June - 2015 - issue > CXO View Point
Role of a CIO is Evolving
Amar Hanspal
SVP, IPG Product Group-Autodesk
30+ years ago, Autodesk helped usher in the Era of Documentation, where the focus of design technology was the production of documents-files that described what was to be produced. Two decades later, the focus of design technology was the development of intelligent models that contained useful data to simulate physical and performance characteristics-think BIM and Digital Prototyping. This was the Era of Optimization. We are now entering what we're calling the "Era of Connection." In the Era of Connection, the focus of design technology will be the interconnection of data so that designers and engineers can accurately understand and represent building and infrastructure outcomes.
2) What have been some of the most influential trends the industry has witnessed?
The shift to cloud computing has been a game changer in the storage and sharing of vast quantities of data, and has led to new business models. With these advances in technology, today we can do more in the next 10 years than most companies have been able to do in their lifetime; the speed of ideas is outpacing our ability to implement them.
2) What are some of the persistent challenges involved from your standpoint that are yet to be addressed? How do you think they can be addressed?
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