jan 2015
00:00

More than four out of five (83%) of CIOs and IT leaders worldwide plan to make software-defined solutions (SDx) part of their wider ICT strategies, according to Logicalis.

A study carried out by Logicalis also found that almost two thirds (61%) expect (SDx) to impact their IT services and delivery strategies over the next three years.

Further, one-third (34%) expect that to happen in the next two years and 10% expect to engage with SDx in the next 12 months.

Also, alongside and in support of this intention to invest in SDx, CIOs are keen to recruit a new breed of business-orientated IT professional — those with the skills needed to translate business needs into policy frameworks that can support extensive IT automation.

Just 34% of CIOs cite ‘technical skills’ as the top priority when recruiting IT staff, and the remaining two-thirds instead look first at business skills like communication, service management and business analysis, which are top priorities for 28%, 15% and 12% of CIOs respectively.

Further, two-thirds (65%) of CIOs are prepared to pay more for the skills required to make the most of SDx solutions. One quarter would pay 5-10% more, and a fifth (22%) would pay 10-20% more.

“All of the CIOs surveyed in some way recognised the transfer of focus from technology management to business service delivery and that is now being reflected in the skills ‘premium’ many are now expecting and willing to pay for more business aligned employees,” said Mark Rogers, president and COO at Logical.

“The CIO operating as an internal service provider will now be looking to invest in the business skills of existing people, and also have to take some hard decisions to replace outdated technology skills and people with those who can bring the skills needed to operate in a world where every more the business is driving technology choices,” said Rogers.

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