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Managing all of your technology under one consolidated umbrella is the 77th reason to go beyond TEM and manage the Enterprise Digital Footprint™.

Protecting your data and managing security risks is the 74th reason to go beyond TEM and manage the enterprise digital footprint.

Managing IoT services and the costs that come with it is the 60th reason to go beyond TEM and manage the enterprise digital footprint.

As a CIO, you face increasing pressures to digitally transform the enterprise, while juggling a full list of responsibilities. According to a CIO census survey done in late 2017, some of the key drivers of digital transformation include things like;

As the future of IT continues to progress, the role that the IT department plays becomes increasingly important, and increasingly demanding. We know that, as a CIO, your role is constantly changing and expanding. You might typically focus on having an overall responsibility for the IT of the entire organization, with a central task of keeping things running smoothly.

When it comes to purchasing new technology and investing in new systems, two particular individuals play a key role in the decision making process; the CFO and the CIO. IT priorities have been fluctuating over the past decade, and choosing where to invest requires a team effort. The CFO and CIO want to work together, and their ultimate goal is to participate in and lead the growth of the company. However, their roles within an organization are quite different. Chief Financial Officers want to make investment decisions with the cost and the return at the top of mind. The Chief Information Officer wants to invest based on software and technologies with the greatest potential for business transformation. In order to make effective decisions, the process must be business-focused, and more importantly, must incorporate the perspective of both of these C-Levels in order to maximize the benefits.

A Changing Landscape

The Telecom Expense Management (TEM) industry has reached a crossroad.  Market gorillas are looking to grow, and are doing so through acquisitions and mergers. I would like to raise whether these roll-ups have served their customers as well as it has served their financial backers. Or if the focus really is on building a great company or simply flipping it to the next buyer. By contrast, at Cimpl, we are continuing to invest in creating more value for customers through in-house development, built on the backbone of our already well-established platform.

The New ‘‘Workplace’’

The role of the CFO is in hyper-drive. The forward thinking headlines are leading CFOs to unchartered territories in an economy that is unstable and uncertain. How will CFOs deliver tomorrow’s company today? Where will growth come from in 2017? Will it be through revenues or increase in operational profitability?

Today’s leaders are constantly under pressure to get more out of less. With uneasy economic conditions and an uncertain future, running a business draws upon unique and unexpected challenges. In order for the engine of the business to keep moving, risks must be mitigated, uncertainties must be diminished, and most importantly, costs must be kept low. 

    What is an artificial intelligence? Although we often hear about them, artificial intelligences are rather misunderstood by the majority of people. Let us try and explain what they are and where they come from. The idea of an artificial intelligence was first presented by a team of American scientists in 1956 during the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence [wikipedia]. Two main points came out of this presentation: