DECEMBER 2022CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8IN MYOPINIONOrganizations, big and small, have entered a potentially long and perfect storm. Leaders of these enterprises are facing a confluence of structural uncertainty - geopolitical, economic, and existential - each reinforcing the other. Nevertheless, for most enterprises, this is an opportune time to focus on strengthening core competencies and becoming more efficient. Besides building resiliency in their business model, navigating successfully through the turbulence will require maturing and mastering technology capabilities in three key areas ­data-driven decisions, automation at scale, and zero-trust security.With increasing market and competitive pressures, access to the right data at the right time is critical to delivering exceptional customer experiences as well as providing valuable business insights. However, data that is complete, current, and accurate is imperfectly accessible in most organizations. Real-time decisions and actions require data hosted in multiple locations, stored in different formats, and sometimes only available through intermediaries under restrictive conditions. Combined with data privacy and regulatory requirements, addressing these challenges requires rethinking where and how data is captured, processed, and stored.A data architecture that supports consistent data capabilities across the organization's network ­on-premises and multiple cloud environments­is needed. The right data should be available "on the tap" at the right time and in the right place. There should be no expensive movement of data to perform analytics; different business units should own and manage their data without having to Shanker V SelvaduraiSHANKER V SELVADURAI, VICE PRESIDENT AND CTO, IBM TECHNOLOGY, ASIA PACIFICNAVIGATING THE STORM: KEY TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TO MASTER
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