State of Disruption: Business Resilience
November 17th, 2025 by admin
From Protection to Performance: Cyber Resilience as a Business Strategy
Business Resilience in the Age of Disruption
We are seeing the role of the CIO transform in real time. Once defined primarily by cost control and operational uptime, today’s CIO is being asked to make career-defining decisions with a new perspective. From navigating ballooning cloud costs and managing complex IT estates to deciding where and how to invest in artificial intelligence, CIOs must balance risk and innovation under an intense level of scrutiny. Every decision they make impacts the business including revenue potential, competitive positioning, and shareholder confidence.
That pressure is redefining how organizations think about resilience. IT resilience — keeping systems secure, stable, and recoverable — is still foundational. Yet boards and CEOs now expect CIOs to deliver something broader: business resilience. That means ensuring the technology strategy strengthens the organization’s ability to absorb disruption, adapt in real time, and continue to deliver value in the face of volatility. The shift reframes the CIO as a growth architect responsible not only for protecting the enterprise but also for enabling it to thrive in uncertain times.
Read Full Report (PDF)Posted in: Solutions