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Ways for IT leaders to collaborate outside of IT

Ways for IT leaders to collaborate outside of IT

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Ways for IT leaders to collaborate outside of IT

- If you scour the the popular business press and do the same for the popular technology press you may notice that there are some themes that are shared between these categories. Today technology trends are business trends. Technology continues to be a source of cost-savings among other efficiencies but the I in IT is now a source of new revenues. Information is king. But the key is turning it into insights that the enterprise can seize upon before one's competition. The fact that there are so many business trends that have IT at their core represents an unprecedented opportunity for IT leaders. It suggests new ways for IT leaders to collaborate with their colleagues outside of IT. Let's review some of these trends. The first is data analytics. This is probably the biggest opportunity that businesses across industries are pursuing as it can lead to insights that will impact the top and bottom lines. IT should have a…

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