Efficient Ways to Manage Data and Make Effective Decisions

ACI CIO Ryan Fay is a regular contributor to CIO Review. See an excerpt of Fay’s recent article below, and read the full article on CIO Review.

To keep pace with evolving technological needs and trends, business activities must be conducted much more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. In pursuing this goal, CIOs look for a variety of solutions that can fulfill their IT requirements and help their organization overcome challenges, whether it’s creating a more efficient workflow to increase profitability or developing a minimum viable product (MVP).

Most companies today are shifting from a public to a private cloud, which means that integrating hardware solutions to securely store personally identifiable information (PII) is essential. ACI deals with sensitive employee assistance program and other employee benefits information, so we have a“security-first” approach to infrastructure – and less of a focus on speed – to protect crucial business information. Organizations need to implement business processes safely and strategically, with the ultimate goal of making things easier for users in the long term.