Difference between CTO and CIO

Sahil Arora

Please anyone tell me the difference between CIO and CTO Officers,what they are and what they do Actually.

qcomer

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.

Xcluziv

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