FINAL WORD
Why
does new
technology
fill CIOs
with
anxiety?
Does the emergence of new
technology worry CIOs? James
Parker, Chief Revenue Officer,
Tata Communications, certainly
thinks so. While it’s tempting to
carry on as normal, he argues
that CIOs should grasp the
nettle of new technology and
move with the times.
W
henever a new technology emerges that challenges
the way people and businesses have been doing
things for years or even decades, the initial
excitement is soon over-shadowed by uncertainty, anxiety and
reluctance to try something new.
The CIO and the rest of the senior management, the IT
department and the business teams who would be impacted
by the new technology are all likely to wonder why change is
needed, if the current solution is working just fine. We are all
creatures of habit after all.
It’s understandable that the CIO and his peers, who are
ultimately accountable if the new solution doesn’t live up to
its promise, would be apprehensive about embracing a new,
untried and untested technology.
But, over time, following much consideration, assessment and
consultation with experts, this uncertainty and apprehension
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