IT leadership evolves from traditional IT management to strategic orchestration of digital business initiatives, driven by the emergence of AI agents. It emphasises the need for IT leaders to drive innovation, manage risks, optimise costs, and prepare their organisations for an AI-driven future through integrated strategies and workforce enablement.
This IDC InfoBrief "The New CIO/CTO Agenda in the Age of Agents: From IT Modernization to Digital Business Orchestration”, sponsored by Salesforce, reveals key learnings for CIOs and CTOs. It highlights challenges and guidance for successful AI adoption.
What’s inside:
- Evolved Leadership: CIOs/CTOs orchestrate digital initiatives, managing innovation, risk, and costs.
- Efficiency Impact: 97% of EMEA CIOs use AI Agents to revolutionise operations.
- Overcoming Hurdles: Only 13% of GenAI PoCs reach production. Success needs clear objectives and cost control.
- Investment Focus: Prioritise data quality, security and upskilling for AI readiness.
- C-suite Synergy: Drive unified AI strategies via cross-functional collaboration, focusing on outcomes.
- Strategic Foundation: Build integrated digital architecture, foster human-agent collaboration, adopt composable AI.
Download the full IDC InfoBrief for comprehensive insights!
