{"id":6977,"date":"2017-01-25T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=6977"},"modified":"2016-12-21T07:17:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:17:12","slug":"it-and-business-it-increasingly-aligns-more-closely-with-business-goals-than-with-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/it-and-business-it-increasingly-aligns-more-closely-with-business-goals-than-with-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"IT and Business: IT Increasingly Aligns More Closely with Business Goals than with Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A report from the Society for Information Management surveyed businesses and found that more than ever IT is aligning with business requirements and goals. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.information-management.com\/gallery\/data-in-2016-top-10-cio-concerns-10027647-1.html\">The findings of the report include<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The focus of IT increasingly is on business requirements 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