Dive Brief:
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The CIO role is shifting to focus on infrastructure, innovation, integration and intelligence, according to Ginna Raahauge, the new CIO of Informatica and a veteran of both Riverbed and Cisco.
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Although the role of CIOs is evolving, most still need to keep an eye on traditional concerns like infrastructure maintenance and support.
- Most importantly, CIOs need to keep a pulse on talent to survive in the evolving IT landscape, Raahague told CIO.com.
Dive Insight:
"IT these days really is about how we drive innovation," Raahauge said.
To survive, CIOs must focus on acquiring and developing talent as well as creating a culture of innovation internally. While technical depth is good, Raahauge said broad skills — like employees who become more predictive and hypothetical in their thinking — are the skills of the future that will become important and highly rewarded.
