CIOs Target Legacy IT in Digital Transformation Push

, Nov 17, 2017

IT leaders report slow progress over the last 12 months, but have big plans to overcome barriers to digital enablement - Logicalis Global CIO Survey 2017/18

→    51% plan to replace and/or adapt existing infrastructure

→    51% plan to attempt culture change

London, 15th November, 2017 – CIOs are more determined than ever to deliver digital transformation, despite being frustrated in their efforts over the last 12 months, according to a global survey carried out by Logicalis, the international IT solutions and managed services provider.

The Logicalis Global CIO Survey 2017/18 polled 890 CIOs across 23 countries and found CIO optimism around digital transformation progress had dampened compared to last year.  Overall, though just 11% have no desire for transformation, CIOs report scant progress:

  • Just 5% classify their organisations as ‘digital innovators’ (down from 6% last year)
  • Fewer see their organisations as early adopters (19%, down from 22% in 2016)
  • The proportion giving their organisations a middling score, characterising themselves as part of an early majority is up to 49% from 45%.

CIOs attempting to deliver digital transformation point to complexity, cost, culture, skills and security as the main barriers to realising this goal - 44% of CIOs cite complex legacy technology as a main barrier, 50% point to cost and 56% say organisational culture is an issue, while 34% point to a lack of skills and 32% cite security issues.

Far from disheartened, however, CIOs have big plans to take control.  Asked how they planned to overcome barriers to digital transformation:

  • 51% said they plan to replace and/or adapt existing infrastructure
  • 51% want to attempt culture change
  • 38% will address skills shortages through increased training and development.
  • 31% expect to invest in extra security capabilities.

Commenting on the survey findings, Mark Rogers, CEO of Logicalis Group, said: “Change is now the norm. Just as we set a course based on our understanding of the technology landscape, that landscape changes. CIOs must accept that change is constant and work out how to get on the front foot – to shape change rather than being governed by it.”

To view the full results of the Logicalis Global CIO Survey 2017/18 visit: https://www.logicalis.com/thinkhub/  

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