IT should be focused on new digital technologies. Things like IOT, Machine Learning, AI, Advanced Data Analytics and many more; technologies that make for a better, market differentiating products and services and technologies that help companies reach new target markets; technologies that promote top line business growth.

Those individuals with a strong technical background as well as a good understanding on how the business operates.....man, those people are golden!  Stop having them focus on network and compute infrastructure support.  Have them focus their technology acumen on new business initiatives.