Category Archives: IT Leadership

As we enter the new decade, Chris Gabriel, Director of Technology for Logicalis UK, looks at some of the biggest trends impacting businesses and the technology industry. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have become a staple and responsible part of modern enterprises’ leadership. This year, as the capabilities of technology improve businesses’ efficiencies, CIOs’ decisions carry […]

Our first report from this year’s research, ‘The Changing Role of the CIO’, found that 43% of CIOs are expected to contribute to revenue growth, an increase of 22% on the previous year. As such, the evolving role of the CIO appears to have led to the adoption of new technologies and innovation. The 2019 […]

The first report in our four-part series from the 7th Logicalis Global CIO Survey, ‘The Changing Role of the CIO’, discovered that digital transformations are driving major changes for CIOs. As well as managing the IT infrastructure, they are now also expected to contribute to the business by supporting business initiatives and revenue growth. As […]

Tom Bale, Business Development and Technical Director for Logicalis Channel Islands identifies 8 steps towards developing a cyber-security culture in your organisation. Cyber-security – everyone’s business Whether you realise or not, your employees are a critical part of your multi-layered defence against phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, and more. But do they actually appreciate the important […]

Joanne Nelson, VP International Marketing, Logicalis, looks at the technology user experience and its influence on brand perception. Marketing departments have long been key technology drivers – until recently with the consent of the IT department. The tech team have been more than happy to support laptops with PowerPoint installed, specialist marketing software and customer […]

With just 5% of CIOs stating that they have achieved full digital transformation, Bob Bailkoski, CFO  Logicalis Group, looks at five barriers to digital transformation in 2018 – and five ways CIOs plan to overcome them. Six months ago a Harvard Business Review (HBR) report – High-Performance Sourcing and Procurement, June 23 2017 – highlighted a […]

Mark Rogers, CEO at Logicalis Group, digs into the Logicalis Global CIO Survey 2017-2018 to pick out some of the major topics arising from the survey of 890 CIOs in 23 countries. The big themes emerging from this years survey break CIO priorities down across three areas that could be mistaken for business as usual: […]

Oliver Descoeudres from Logicalis Australia, outlines three strategies available to leaders to make enterprise innovation a reality. These include acquired innovation, organic innovation, and partner-led innovation.  1. Acquired innovation For many large corporations, acquisitions are the primary means to enterprise innovation. Taking over another company fast-tracks growth by granting the buyer immediate access to skills, […]

We’re in the midst of a series of blog posts, dissecting the results of the Logicalis Global CIO study. In this article, Fanni Vig looks at why big data analytics needs senior business sponsorship. There’s a reason why football teams need effective managers, why battalions need commanding officers and businesses need visionary CEOs: People with […]

Bob Bailkoski, Logicalis CFO, looks at what CFOs want from CIOs and how they can deliver. Digital technologies, such as big data, analytics, mobile and cloud, are now more closely connected to the financial health of organisations than ever before. It is vital, therefore, that IT and finance leaders get along. However, in many organisations a […]