FEBRUARY 2019CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM 19f my memory serves me correctly, my first computer was an IBM XT with a 10Mb hard drive, twin floppy drives and 64K of RAM! And while it felt like the ultimate in technology innovation at the time, I now recognize perhaps its best feature was that booting from floppy drives gave me just enough time to make a cup of tea. Upon further reflection, it also made me think about the current challenges we face when deciding how to be innovative in a world changing so quickly.Think about it: we're constantly inundated with products and services all of which claim to revolutionize our projects and day to day business operations. This week the hot topic is containerization, next week I have to use AI or my business is going nowhere. And, regardless of the timing, if I don't strive to be at the forefront of all things tech and innovation, staff retention and sales suffer.So, it often feels like innovation is at a crossroads. We either create it through controlled research and careful planning or we innovate for innovation's sake. Not for the sake of our business, our people or our customers. Either way, it's unavoidable. But therein lies the challenge: Don't Innovatefor Innovation's SakecIoinsightsJOHN RODEN, CIO, BRUNNERI
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