Logicalis Global Survey: CIOs Worldwide Target Legacy IT in Push for Digital Transformation

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the results of a new Logicalis global survey, CIOs around the globe are more determined than ever to achieve digital transformation within their organizations despite setbacks experienced over the past year. Logicalis, an international IT solutions and managed services provider (www.us.logicalis.com) is making the survey results available online at our website. Download a copy of the 2017/2018 Logicalis Global CIO Survey here: http://ow.ly/jVfZ30gzqws.

The survey, which polled 890 CIOs across 23 countries, unearthed surprising findings this year. Although CIOs are determined to achieve digital transformation, optimism about their strides toward success has waned over the last 12 months. While only 11 percent report their organizations have "no desire" for transformation, those that ideologically embrace digital transformation have made only minimal advancements to date:

• Just 5 percent classify their organizations as "digital innovators," down from 6 percent in last year's survey.
• Fewer CIOs (19 percent) see their organizations as early adopters today, a step back from last year's 22 percent.
• However, the proportion of CIOs that characterize themselves as part of an early majority with digital transformation rose from 45 percent last year to 49 percent this year, illustrating that, despite difficulties, IT leaders are moving ahead with digital transformation plans.

Overcoming Difficulties
The main barriers to delivering digital transformation, CIOs say, include complexity, cost, culture, skills and security issues.  Notably, 44 percent of CIOs cite the complexity of legacy technology as their top obstacle, while 50 percent point to cost, 56 percent name organizational culture as their largest issue, 34 percent say it's a lack of skills, and 32 percent identify security as their biggest hurdle.

Far from discouraged, CIOs around the world have big plans for overcoming these digital transformation barriers:

• 51 percent say they plan to replace and/or adapt existing infrastructure.
• 51 percent plan to attempt culture change within their organizations.
• 38 percent will address skills shortages through increased training and development.
• 31 percent expect to invest in extra security capabilities.

"The way businesses view technology is undergoing an exciting yet fundamental shift," says Vince DeLuca, CEO of Logicalis US.  "The goal behind technology is no longer simply about implementing and managing tools that enable people to do their jobs.  In a digitally transformed enterprise, it's about giving people access to the information they need to fuel business agility and growth and to empower collaboration that will create business models no one has yet imagined. Digital transformation is the foundation upon which this new way of doing business will be built, and as this year's Global CIO Survey indicates, IT leaders around the world not only recognize this, but they are determined to provide the platform their organizations need to embrace the change that is to come."

Want to Learn More?

• Download a copy of the 2017/2018 Logicalis Global CIO Survey, then access copies of Logicalis' four previous annual reports here: http://ow.ly/Hijd30gzqUX.
• Hear Logicalis US CEO Vince DeLuca discuss the IT transformation journey in this SmartPros WatchIT video: http://ow.ly/wqwq30gqBbD.
• Where does your organization stand on the road to digital transformation? Take our two-minute quiz to find out: http://ow.ly/2BTQ30gqARj.

About the Research
All figures were drawn from a survey of 890 CIOs and IT directors from mid-market organizations in 23 countries spanning Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international multi-skilled solution provider providing digital enablement services to help customers harness digital technology and innovative services to deliver powerful business outcomes.

Our customers cross industries and geographical regions; our focus is to engage in the dynamics of our customers' vertical markets including financial services, TMT (telecommunications, media and technology), education, healthcare, retail, government, manufacturing and professional services, and to apply the skills of our 4,000 employees in modernizing key digital pillars, data center and cloud services, security and network infrastructure, workspace communications and collaboration, data and information strategies, and IT operation modernization.

We are the advocates for our customers for some of the world's leading technology companies including Cisco, HPE, IBM, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and ServiceNow.

The Logicalis Group has annualized revenues of over $1.5 billion from operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa. It is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the LSE, with revenues of over $4 billion.

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