Aware Of What Tech Debt Costs Them, CIOs Still Can't Make It An IT Priority
CIO, Tuesday, August 6th, 2024
Talking about tech debt doesn't excite executives and board members, but CIOs can tackle it by tying legacy makeovers to more transformative projects.
It's among CIOs' most persistent and underdiscussed challenges: embracing innovative technologies without losing sight of mounting - and potentially crippling - technical debt.
Tech debt can take many forms - old applications, bloated code, and aging hardware among them - and while the issue often takes a back seat to innovation and new technology, it is on the minds of a lot of CIOs.