Do You Have Far More Applications Than the Company Requires?
Mar 31, 2014
Do You Have Far More Applications Than the Company Requires?
Mar 31, 2014

Do you have far more applications than the Company requires?

Over 50% of CIO’s and key IT players do.  A recent report conducted by CapGemini reported a significant increase from last year where just 33% thought so.  At a time when along with the BAU function of the IT department, Companies are now looking to IT more and more as a source of business innovation.  But, are we drowning in applications that could be retired or consolidated?  Over 79% of those who took part in the report believe this to be the case, with an additional 76% believing that application modernisation is important to company objectives.

Good news – some Companies are already ahead of the game.  When asked to comment on what strategies CIO’s had already used to increase IT’s value within the business, 60% had introduced new technology and services and a staggering 86% had either rationalised or renovated applications to be more responsive to business needs.

With new or revised applications delivering business value and driving change and efficiency within a business, IT are leading the way in the future success of companies.  56% of those who took part in the report have already deployed cloud, hailing it as the key driver for reducing risk (61%), reducing cost (66%) and reducing time to market (62%).

What’s the current state of applications within your Company?  We’d love to hear your views.  Why not follow the conversation on Facebook or Twitter?

Written by Lucy Rawes, Operations Director

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