LACK OF STAFF LACK OF SKILLS LACK OF TOOLS CRITICAL COMPONENT for IT Transformation BIGGEST BARRIERS for IT Transformation 86% OF CxOS AGREE that culture is critical to success. 2 Long Live IT IT is Dead Culture is the key to transforming from cost center to value creator. FOUNDED ON COST CENTER SKILLS FOCUSED ON BUSINESS VALUE TODAY’S IT DEPARTMENT TOMORROW’S IT DREAM TEAM is scrambling to meet basic expectations outsources cost center skills in order to focus on innovation The focus on these cost center skills leaves internal customers feeling like their IT department is... Break-fix requests Menial support Too many specialties TOO RESTRICTED! OVER- EXTENDED! TOO SLOW! Business transformation is undoubtedly IT’s top trend. Driven by increased competition, rising customer demand, and rapidly changing technology, 93% of US-based multinational companies are changing their business models to stay competitive. 1 For any change to be successful, however, companies must overcome their internal barriers and leave behind the traditional culture of IT. WE ARE SWAMPED Swamped and over-extended IT Inability to help internal customers Internal customers resort to Shadow IT HOW CAN WE BREAK THIS HABIT? PARTNER WITH THE RIGHT PROVIDER. Internal support Daily upkeep Troubleshooting Innovate Compete for business Sell IT capabilities Outsourcing your cost center IT skills frees your IT staff to... ENABLE TECHNOLOGY! SOLVE PROBLEMS! CREATE VALUE! Outsourcing with managed service provider IT can innovate and assist internal resources Create business value and eliminate Shadow IT + A CenturyLink Partnership Enables IT Transformation According to IDG Research, “IT executives expect a growing percentage of their time to be dedicated to new initiatives/strategy over the next 2 years, and that security and hybrid IT environment expertise” are “the most sought after skills they expect their organizations will engage outside resources to provide.” 3 CenturyLink is an industry recognized leader 4 in managed hosting, colocation and Cloud/IaaS delivering transformational IT services to businesses and enterprises worldwide. ¹ Source: KPMG, Organizational Design and Managing Change in IT Transformation Efforts, October, 2014. 2 Source: Strategy&, Culture’s Role in Enabling Organizational Change, 2014. 3 Source: IDG Research, Market Pulse Research: Managed IT Services, May 2015. 4 Sources: #1 managed hosting (Frost and Sullivan), #2 colocation provider (Telegeography), #3 cloud/IaaS (Gartner Magic Quadrant) Change Agent Skills Cost Center Skills Cost Center Skills + COST CENTER VALUE CREATOR Culture of REACTION Culture of INNOVATION Until these barriers to IT transformation can be overcome, the necessary cultural shift cannot occur. Let’s take a look at how today’s IT barriers block tranformation and create a Culture of Reaction, while tomorrow’s solutions create value and build a Culture of Innovation. TODAY’S IT: TOMORROW’S IT: MANAGED SERVICES PROVIDER: Discover How Hybrid IT Empowers Your Business Learn key strategies for crafting an approach that meets your company needs. VIEW THE EBOOK › 706071715 - long-live-IT-infographic-if150811

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Page 1: COMPONENT 86 OF CxOS AGREE - CenturyLink · ¹ Source: KPMG, Organizational Design and Managing Change in IT Transformation Efforts, October, 2014. 2 Source: Strategy&, Culture’s

LACK OF STAFF LACK OF SKILLS LACK OF TOOLS

CRITICALCOMPONENTfor IT Transformation

BIGGESTBARRIERSfor IT Transformation

86%OF CxOS AGREEthat culture is critical to success.2

Long Live ITIT is Dead

Culture is the key to transforming from cost center to value creator.

FOUNDED ON COST CENTER SKILLS FOCUSED ON BUSINESS VALUE

TODAY’S IT DEPARTMENT

TOMORROW’S ITDREAM TEAM

is scrambling to meetbasic expectations

outsources cost center skillsin order to focus on innovation

The focus on these cost center skills leaves internal customers feeling like their IT department is...

Break-fix requestsMenial supportToo many specialties

TOORESTRICTED!

OVER-EXTENDED!

TOOSLOW!

Business transformation is undoubtedly IT’s top trend.

Driven by increased competition, rising customer demand, and rapidly changing technology, 93% of US-based multinational companies are changing their business models to stay competitive.1 For any change to be successful, however, companies must over-come their internal barriers and leave behind the traditional culture of IT.

WE ARESWAMPED

Swamped and over-extended IT

Inability tohelp internalcustomers

Internal customersresort to

Shadow IT

HOW CAN WE BREAK THIS HABIT? PARTNER WITH THE RIGHT PROVIDER.

Internal supportDaily upkeepTroubleshooting

InnovateCompete for businessSell IT capabilities

Outsourcing your cost center IT skills frees your IT staff to...

ENABLETECHNOLOGY!

SOLVEPROBLEMS!

CREATEVALUE!

Outsourcing withmanaged service

provider

IT can innovate and assist internal

resources

Create businessvalue and eliminate

Shadow IT

A CenturyLink Partnership Enables IT Transformation

According to IDG Research, “IT executives expect a growing percentage of their time to be dedicated to new initiatives/strategy over the next 2 years, and that security and hybrid IT environment expertise” are “the most sought after skills they expect their organizations will engage outside resources to provide.”3 CenturyLink is an industry recognized leader4 in managed hosting, colocation and Cloud/IaaS delivering transformational IT services to businesses and enterprises worldwide.

¹ Source: KPMG, Organizational Design and Managing Change in IT Transformation Efforts, October, 2014. 2 Source: Strategy&, Culture’s Role in Enabling Organizational Change, 2014.

3 Source: IDG Research, Market Pulse Research: Managed IT Services, May 2015.4 Sources: #1 managed hosting (Frost and Sullivan), #2 colocation provider (Telegeography), #3 cloud/IaaS (Gartner Magic Quadrant)

Change Agent SkillsCost Center SkillsCost Center Skills

COST CENTER VALUE CREATOR

Culture of REACTION

Culture of INNOVATION

Until these barriers to IT transformation can be overcome, the necessary cultural shift cannot occur.

Let’s take a look at how today’s IT barriers block tranformation and create a Culture of Reaction, while tomorrow’s solutions create value and build a Culture of Innovation.

TODAY’S IT: TOMORROW’S IT: MANAGED SERVICES PROVIDER:

Discover How Hybrid IT Empowers Your Business

Learn key strategies for crafting an approach that meets your company needs.

VIEW THE EBOOK ›

706071715 - long-live-IT-infographic-if150811

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