by Angela Guess
A recent survey of 164 IT managers and directors in the UK has announced its findings regarding how IT data is being managed and utilized in the United Kingdom. Some of the key findings include, “(1) Only 14 percent of survey respondents could say that they highly trusted the quality of their IT data and had no concerns. Staggering then that 81 percent said they used their IT data for compliance purposes. (2) A huge 41 percent admitted that they couldn’t readily access all of their IT data and 48 percent added that it wasn’t in the right, useable format. (3) 49 percent said that they couldn’t easily create reports. Confirming this, the research found that only 16.2 percent could create IT data reports in real time, 25 percent would take longer than five hours (and 13 percent of those estimating it taking longer than 24 hours). (4) Of those who could create reports and insights from their IT data, only 26 percent said they were actionable.”
Guy Churchward, CEO of LogLogic commented on the findings, saying, “It’s clear from the findings that organisations are taking a tactical rather than strategic approach to IT data management… For example, security and compliance were listed as the key reasons for viewing/using IT data (81 and 73 percent respectively) – activities the business has to carry out to protect itself. Only 32 percent saw IT data as a productivity tool and seven percent even admitted that their IT data was completely ignored and unused. The situation is further compounded by the fact that a high percentage of organisations have data quality and trust concerns.”
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I’m pretty sure that the chart doesn’t go with the survey information. The chart seems to be about clothing.