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Difference between CTO and CIO
Sahil Arora
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Please anyone tell me the difference between CIO and CTO Officers,what they are and what they do Actually.
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Terms differ from company to company, what really matters is the job description until you get up to major organizations.
For instance - some companies will hire a server admin and call them a Technology Directory/CTO/CIO, etc while others will call them an IT Manager.
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Here is an article from TechReupublic that gives the distinction between the two. Some things are one in the same but gives a few differences in the job roles
Sanity check: What's the difference between CIO and CTO? | TechRepublic
Chief Information Officer
Serves as the company’s top technology infrastructure manager
Runs the organization’s internal IT operations
Works to streamline business processes with technology
Focuses on internal customers (users and business units)
Collaborates and manages vendors that supply infrastructure solutions
Aligns the company’s IT infrastructure with business priorities
Developers strategies to increase the company’s bottom line (profitability)
Has to be a skilled and organized manager to be successful
Chief Technology Officer
Serves as the company’s top technology architect
Runs the organization’s engineering group
Uses technology to enhance the company’s product offerings
Focuses on external customers (buyers)
Collaborates and manages vendors that supply solutions to enhance the company’s product(s)
Aligns the company’s product architecture with business priorities
Develops strategies to increase the company’s top line (revenue)
Has to be a creative and innovative technologist to be successful
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For instance - some companies will hire a server admin and call them a Technology Directory/CTO/CIO, etc while others will call them an IT Manager.
Sanity check: What's the difference between CIO and CTO? | TechRepublic
Chief Information Officer
- Serves as the company’s top technology infrastructure manager
- Runs the organization’s internal IT operations
- Works to streamline business processes with technology
- Focuses on internal customers (users and business units)
- Collaborates and manages vendors that supply infrastructure solutions
- Aligns the company’s IT infrastructure with business priorities
- Developers strategies to increase the company’s bottom line (profitability)
- Has to be a skilled and organized manager to be successful
Chief Technology Officer"TRY NOT. DO. OR DO NOT. THERE IS NO TRY" - Yoda