Turning Business Data into Dollars: Interview with: Bill Frangeskakis, General Manager, Frontline, a sponsor company at the marcus evans Australian CIO Summit 2012, on using data to produce stronger results.

1. Turning
Business Data
into Dollars
CIOs are charged with delivering the are the risks involved in implementing
data that allows the business executives and investing in new assets. For
to turn it into dollars. Data has to be example, if an organisation implements
delivered in a way that allows a new Enterprise Resource Planning
executives to make accurate business system, it may not be able to process
decisions; it is all about business orders or generate invoices for some
intelligence. time, which would affect the business
enormously.
Businesses will require increasingly
more from data, therefore they will
need a larger infrastructure to support
and process that. Businesses
Interview with: Bill Frangeskakis, How can technology transform must inherently
General Manager, Frontline business processes to become more
efficient? use information
Chief Information Officers (CIOs) Most people understand that if a to produce
must help void the gap between company makes widgets and buys
Information Technology (IT) and another widget making machine, it can better results
business operations, says Bill make more dollars. However, the key in
F r a n g e s ka k is , G e n e r a l M a n a g er , today’s economic environment is turning
Frontline. Only when the two are information into money, which can only
linked will CIOs be able to turn data into be done by better understanding the What upcoming trends do you
business dollars, he adds. market and manufacturing processes. believe CIOs should prepare for?
Businesses must inherently use
From a sponsor company at the information in more sophisticated ways There are three trends that will continue
upcoming marcus evans Australian to produce better results. to be key developments in IT. Firstly,
CIO Summit 2012, taking place in mobile solutions are becoming more and
Queensland, Australia, 23 - 25 July, Al t ho ug h IT tea m s d el iv er t h e more in vogue as they allow businesses
Frangeskakis discusses Business information, it is up to the business to be transacted while out of the office,
Intelligence (BI) and better utilising executives to manage it and understand which is an ongoing development.
data. what needs to be done. The utilisation
of data is up to the business, and the Secondly, globalisation is now allowing
How can CIOs ensure that managers within the business to analyse products to be sold all over the world,
organisations make the most out of the information and what it means to no matter where they are
data? them. manufactured, allowing businesses to
interact with clients on a completely
In order to bring growth, productivity How can CIOs successfully identify different level.
and efficiency to the business, it is and mitigate IT risks?
essential CIOs correctly link business Lastly, the cloud is still being discussed,
requirements to IT. There is currently a When implementing technologies, as organisations see it as a way of not
gap between IT and business operations whether it be software, hardware or only doing business more efficiently, but
that needs to be voided. infrastructure, the key decision criteria driving greater agility.

2. About the Australian CIO Summit 2012
The Information Technology
Network – marcus evans
This unique forum will take place at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast,
Summits group delivers peer-to-
Queensland, Australia, 23 - 25 July 2012. Offering much more than any conference,
peer information on strategic
exhibition or trade show, this exclusive meeting will bring together esteemed
matters, professional trends and
industry thought leaders and solution providers to a highly focused and interactive
breakthrough innovations.
networking event. The Summit includes presentations on the evolving role of the
CIO, data-processing activities, being a creator of value and mastering business
responsibilities.
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About Frontline
Frontline Systems Australia is an ICT infrastructure provider that helps customers innovate through IT. The breadth of our offering,
combined with the unrivalled expertise of our staff means we can be trusted to design, build and implement quality IT solutions
with the world’s leading vendors. Since 1992, we have been helping our customers re-imagine what IT can do for their business,
providing a return on their investment and minimising business risk.
www.frontline.com.au
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