New role for the CIO

New role for the CIO

Sep 11, 2014

As the digital business becomes a reality, the CIO is having to re-invent his role in the business in order to remain relevant. This was the word from the Gartner Symposium held in Cape Town this week.

IT: solid as a rock, but still fluid

Sep 11, 2014

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium – IT has to tread the fine line between innovating in a digital business environment and remaining solid and reliable. Jeffrey Mann, research vice-president of Gartner, says being rock solid is the core of the...

Nexus of forces shapes the digital business

Sep 10, 2014

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium – Mobile, cloud, social and information has reshaped IT forever, and this nexus of forces has given rise to the digital business. This is where the virtual and physical worlds come together via the Internet of Things,...

Time to seize the African opportunity

Sep 10, 2014

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium – Digital business is as relevant in Africa as anywhere. Rene Jacobs, MD of Gartner Africa, says that digital business ushering an unprecedented convergence of people, business and technology creating new revenue...