Every CIO should understand that his or her primary focus is the top- and bottom-line of the business. Focusing on the technology and information assets of the company is therefore core to their business contribution.Unfortunately, it seems that many CIOs and CFOs don’t actually know what they have.In a Financial Times article today, we learned that many apparently don’t focus on this. The survey asked 250 respondents across France, Germany, Italy, UK and US at companies with revenues from $100M up to over $1B, comprising 50% CFOs & 50% CIOs (conducted by Micro Focus and INSEAD) about their focus on the value of their IT assets.According to the results, nearly 30% of US CIOs and CFOs have never tried to quantify that value. While US companies are performing far better than their European counterparts, the survey found that over half of global respondents have never tried to do so.It also seems that 29% of global CIOs and CFOs do not even know what their organizations spend on core software assets each year. This is not good news for being successful and building a successful business. What is your focus? Do you know what you’re spending? Do you know the returned value for that investment. After all, if you aren’t getting a return, it’s not an investment… it’s just an expense.Do you know what you have? Do you know its value? Careers