Achieving and sustaining success in the current environment of unprecedented marketplace innovation means CIOs being constantly alert to new and exciting trends that provide business and technological opportunities, whilst under budget constraints.

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A large number of Asia Pacific CEOs see their organisations as ‘pioneers’ or ‘fast followers’ in adopting business- and IT-led innovation, according to a recent survey by Gartner.

According to Gartner, the age of a locked-down IT system is disappearing rapidly, with total control of technology by IT fading away as more of the workforce chooses to use their own devices and applications for business purposes. This disruptive trend presents some great opportunities for enterprise architects.

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