DECEMBER 2019CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8IT SPACE: THE CURRENT STATE OF THE INDUSTRYBEN HAINES, CIO, VERIZON MEDIA (NYSE: VZ)In My ViewWhat are the major challenges that have been impacting the IT Space?Keeping up with a business's pace of growth is a constant task that never gets any easier. So the biggest challenge is around speed and making sure IT moves at the speed of the business. With the tech debt and archaic systems businesses today inherit, it can be difficult to move forward. Next to security, another key focus for IT professionals, the speed and efficiency of IT are two major challenges.What are the current market trends you see shaping the IT landscape?AI and machine learning definitely have huge potential to help business process and IT move things faster. Low/no code platforms are a great step forward in building a larger network of contributors to build business tools. With more declarative coding platforms you afford more people access to building business processes and tools with less reliance on engineers.In an interview with CIO Applications for a special edition of Visitor Management, BEN HAINES, CIO, VERIZON MEDIA, explains that, "You need to understand you're running a business and not IT and approach it from that aspect. So, how do we move IT at the speed of business?". Haines is specialized in Transforming IT and Business
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