In the Industrial Revolution, you found the technology advances in the manufacturing industry. In the Digital Revolution, it's often the financial industry rushing to the fore. So when we can speak to the CIO of one of the world's top banks, we certainly cash in that opportunity. Carlos Goncalves is the global chief information officer for France-based Societe Generale. He also is speaking part of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo CIO Stories series in Barcelona. He joins the ThinkCast conversation with his insights on guiding digital transformation at a long-established, global financial institution.

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We're all moving to the Cloud in some way, but is your IT strategy keeping up with the journey? Cloud Computing must be a part of your IT strategy. Gartner says that by 2020, using the cloud will be the same as using the Internet in business today – it's just ingrained in what we do. Yet, many organizations are still adapting to how the Cloud impacts their business applications. Which applications do you put in the cloud? Which ones stay in-house? What are the implications for users, for security? Most importantly, is your IT strategy truly ready for the Cloud? Gartner analyst Alexander Drobik provides answers.

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CIOs have a new constituency to address -- the customer. With digital transformation, CIOs must actively get involved with improving the customer experience. Yet, many IT executives are not sure where to start in tackling this space. Gartner analyst Michael Maoz breaks down the roadblocks in the way of CIOs and how they can overcome them.

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CIOs and business leaders know that this is the time to make the jump to digital business. Yet, reworking your business strategy into a digital business strategy is not an easy feat. Gartner analyst Richard Hunter joins us from Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to look at what distinguishes a truly digital strategy and what steps you must take to put your organization on track for digital success.

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A CIO's mission can seem daunting -- lead the digital transformation, grow the business, inspire your team, stay ahead of the latest trends. Each year Gartner aims to point CIOs in the right direction with the top CIO resolutions. In this conversation, Gartner analysts Mark Raskino and Patrick Meehan revisit 2016's resolutions to show they can greatly shape your success for 2017 and beyond.

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A CIO's mission can seem daunting -- lead the digital transformation, grow the business, inspire your team, stay ahead of the latest trends. Each year Gartner aims to point CIOs in the right direction with the top CIO resolutions. In the second part of our conversation, Gartner analysts Mark Raskino and Patrick Meehan revisit 2016's resolutions to show they can greatly shape your success for 2017 and beyond.

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Digital Transformation is not simple or quick, and no CIO can handle it alone. Success requires a competent, motivated staff. World Health Organization CIO Marc Yves Touitou talks about how he helps his staff maximize their efforts in the face of daunting challenges, in the third and final part of our extended conversation with Mr. Touitou.

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The real key to digital transformation is not the data, apps or machines; it's the people. In the end, companies are trying to build a better customer experience, but renowned social influencer and customer relationship expert Tamara McCleary says too often we miss the mark because we forget to focus on the customer – the people. Ms. McCleary joins us at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo to dive into how we truly can achieve digital success by focusing on the customer, how to put the social back into social media – and why that's vital for any organization – and technology and marketing must come together to transform the enterprise.

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It turns out that IT really can help save the world. In this three-part conversation, World Health Organization CIO Marc Yves Touitou sees IT as a critical element in the WHO's efforts to respond to major disease epidemics and especially to determine where the next threat will develop. Find out how his experiences fighting the likes of Ebola and Zika yield leadership and crisis management best practices that can help you solve your most pressing IT challenges.

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Artificial intelligence is the real deal for seemingly every company out there. The big names, including Apple, IBM, Microsoft and Google, are investing large sums to get a competitive advantage on AI. The TV news magazine "60 Minutes" aired a lengthy profile on the status and potential of artificial intelligence, including having their correspondent interview a robot. Should your organization strike up a deeper conversation on AI?

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