Emre Deniz, Director of Information Technology at Çalık Holding, spoke about how to shape the IT strategy of the future in the age of artificial intelligence. Deniz said the following:
Our organization has a primary focus on “ERP.” We have companies in various sectors within the “real” economy. Some of their systems are a bit “old school,” so we’re working to migrate them to newer, more up-to-date “cloud” solutions. There are licensing, process, and project-related efforts involved with these companies. They’re large-scale initiatives. Aside from ERP, when we look at “AI,” we’re actually working on strategy to some extent. In other words, here’s what we’ve observed. We talk a lot about “AI,” but within “IT,” we’re currently only able to utilize “AI” for a maximum of 10–20% of our functions. This is expected to rise to 50% in the near future—and even reach 100% within the next 3–5 years. So, how can we define an “IT” strategy? Of course, this involves incorporating human resources and competencies—and from a expertise perspective, we do have some “old-school” IT resources, so to speak. Our colleagues who are deeply attached to the “old ways” will likely retire to some extent in the foreseeable future. A future awaits us with resources that are a bit more dynamic, a bit more research-oriented, and a bit more familiar with new-generation applications. I can say the same for managers, including myself. We are in the midst of such a transformation. Our second major agenda item is “IT” strategy. The biggest driver of this for the coming period is “AI.”
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