1. Your CEO is ready to be convinced about the merits of cloud
solutions. He just needs to be reminded about its power to achieve
tactical transformations. Here are seven things you can say to him.
IT is no longer just the digital plumbing of the business. We can
now manage data better, collaborate better, and grow in new markets
via cloud. We can also build you that bespoke KPI dashboard app
youve asked for. Remind him that technology should change the game,
not get in the way. Cloud will bring our board closer to customers
and that will mean our people are always on tap while on the road.
Plus we can share the latest internet trends in real time. Tell him
that the business can be made more flexible and productive. The
customer has more power and influence than ever. Deeper, data-led
customer insights will make us more responsive and enable us to
offer services others cant. Yes, foresight and science, finally
coming together. Promise that he will know what customers think and
want before they do. Helping our people collaborate better will
strengthen ties between departments and empower our frontline to do
more for customers. And if they refuse, the next time you suggest
replacing them with machines wouldnt be just an idle threat. Stress
the merits of a more open and networked workforce. Well be more
robust in the cloud with less service downtime and better data
security. Also, you wont have to identify scapegoats as often in
future. Main source: IBMs Leading Through Connections: Insights
from the Global Chief Executive Officer Study Tell him he wont have
to worry about securing customer data and precious IP. Others will
use technology to disrupt our business unless we beat them to it.
Putting cloud at the centre of the business will give us the tools
and flexibility to exploit the opportunities technology offers. I
can see you being interviewed by major publications about it
already. Remind him the business must master technology or be at
the mercy of rivals. We can transform our supply chain by sharing
more information with partners. By working with sector peers on
co-operative projects via cloud. Your higher industry profile will
also mean gushing magazine profiles and brand new opportunities.
Tap his desire for external partnerships. The Career-Advancement
Playbook: Cloud Edition. ibm.com/cloud-computing/in/en/ This is
cloud on a Smarter Planet.