Optimization: The need of the Hour

A businessman, a strategist, a techno-king all rolled into one. This is the new and just arrived job description for the CIO!

Posed with challenges never seen before, CIOs are now treading into areas that are not familiar. CIOs need to be armed with a new lexicon and a fresh approach to achieve a successful IT investment.

According to Ernst & Young partner – Pinakiranjan Mishra, a recent survey of CIOs echoes the sector sentiment that this year shall be the year of consolidation and rationalization; while new investments are planned, companies will be more cautious in their spending than ever before and every investment will have to pass through the acid test of "cost-benefit" analysis.

Aligning IT investments with Business Benefits

IT cost reduction is among the top five priorities for 2009-10 for CIOs. Despite the overall slowdown, CIOs are not averse to investment in new technologies at a reasonable cost, as long as it adds value.

Thus the business climate today demands every function of the organization to optimize the resources towards organization's end goals. The Enterprise Optimization series brings together the CIOs and Solution providers to explore new and unique ways of Aligning IT investments with Business Benefits.

Register now to be a part of the exciting sessions and interact with key industry insiders and thought leaders.