{"id":11299,"date":"2020-08-21T10:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=11299"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:25:49","slug":"cio-watercooler-roundtable-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/cio-watercooler-roundtable-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from the CIO Watercooler: A Roundtable Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout July, RingCentral powered CIO Watercooler\u2019s Digital Boardroom sessions<\/a>. Digital Boardroom is a series of roundtable events on the state of digital in modern businesses.<\/p>\n

The roundtables covered topics from the typical role of the IT leader to post-pandemic infrastructures and how to adapt to the new landscape. Technology leaders from a variety of organisations delved into the details of how to adjust to the new normal and build upon the momentous change which the global pandemic has triggered in the world of business technology.<\/p>\n

Touching on some of our favourite topics, we\u2019ve expanded on some of our key takeaways from the CIO Watercooler roundtables in terms of how to survive and thrive through the ongoing pandemic and its aftermath.<\/p>\n

Maintaining the momentum of change<\/h2>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic proved there are many benefits to working from home. For employees, an improved work-life balance and more flexibility during the lockdown period means their expectations of the workplace in a post-lockdown world have changed. The recent influx of remote working<\/a> has helped to break the stigma around remote working as a more \u2018informal\u2019 way of working, with employers now recognising its advantages and planning forward for a more remote-first approach in the future.<\/p>\n

Tech leaders looking forward into a somewhat tumultuous economy must therefore keep their eye on the ball, plan strategically and focus on making smarter investments so as not to fall behind the curve.<\/p>\n

With employees now possessing more control over their tech applications and how they work, IT leaders need to take a steer from working groups to figure out a new approach to avoid a surge in shadow IT, taking the lead in enabling staff to work effectively and collaboratively.<\/p>\n

It is now expected that employers will implement the technologies which can help to drive their success during the next two years whilst also keeping employees safe and engaged on a daily basis, whether they work from home, the office, or a combination of both.<\/p>\n

Advising on ways to plan the best infrastructure for your business John O’Donovan, CTO at Allen and Overy says:<\/p>\n

\u201cBuild from simple scalable blocks that are used consistently to create patterns that solve our problems over and over again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t