(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Over 60 per cent of it decision makers in the uae believe an average time lapse of seven months exists between what the business wants and when it can deliver it recent vmware inc research has revealed.
this misalignment between business and it carries significant ramifications for the performance competitiveness and growth prospects of organisations. the reduced likelihood of company growth by revenue (41 per cent) reduced likelihood of innovation across all departments (38 per cent) and the risk of data theft or loss (34 per cent) were cited by it decision makers in the uae as the implications of the gap.
as companies in the uae grapple with the new era of it this gap can add to the growing pressure it is under. the research by vanson bourne commissioned by vmware finds that 77 per cent of it decision makers in the uae feel their department is under pressure from the ceo cto or board to modernise it in the next 12 months.
beyond the ongoing challenge of moving infrastructure to the cloud (46 per cent) these departments specifically have been tasked with implementing hybrid cloud (43 per cent) and increasing the mobility of the workforce (41 per cent).
“a lag of more than half a year between what the business in the uae expects of it and what it can deliver is huge. we cannot underplay the pressure it departments face in this new mobile cloud era as they balance a need to maximise value from existing systems alongside the necessity to deploy new technologies” said sam tayan regional director mena region vmware.
tayan added: “we’re hearing time and again that businesses see it as a driver of innovation; it has to be part of future not part of the furniture. organisations of all sizes need an it infrastructure that can scale up and down with business demand increase automation to reduce management burden and help improve productivity and support innovation. investment needs to shift so that it can genuinely impact the business and reduce the gap.”
— business?khaleejtimes.com
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