A 2018 Global Speed Of Innovation In The Cloud: The Top 5 Challenges Cio Report

This 2018 CIO Report by Dynatrace, “Speed of Innovation in the Cloud: The Top 5 Challenges,” delves into the significant hurdles organizations face in accelerating digital innovation within cloud environments. Based on a global survey of 800 CIOs, the report is primarily aimed at IT leaders, digital transformation strategists, and business executives striving to understand and overcome the complexities of modern, fast-paced IT ecosystems. It highlights that the demand for continuous software updates is outstripping IT’s ability to deliver, often compromising quality and customer experience.

The report identifies five core challenges: the relentless acceleration of change, the resulting risk to customer experience due to speed pressures, the inherent difficulty in mastering cloud and microservices architectures, the impediment of siloed tools and teams on DevOps initiatives, and the drain of unplanned work on innovation capacity. By presenting these insights, the document serves as a critical resource for understanding the complexities of cloud-native environments and the need for new approaches, such as AI-backed software intelligence, to thrive in the digital economy.