| | MARCH 201919CIOReviewWhen I am asked about the challenges facing IT leaders I often say managing technology is an evolutionary process designed to achieve revolutionary results. We want to maintain an efficient, secure environment that builds on our existing infrastructure, and if we get it right our people can do amazing things that were scarcely imaginable just a few years ago.There's no better example of this than the growth in our use of collaboration tools. Velcro Companies has manufacturing facilities in seven countries and sales, customer service and product development offices around the globe. Our competitive edge lies in our ability to stay close to customers, understand their needs and work across borders and functions to develop amazing new products. Collaboration is vital to that process, and technology plays a key role. As a recent example, a new cloud hosted global video system has made possible even greater levels of collaboration. We held our annual global strategy meeting this year entirely by video. Instead of months of planning, scheduling and complex travel arrangements-and days of jet lag for some attendees­we held YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION: IT CHALLENGES TODAY By Richard Berry, Global VP, Velcro Companies
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