{"id":663352,"date":"2024-04-02T05:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&p=663352"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:52:38","slug":"cios-advise","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/cios-advise","title":{"rendered":"CIOs Step Up as Advisers to the Enterprise"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[165882,295002,281],"department":[476792],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-663352","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-enterprise","tag-it","tag-location-intelligence","department-cxo-priorities"],"acf":{"short_description":"A study shows that CIOs intend to become stronger strategic advisers to fellow execs and line-of-business managers. ","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"CIOs are prioritizing strategic partnerships with line of business (LOB) leaders this year, according to the Foundry's State of the CIO Study 2024<\/a>. This continues a developing trend: As the market for business technology has become increasingly saturated, CIOs have been leaning in to guide purchases and implementations, ensuring business units get the tools they need without bloating the organization\u2019s tech stack."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Left","content":"Snapshot:<\/strong> With limited budgets, personnel, and cloud resources, CIOs are taking a stronger role in advising colleagues on line-of-business challenges, and looking to accomplish more with the technology they have.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"As budget growth slows<\/a> and the calls to adopt big-ticket tools like AI increase, tech leaders are more motivated than ever to manage limited funding, staff, and cloud infrastructure. CIOs are showing a preference for consolidated, configurable software systems over disparate point solutions, according to a recent Wall Street Journal<\/em> article.\r\n\r\nIn this climate, executives are increasingly looking for an enterprise-grade multitool\u2014one that can help overcome business challenges in many departments. The ideal system needs to connect to enterprise data sources like CRM and ERP, and serve that data to end users through accessible analytics tools and automated dashboards.\r\n\r\nOne type of enterprise software that fits this description is already in many a CIO\u2019s tech stack: geographic information system (GIS) technology. With its ability to unite IT and LOB priorities, enterprise GIS<\/a> can be a springboard for strategic partnerships and innovation.\r\n

Enterprise GIS for the Modern CIO <\/strong><\/h3>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"Related Reads: <\/strong>\r\n\r\n\/\/ A revolutionary way for CIOs to map the IT tech stack<\/a>\r\n\r\n\/\/ Creating a company\u2019s organizational basemap<\/a>","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"As sensors, mobile devices, and satellite imagery have proliferated, location information<\/a> has quietly become critical to many industries and LOBs. Construction project managers have digitized site reports. Marketing executives geotarget advertising. Supply chain managers reroute shipments quickly<\/a> when disruptions occur.\r\n\r\nThese functions often start with information on where assets and customers are located. But such data tends to be siloed in EAM, CRM<\/a>, or ERP systems and can\u2019t easily be connected and analyzed.\r\n\r\nTop CIOs have overseen implementations that connect GIS to these enterprise systems to tap multiple data sources, delivering insightful analytics and visualizations across the enterprise<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe CIO of one natural gas company<\/a> led a GIS-based overhaul that empowered IT professionals to become strategic partners to the C-suite and LOBs. GIS provided executives with real-time visibility after a tornado strike, equipped work crews with mobile apps to access repair details from any location, and improved the speed and accuracy of market assessments through smart maps. From maintenance to marketing to sales, decision-makers across the enterprise relied on one system for the data and insight they needed.\r\n

Setting CIOs and IT up for Strategic Success<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWith enterprise GIS, CIOs deliver technology tailored to a business unit\u2019s workflows while gaining a centralized system for managing location information and a way to satisfy business needs without purchasing new point solutions.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, CIOs plan not only to increase their strategic role across the enterprise, but also to become more involved in redesigning business processes, according to the Foundry study. GIS, with its diverse applications and high configurability, can be an ally in realizing these goals and supporting the ever-evolving needs of business units."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nCIOs Look to Advise Lines of Business, Consolidate Tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As CIOs look to strengthen their role as strategic advisers, they\u2019re prioritizing software that solves problems in multiple business areas.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/cios-advise\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CIOs Step Up as Advisers to the Enterprise\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As CIOs look to strengthen their role as strategic advisers, they\u2019re 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