IT trends important to CIOs

Both the migration to service-oriented architectures (SOA) and the introduction of lean-manufacturing principles to data center operations are trends CIOs should keep an eye on, according to a recent McKinsey Quarterly report. According to the survey, nearly half of CIOs are planning to implement SOAs this year to integrate more effectively with external trading partners. The fast spread of SOAs means it will be easier to integrate enterprise systems from different organizations. Applying lean principles to improve data center operations is another important trend, moving out of its traditional manufacturing role into IT services.

Read more about these two important IT trends:
- read the blog at CIO Weblog