There’s a lot weighing on today’s CIOs. Their job is no longer a matter of keeping business tech running — it’s a matter of knowing which technology could catapult their company (or their nearest competitor) to success. That task is made even more difficult in the new era of disruptive technologies, when technology has the potential to play as large of a role — if not larger — in a company’s growth as the actual product or service it offers.
It was one of the most over-used buzzwords in the tech industry last year, so one might get the false impression that “disruption” is a trend rather than a radical shift in today’s business game.
In a time when some companies are still struggling to provide free Wi-Fi and update their “chip” machines, it’s clear that 2017 will prove to be the year when the digital revolution truly separates leaders from followers (i.e. winners from losers) in nearly every industry.It was one of the most over-used buzzwords in the tech industry last year, so one might get the false impression that “disruption” is a trend rather than a radical shift in today’s business game. But as one writer so accurately states, today’s advanced technology has made disruptions “more powerful and more frequent”