| | April 20178CIOReviewIn My OpinionResponsive Web DevelopmentGerard Pento, CIO, Wilson ElserBy Role of a CIO CIOs today have a lot on their plate; they need to blend business understanding with technological expertise to become a trusted strategic technology adviser to the business. The most sought-after CIOs are those who can provide meaningful technical direction when designing an IT solution, and provide meaningful input in the C-suite boardroom. A CIO is expected to be an evangelist for technology transformation and innovation, provide high-level technology road maps from a strategic perspective, and ensure successful solution delivery from a tactical perspective. CIOs need to deliver technology services that are "better, faster and cheaper" while focusing on return on investment, all at the same time. Recent Trends in Web-Development LandscapeIf there is any doubt about the pervasiveness of technology in our lives, we need only look at the proliferation over the past few years of the IoT (Internet of Things) and mobile connected devices. The ability to stay connected from a personal and professional perspective, and as a consumer from a commercial perspective, emphasizes the importance of designing web solutions and services that work with a variety of platforms, devices, operating systems, and software clients. Web developers need to think even more about the "Use Case" for what they are building from the end-client's perspective to envision how and where the solutions they are building could be used. Developers also need to design web sites and individual web services in a way that permits access by and reuse in multiple types of connected devices and digital channels. Web site design should consider a responsive user interface that will display appropriately across a variety of devices and user clients, and consider the amount of data that needs to be processed and displayed from a client-side and server-side performance perspective. While there is certainly risk in forgoing native device and user interface functionality when catering to the least common denominator of device display capability, the commercial aspects of the new services will tend to drive the funding for and level of investment in developing custom display and end-user functionality for each type of user device. Gerard Pento
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