What is a sign that a business is ready to modernize their IT infrastructure?

Question

Options

• AExecutives accept that modernizing the infrastructure will take several years to complete.
• BThe company wants to enhance customers' experience and gather data to uncover insights about
• CExecutives understand the need to automate IT in order to implement new technologies.
• DIT managers want to maintain control of the IT infrastructure by ensuring that traditional IT

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  86% (31)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Why C is correct: When executives understand the need to automate IT to implement new technologies, it signals genuine organizational readiness - leadership has the vision and mindset required to drive modernization forward. Modernization fundamentally depends on automation, and executive buy-in at that conceptual level is the critical first indicator.

Why the others are wrong:

• A is a distractor because merely accepting a long timeline reflects patience, not readiness - a business ready to modernize has a clear direction, not just resignation to a slow process.
• B describes a business goal (better CX, data insights), but wanting outcomes doesn't mean the organization is ready to modernize IT infrastructure specifically.
• D is the opposite of readiness - IT managers clinging to traditional infrastructure and control are a sign of resistance to modernization, not preparation for it.

Memory tip: Think "Executives + Automation = Green Light." Modernization is a top-down initiative; if leadership understands why automation matters, the organization has the foundation to move forward. Watch out for answers that describe goals (B) or resistance (D) - those are traps.

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