Leading CIOs are working to escape the grip of outdated IT, which is impeding their efforts to compete in the digital economy. Why? It’s hard to be a digital innovator if your technology is anchored in the past. Plus, the IT staffers who know how to run the old systems are retiring.
My IDC report on “Breaking Free of Legacy Systems” ($$$$) identifies the best practices of three CIOs: Michael Macrie, senior vice president and CIO at Land O’Lakes Inc.; Kevin Steele, CIO at the National Restaurant Association; and Anil Cheriyan, then-CIO at SunTrust Banks Inc.
The report covers how CIOs can:
- Educate the C-suite about technical debt
- Analyze legacy system costs and risks, then prioritize modernization
- Develop roadmaps for modernizing legacy systems
- Manage the IT talent issues: recruitment, retraining, and retirement
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