The IT industry is still feeling the ripples of the global economic downturn, and CIOs are now more cost-conscious than ever. While the cloud has broadly offered a workable solution for many of the costs associated with IT, it was refreshing to see that the CIOs interviewed are also focusing on innovation and growth in the year ahead.

“The Paycorp Group is in the payment space, so our biggest priority is looking for market segments to provide to,” says Herman Schouwink, IT executive at Paycorp Holdings. “In the IT space, we focus on identifying or developing products that are client-facing and enhance our ability to deliver.”