8 Top Priorities For CIOs In 2022

The following key initiatives should be the focus for all IT leaders in 2022

The beginning of the year is when the whole world comes together with a new set of priorities. An IT leader's time is limited, and the requirement to prioritize high-priority issues from all the other things that clutter your day is a balancing act. John Edwards, a writer for CIO.com, has emphasized the top 8 priorities for CIOs in 2022 based on the thoughts from CIOs worldwide.

This is what he has written:

• CIOs need to cooperate with their fellow CISOs and other IT leaders to tackle the cybersecurity talent shortage. They should make developing and training a deep talent pool their top priority for 2022.

• Manual processes should be automated and digitalized.

• To build a thriving organizational culture, CIOs in 2022 should use automation to empower staff and create more efficient workflows.

• Committing to sustainability by developing strategies to save electricity, consume energy, and achieve carbon neutrality.

• CIOs should evaluate and integrate new cloud technologies.

• Business leaders need to take privacy seriously to protect the data of their employees, clients, and other business associates.

• As healthcare organizations continue to warn of new and existing virus variants, CIOs should ensure the safety of work-from-home and onsite employees.

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