Plugging in: the barriers to connecting to today's tech.

• Position: News & trends

Everyone understands the benefits technology can bring to systems, processes and efficiencies. But according to a survey of CFOs who want to focus on digital transformation initiatives, challenges still remain-including spending money maintaining aging technology. In the survey, CFOs said the following were their top barriers for future technology growth:

Maintenance of legacy systems 41%

Managing costs 51%

Seamless business integration 40%

the numbers

46%

Number of CFOs who said their IT platforms lack the ability to operate effectively and require investment.

--Grant Thornton

$154M

Approximate total the SEC has awarded to whistleblowers.

--SEC

35%

Number of people who said their friends provided them with bad career advice.

--Accountemps

S17.3B

Amount of venture capital investment across 1,809 deals in the U.S. during 1Q17.

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