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type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <div class="entry-content"> <section id="media-text-block_6cf88064349a807e618a14a18fd39c8d" class="media-text custom-block contain white-back black-text image"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 large-order-2" > <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp?w=1024&h=576&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-2024-image" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp 1024w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp?resize=18,10 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/state-of-the-cio-2024-image.webp?resize=89,50 89w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 large-order-1 large-6 "> <h6><span style="font-weight: 400">Research</span></h6> <h1>State of the CIO</h1> <p class="p1">Foundry’s 23rd annual State of the CIO survey aims to understand how the CIO role is evolving and helps to define the 2024 CIO agenda. Results are based on 875 heads of IT and 251 line of business respondents.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="sticky-start"> <section id="sticky-cta-block_4447eda308a64db57ee0e0d737277f2c" class="sticky-cta custom-block show-for-medium orange-back"> <div class="wrapper"> <div> <h4>Read the full State of the CIO executive summary</h4> </div> <div> <a class="button-link standard-cta left" href="https://resources.foundryco.com/download/state-of-the-cio-executive-summary-2024" target="_blank" role="button"> Get the report <span class="screen-reader-text">External link</span> </a> </div> </div> </section> </div> <section id="stats-block-block_02494456780baaf0b5a3b522445eb43d" class="stats-block custom-block yellow default"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="the-stats grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="single-stat-entry cell small-12 large-4"> <div class="positioner"> <div class="display-1">88%</div> <div class="color-break"></div> <span class="stat-under"><p>of CIOs say that their role is becoming more digital and innovation focused</p> </span> </div> </div> <div class="single-stat-entry cell small-12 large-4"> <div class="positioner"> <div class="display-1">87%</div> <div class="color-break"></div> <span class="stat-under"><p>of CIOs are more involved in leading digital transformation initiatives compared to their business counterparts</p> </span> </div> </div> <div class="single-stat-entry cell small-12 large-4"> <div class="positioner"> <div class="display-1">85%</div> <div class="color-break"></div> <span class="stat-under"><p>of CIOs agree that the CIO is becoming a changemaker, increasingly leading business and technology initiatives</p> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-key-findings">Key findings</h2> <section id="media-text-block_282e72be84e66ec29834d62e43501b64" class="media-text custom-block contain white-back black-text image"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 " > <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img decoding="async" width="600" height="350" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_stat-79_600x600-1.png?w=600&h=350&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-CIO-role" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_stat-79_600x600-1.png 600w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_stat-79_600x600-1.png?resize=300,175 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_stat-79_600x600-1.png?resize=18,12 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_stat-79_600x600-1.png?resize=86,50 86w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 "> <h4>Tech leaders have stronger ties to the business</h4> <p>In order to have an effective technology purchase process, the partnership between CIOs and the business must be solid. Over 3/4 of heads of IT say they have a strong educational partnership with their CEO and board of directors, indicating the CIO’s value is increasing enough to educate the business on the technology landscape and what’s appropriate for their organization. Line of business respondents equally agreed.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="media-text-block_235d47917adc7b7d5522f4ac5ac812f3" class="media-text custom-block contain white-back black-text image"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 large-order-2" > <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img decoding="async" width="500" height="343" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_budget-pie_600x600-1-e1707926680120.png?w=500&h=343&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-budget-growth" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_budget-pie_600x600-1-e1707926680120.png 500w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_budget-pie_600x600-1-e1707926680120.png?resize=300,206 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_budget-pie_600x600-1-e1707926680120.png?resize=18,12 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_budget-pie_600x600-1-e1707926680120.png?resize=73,50 73w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 large-order-1 large-6 "> <h4>CIOs stay optimistic about budgets in 2024</h4> <p>Despite some economic ups and downs of the last year, technology has proven to be a constant necessity in order to drive the business forward. Fifty-four percent of CIOs anticipate budget increases this year with 35% expecting IT investments to remain the same. Those growing their IT budgets are doing so because of the need for security improvements (38%), for keeping pace with the rising costs of technology and services (35%), and investment in emerging technologies like AI (34%.)</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="media-text-block_0593b0e0e3908b9d4c78763303fc0ed6" class="media-text custom-block contain white-back black-text image"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 " > <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="450" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_ai-focus_600x450_v2.png?w=600&h=450&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-ai-focus" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_ai-focus_600x450_v2.png 600w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_ai-focus_600x450_v2.png?resize=300,225 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_ai-focus_600x450_v2.png?resize=16,12 16w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/C-WS_state-of-the-cio_ai-focus_600x450_v2.png?resize=67,50 67w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 large-6 "> <h4>The AI frenzy puts the CIO to work</h4> <p>Jumping up from 55% in 2023, 80% of CIOs say that they will be more involved in AI/machine learning over the next year. They are tasked with working closely with the business on formulating AI apps (71%) and researching and evaluating possible AI additions to the technology stack (80%). More than half of CIOs said IT and LOB are aligned on the adoption and use of generative AI, in particular.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="image-gallery-block_a2473f82876a5784becde671d07d9cf5" class="image-gallery custom-block"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="gallery-feed"> <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1400" height="787" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_001.png?w=1400&h=787&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-slide-1" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_001.png 3000w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_001.png?resize=300,169 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_001.png?resize=768,432 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_001.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, 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89w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> </figure> </div> <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1400" height="787" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?w=1400&h=787&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="state-of-the-cio-slide-7-ai-and-security" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png 3000w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=300,169 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=768,432 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, 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src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?w=640" class="attachment-landscape-grid size-landscape-grid" alt="state-of-the-cio-slide-7-ai-and-security" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png 3000w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=300,169 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=768,432 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=18,10 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/199703_result_rotated_007.png?resize=1400,788 1400w, 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sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </figure> </div> <h4 class="cell-title">State of the CIO in North America</h4> <p>Who is the North American CIO?</p> <div> <a class="inline-link left" href="https://foundryco.com/tools-for-marketers/state-of-the-cio-north-america/" target="" role="button"> Learn more <span class="screen-reader-text">External link</span> </a> <svg width="25" height="14" viewBox="0 0 25 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M22.0901 7.40793H0.5V6.592H22.0933L17.0228 1.57695L17.6061 1L23.3808 6.71152L23.5 6.99997L23.3775 7.28847L17.6028 13L17.0195 12.423L22.0901 7.40793Z" fill="black" stroke="black"/> </svg> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6 large-4 simple "> <div class="foundry-media-wrap"> <figure> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/State-of-the-CIO_EMEA_WS_1600x900.webp?w=768&h=432&crop=1" class="attachment-landscape size-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/State-of-the-CIO_EMEA_WS_1600x900.webp 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/State-of-the-CIO_EMEA_WS_1600x900.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/State-of-the-CIO_EMEA_WS_1600x900.webp?resize=18,10 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/State-of-the-CIO_EMEA_WS_1600x900.webp?resize=89,50 89w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /> </figure> </div> <h4 class="cell-title">State of the CIO in EMEA</h4> <p>Marketing to EMEA CIOs?</p> <div> <a class="inline-link left" href="https://foundryco.com/tools-for-marketers/state-of-the-cio-emea/" target="" role="button"> View this infographic <span class="screen-reader-text">External link</span> </a> <svg width="25" height="14" viewBox="0 0 25 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M22.0901 7.40793H0.5V6.592H22.0933L17.0228 1.57695L17.6061 1L23.3808 6.71152L23.5 6.99997L23.3775 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https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CIO-Social-Image-1X.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CIO-Social-Image-1X.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CIO-Social-Image-1X.webp?resize=18,10 18w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CIO-Social-Image-1X.webp?resize=89,50 89w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> </figure> </div> <h4 class="cell-title">CIOs Emerge as Champions of Change in 2024 State of the CIO Survey</h4> <p>23rd annual survey illuminates AI, security and key transformations elevating the role of the CIO.</p> <div> <a class="inline-link left" href="https://foundryco.com/news/state-of-the-cio-2024/" target="" role="button"> CIOs Emerge as Champions of Change <span class="screen-reader-text">External link</span> </a> <svg width="25" height="14" viewBox="0 0 25 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M22.0901 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