How Decentralized IT Can Lead to Chaos
How Decentralized IT Can Lead to Chaos
It’s unclear who owns the IT acquisition process. This is important from a budgetary standpoint, since decentralization can lead to a duplication of IT spending.
Split Decision
69% of the IT professionals and business users surveyed said IT management has become increasingly decentralized over the last three years.
Back to Basics
65% of IT pros want tech management to become more centralized.
Productive Partnership
74% of all the survey respondents believe that the tech department should enable lines of business to drive innovation.
Out of Bounds
60% said decentralization results in apps being developed outside of corporate or government regulations.
Scattered Security
57% of the respondents said this decentralization has led to the purchasing of non-secure solutions.
Slipping Standards
56% said decentralization results in a lack of regulatory compliance of data protection.
Accountability Issue
58% of the IT pros surveyed said decentralization has created a lack of clear ownership and responsibility for IT.
Double Trouble61% of all the survey respondents feel that decentralization creates a duplication of IT spending throughout the organization.
Blind Trust
57% said decentralization leads to a lack of awareness of overall IT spending enterprisewide.
Cost Concern
As a result of the decentralization trend, organizations are seeing an average increase of 5.7% on technology spending.