computerwoche.de

Archiv

Panel: Future CIOs will have careers blending non-tech roles with traditional IT duties

23.05.2012
Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis, according to panelists who spoke at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Consumer and CIOs need to support them while considering their security risks, said speakers who participated in a Tuesday discussion on the challenges facing future CIOs.

IT departments can "either support [the bring-your-own-device trend] or be a receiver of the fallout," said Rob Stefanic, CIO of Sensata Technology.

Sensata "set the tone without understanding the consequences" of mobile devices after adopting a cloud-based collaboration tool in 2007 and having employees access it with hardware besides a desktop.

The company, which makes sensors and controls for industrial use, practices a mobile security plan that focuses on ensuring the IT department can mitigate breach risks without locking down devices or blocking employee data access.

Mobile security decisions, though, impact more than how a company protects its assets, said Scott Penberthy, managing director, technology, at accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers.