CIOs Favor Mobile, Cloud For IT Spend By Staff Reporter | Mar 21, 2014 11:51 AM EDT CIOs are favoring Mobile and Cloud For IT Spending. Developing alliances is important within the organization. Making meetings with various department heads will help with developing people skills and learning the companies internal culture. Be interpersonal but also instill IT business imperatives. CIO Asia / GoogleFor CIOs who are always on the move, these smartphone devices for Android will be sure to improve efficiency, speed, reliability, increase productivity levels and more. Smartphones also enable a collaborative environment through apps and modern device functionalities. Executives are driving the BYOD trend. C-Level executives are using their Android devices for the workplace.According to CIO.com, IT departments are girding to move full speed ahead with projects in the hot areas of big data, mobile and the cloud, according to TEKsystems' 2014 Annual IT Forecast, an online survey of 900 IT leaders in the United States and Canada. "IT leaders have more overall confidence," reports Jason Hayman, research manager for TEKsystems, an IT services, staffing and talent management company. "The 'do only maintenance, stand on the sidelines' mentality is finally being put aside."CIOs of today are extremely technology savvy. With cloud, Android mobile devices provide easier access. Working under pressure and being able to embrace technology faster improves executive productivity. Smartphones and tablets for Android are increasingly becoming a valuable partner for CIOs and the organization.