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• Top cloud strategy mistakes CIOs can’t help making

  IT leaders who don’t know how to blueprint for cloud success are in for frustration, failed implementations, and could-be cost catastrophe.

• 7 lies CIOs should never tell

  In leadership, lying is never a good thing, especially if you get caught. Here’s a rundown of whoppers CIOs often tell — and even believe ...

• 10 future trends for working with business leaders

  The IDC FutureScape team has turned its attention to CIOs’ relationship with business leaders to predict 10 winning digital business strategies for the years ahead.

• Why CIOs continue to invest in outsourcing despite the "warning signs"

  Talent shortages, a possible recession and the continued pace of digital transformation mean CIOs have to be vigilant in their approach to IT outsourcing.

• What IT will look like in 2025

  Forward-thinking CIOs are mapping out three-year plans that anticipate newly mainstreamed tech, blended teams, democratised IT, and more emphasis on integration, orchestration, and business results.

• What CIOs get wrong about optimisation

  Optimisation efforts too often fall afoul of an essential principle: To optimise the whole you must sub-optimise the parts.