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CXO Standpoint
Challenges of IT
Infrastructure Transformation
in The Industry
ooking at the overall IT Transformation in the
Lindustry, what should CIOs and CTOs do if the
existing technologies may not support their
Business Objectives optimally? How can CIO organization
identify which emerging technologies may actually be
useful in reaching those goals? There are many such
questions, and IT transformation is not only limited to
technology platforms. The transformation spans over major
domains like People, Process and Organization. IT
Transformation is a continuous journey and technology can
accelerate it.
Here is the ‘HOW’ factor…
• How do I create my IT Infrastructure Blueprint for
next 3-5 years?
IT is shifting its gears from technology gatekeeper to
technology enabler; it is a must to create the Blueprint of IT
infrastructure for next 3-5 years to have more visibility and
aligning technology with business objectives. IT must shift
into the role of technology enabler. Making this shift may
not be simple. It not only requires a mindset shift, but it also
requires an organizational shift.
• How do I enable my IT to handle ‘Infrastructure as
code’ by implementing innovations across different
layers of IT infrastructure leveraging automation and
orchestration techniques?
It is imperative to design comprehensive and holistic
approach to build, orchestrate, manage and report on
intelligent workflows that work with third-party tools and
operational processes. In the traditional approach to
networking, most network functionality is implemented in a
dedicated appliance; i.e., switch, router, application delivery
controller. In addition, within the dedicated appliance, most
of the functionality is implemented in dedicated hardware.
Networking organizations are under increasing pressure to
be more efficient and agile to cater business demands which
are dynamic in nature.
By automating and orchestrating IT infrastructure would
provide a dynamic environment in allocating, moving,
replicating your virtual resources. It would help reducing
administrative overheads of configuration and provisioning
of functionality such as QoS and security. You can deploy
your Applications in minutes and improve your application
performance remarkably.
• How would I improve my IT performance by
reducing cost by implementing Technology Innovations?
Technology innovation is the process through which new
(or improved) technologies and / or processes are developed
and brought into widespread use. There is an ample scope
for IT to implement innovations as they are holding big
data, IT processes and technology platforms. There is a
need to bring innovation culture & climate in which
employees can focus on outcomes instead of getting caught
in the mundane activity trap. Usually, the performance
engine is focused on financial, customer and market share
performance. Instead, innovation planning process needs to
focus on learning, viewing, automation, integration and
innovation as a disciplined process. IT team can certainly
bring the innovation culture within your organization by
deploying technology and process innovations to improve
performance, productivity and reduce IT costs.
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