Disruptions in business models, technology, and work force have led to new challenges for CIOs and technology leaders. The business starts to see technology cost rise due to increased need and not mismanagement thus forming a circle.

CIOs cope with five generations of workers: digital natives, digital immigrants, digital vagabonds, digital voyeurs, and analog holdouts.

Workers bring different values on how to work, where to work, what to work on, when to work, and why they work.

Many CIO can form strategic relationships with revenue producing portions of the business.

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