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65% of IT professionals report that AI reduces manual effort.
IT professionals see their roles as 41% more complex compared to two years prior.
IT professionals see their roles as 52% more automation-driven compared to two years prior.
75% of IT professionals say lack of coordination between teams (e.g., network, infrastructure, applications, and database) hinders effective observability
47% of IT professionals cite security concerns as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability
37% of IT professionals cite employee reluctance or resistance as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability
58% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited careless/untrained insiders as a top-ranked security threat.
62% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited data privacy and security concerns as a top challenge in their digital transformation journey.
57% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited budget constraints as a top challenge in their digital transformation journey.
81% of IT professionals agree AI is changing how teams work more than how much they work.
IT professionals see their roles as 52% more strategic compared to two years prior.
56% of IT professionals say AI has added the responsibility of designing intelligent AI-driven workflows.
62% of IT professionals report difficulty trusting AI recommendations.
61% of frontline managers say formal training is the most critical element for building AI skills.
59% of IT professionals say AI has added the responsibility of interpreting data and AI-driven insights.
47% of IT professionals say AI has added the responsibility of evaluating and validating AI outputs.
61% of IT professionals report that AI provides faster root cause analysis.
Fewer than 40% of C-suite leaders agree that formal training is the most critical element for building AI skills.
71% of IT professionals report needing to double-check AI outputs.
83% of IT professionals agree AI is only as effective as the data it can see.
67% of IT professionals report at least moderate fragmentation in their IT environments.
80% of IT professionals agree the IT role is shifting from operators to orchestrators.
IT professionals see their roles as 47% more cross-functional compared to two years prior.
71% of IT professionals say AI has made their role more demanding.
45% of IT professionals use AI to accelerate root cause analysis
45% of IT professionals use AI to predict capacity and performance issues
42% of IT professionals cite skills gaps as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability
55% of IT professionals report using too many monitoring and observability tools
45% of IT professionals use AI to reduce alert noise and fatigue
64% of IT professionals say unified observability across all layers of the IT stack is very important to their team's success
90% of IT professionals express confidence in AI’s ability to improve monitoring and observability operations
41% of IT professionals cite complexity of technology as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability
77% of IT professionals cite limited visibility across on-premises and cloud environments
47% of IT professionals use AI to automate incident prioritization
33% of IT professionals cite budget constraints as a barrier to fully operationalizing AI in observability
70% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors reported government (private) cloud as the most prevalent environment in 2024.
Over half of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors report their IT environment is extremely or very complex to manage.
73% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited the complexity of managing hybrid environments as a top challenge.
55% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited issues with legacy system integration as a challenge.
51% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors indicated data protection and privacy concerns, along with safeguarding sensitive information from cyber threats, as the leading security challenges in a hybrid IT infrastructure.
23% of UK public sector IT professionals cite budget constraints as the most significant obstacle to maintaining or improving IT security.
29% of T decision-makers and influencers from the public sector including local and central government are extremely or very concerned about potential risks associated with adopting AI, such as data privacy and compliance
56% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited the complexity of integration as a top challenge in their digital transformation journey.
63% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors face challenges with monitoring across multiple environments, hindering their ability to gain visibility into their organisation’s hybrid IT infrastructure.
20% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited the complexity of the internal environment as a significant obstacle to maintaining or improving IT security.
67% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited security issues as a challenge.
23% of T decision-makers and influencers from the public sector including local and central government leverage AI to automate tasks related to IT operations and enhance IT observability, with many more planning to adopt it soon.
59% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited the general hacking community as a top-ranked security threat.
51% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors cited cost concerns as a challenge.
58% of IT decision-makers and influencers from Federal, State, Local, and Education sectors reported traditional on-premises data centre usage.