One of my favorite hobbies is cooking, especially Italian and Asian are on the top of my menu list. But there is one area where I don't want to go and that's fusion kitchen. I like the pure flavors of les produits du terroir and blending two styles of cuisine feels a bit like committing adultery.
In the world of IT, fusion stands for something completely different: Business/IT fusion is about blending business and IT. Fusion goes further than alignment because alignment is still about a two-party system: business and IT. Fusion is a state of full convergence between the two - there are no more cultural, organizational and communication barriers, HR policies are aligned and technology becomes a recurrent topic on the business agenda.
For most CIOs, business/IT fusion will be a strategic imperative if they want to survive in tomorrow's corporate jungle. With the democratization and commoditization of technology, their role is at risk. Unfortunately, this also means that the role of the traditional IT organization is at risk.
Together with a large software vendor, we recently launched a series of exclusive workshops on this hot topic to help CIOs see the light. If you are a senior IT manager and you are interested in attending one of the workshops, just leave your email details and we will put you on the list.
