Why Few Data Centers Are Fully Optimized
Why Few Data Centers Are Fully Optimized
Modernizing and streamlining the data center is imperative for IT departments in order to deliver the agility and flexibility required by their businesses.
Under Performing
Just 9% of tech execs said their IT operations—including team staffing, standardized processes and app management—are optimized.
Future Plans
48% said they plan to expand cloud initiatives to optimize IT, and 40% said they want to develop/acquire new skill sets while 37% said they intend to consolidate apps.
App-Mania!
67% said there are no less than 100 apps in use within their organization, with 35% saying there are 500 or more in use.
Self-Evaluation
56% said their organization has either completed an app interdependency analysis, or is now conducting one.
Shifting Focus
On average, survey respondents said 59% of their IT infrastructure/app workload is distributed within a corporate-owned data center, but this percentage is expected to decline to 47% within two years as they expand upon the use of outsourcing and colocation.
Conflicting Agendas
62% said their tech department is challenged by the need to balance day-to-day operations with the pursuit of innovation/business initiatives.
Overwhelming Options
55% said IT is challenged in assessing new technology choices.
Imperfect Arrangement
53% said their tech department struggles to ensure that IT skill sets match operational management needs.
Re-Balancing Act
On average, survey respondents said 65% of IT operations management tasks are assigned to in-house staff, but this is expected to decline to 58% within two years. Within the same period, outsourced service providers will increase their roles here from 18% of tasks to 25%.
Top Factors in Deciding upon an IT Platform
Security requirements: 62%, Compliance needs/expectations: 37%, Business objectives: 32%, Performance demands: 31%, Costs: 27%
