9 top CIO trends and priorities for what s left of 2022 1656550392

9 Top CIO Trends and Priorities for
What’s Left of 2022

Source: George Lawton


1. Adopting a single technology vision
I expect more CIOs to establish a single technology
vision as consolidating these tech stacks can greatly
improve business performance.


2. Preparing for next-gen technology services
CIOs are also laying the groundwork to adopt a variety
of promising technologies in different states of maturity.
They include next-generation analytics, IoT,
metaverse and Web 3.0.


3. Practicing fiscal prudence
At the same time, the uncertain economic climate will
spur CIOs to prioritize cost management initiatives in
2022, including cloud spend analysis and ROI analysis.


4. Using the cloud for core business applications
CIOs will encourage increased adoption of the cloud for
the core business applications of CRM/SCM/ERP/HRMS
and other line-of-business applications.

At the same time, applications focused on new
technology and digital transformation, such as IoT, will
increasingly go cloud native, in tandem with a
cloud-first mentality for business analytics.


5. Adopting cloud to support a distributed
workforce
The growth in the number of people working from home
and in distributed scenarios is also pushing CIOs to
invest more in cloud infrastructure to support this
dispersed workforce.


6. Building a digital collaboration culture
A top priority for CIOs in 2022 is digital collaboration
culture, or identifying the tools and systems their
organizations need to strengthen remote and hybrid
employee collaboration long term, despite growing
economic uncertainty and tightening budgets,


7. Developing a unified data management
architecture
CIOs also need to develop a cohesive data
management architecture. A big driver is the
increasing assortment of SaaS, PaaS and Cloud
platforms as enterprises upgrade their technology
stack and data platforms.

8. Exploring new data analytics
CIOs also need to explore how new data analytics
technologies can provide a faster and more accurate
picture of the organization.


9. Meeting the challenge of the ever-expanding
role of the CIO
Executives are starting to realize that the right tech is a
key part of defining a business strategy and, in turn, has
the potential to drive new business models.
CIOs are now working with their C-suite colleagues to
execute these new business strategies and make
critical decisions about their tech investments.