How Rationalized Is Your IT Apps Landscape?

A study of over 1,000 CIOs and senior IT decision makers by Capgemini reveals that the tangled web of applications within international organizations is getting more and more complex, putting strain on the IT department.  

Highlights of the finding

1. Over the last three years, the number of IT decision makers who believe their business has more applications than it needs has increased from just over a third (34 per cent) to nearly half (48 per cent), according to the study.  Just 37 per cent believe the majority of their applications are mission-critical.
2. Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) believe that at least one-fifth of their current applications share similar functionality and should be consolidated, and 57 per cent believe that at least a fifth of their applications should be retired or replaced.
3. This isn’t just an IT problem, it’s a business problem. The study revealed that 60 per cent of senior IT decision makers believe their departments’ most valuable contribution to the company is introducing new technologies.
4. Indeed, a significant number have already implemented Cloud (56 per cent), mobility (54 per cent), social (41 per cent) and Big Data (34 per cent) solutions.
5. However, without a modernized applications landscape, IT lacks the bandwidth to deliver competitive advantage through these technologies. Little wonder 76 per cent believe rationalization is important to realizing their company’s objectives.
6. The study also contains evidence that, while Western organizations are creaking under the strain of outdated, un-used legacy applications, developing markets are benefiting from their relatively fresh, young IT landscape.

“…in a world where all facets of an organization are starting to embrace digital transformation - and are dependent on the quick deployment of mobile, social, Big Data and Cloud solutions for competitive advantage – a well-rationalized applications landscape suddenly becomes a much bigger, strategic imperative for the whole company,” comments Ron Tolido, CTO Application Services Continental Europe at Capgemini.  

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