Optimizing your infrastructure requires visibility into what's going on. Sadly, when it comes to
visibility, we don't find much unanimity. Instead, we find IT leaders using a patchwork of
cloud-native tools (66%), third-party solutions (45%), home-grown scripts (31%) and
spreadsheets (28%). What this suggests is that IT leaders, because they are using a diverse set
of tools, don't have any kind of unified visibility into their hybrid infrastructure.
78%
While this fractured view poses its own problems, the
real issue is the difference between insights (which
should be actionable) and visibility. Being able to "see"
what's going on isn't very helpful if you don't know what
to do about it.
As it turns out, 78% of IT leaders say they have limited
insight into who is provisioning what, where to optimize
costs or how to remediate security issues.
So, self-service IT, as it exists today, doesn't quite live up to its promise and multiple
challenges around integration stall automation initiatives. Where does this leave us on the
cloud cost optimization and security front?
Optimization: Opaque visibility,
limited insight
What IT Leaders Need
While it is clear from our findings that the struggle is real for IT leaders, here's the good news:
they have a clear understanding of what is required to overcome their challenges.
With regard to self-service, the reality is that it's neither easy nor self-explanatory for most
end-users, so they can't actually serve themselves. A majority of those surveyed (56%) believe
their self-service initiatives fall short of making things simple.
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