Annual Global CIO Report Reveals Cloud-Native Technologies Produce Explosion of Data Beyond Humans' Ability to Manage

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), the leader in unified observability and security, today announced the findings of an independent global survey of 1,300 CIOs and technology leaders in large organizations. The research reveals that organizations are continuing to embrace multicloud environments and cloud-native architectures to enable rapid transformation and deliver secure innovation. However, despite the speed, scale, and agility enabled by these modern cloud ecosystems, organizations are struggling to manage the explosion of data they create. These research findings underscore the need for a mature AI, analytics, and automation strategy that moves beyond traditional AIOps models to drive lasting business value. The report, The state of observability 2024: Overcoming complexity through AI-driven analytics and automation strategies, is available for download.

Findings from the research include:

• 88% of organizations say the complexity of their technology stack has increased in the past 12 months, and 51% say it will continue to increase.
• The average multicloud environment spans 12 different platforms and services.
• 87% of technology leaders say multicloud complexity makes it more difficult to deliver outstanding customer experiences, and 84% say it makes applications more difficult to protect.
• 86% of technology leaders say cloud-native technology stacks produce an explosion of data that is beyond humans’ ability to manage.
• On average, organizations use 10 different monitoring and observability tools to manage applications, infrastructure, and user experience.
• 85% of technology leaders say the number of tools, platforms, dashboards, and applications they rely on adds to the complexity of managing a multicloud environment.

“Cloud-native architectures have become mandatory for modern organizations, bringing the speed, scale, and agility they need to deliver innovation,” said Bernd Greifeneder, CTO at Dynatrace. “These architectures reflect a growing array of cloud platforms and services to support even the simplest digital transaction. The huge amount of data they produce makes it increasingly difficult to monitor and secure applications. As a result, critical business outcomes like customer experience are suffering, and it is becoming more difficult to protect against advanced cyber threats.”