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IN A COMPLEX BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT , MAKING LIFE MORE COMPLICATED WITH A PLETHORA OF TOOLS IS UNWISE .

Greg Keller , CTO , JumpCloud

IT admins are also tasked with helping the business grow , so it was not surprising that keeping pace with new services and app rollouts was the second largest challenge after cybersecurity worries for 45 % of respondents , followed by increased work burden ( 43 %). In addition , IT teams are concerned about meeting compliance requirements , with 75 % telling us that there has been an increase in regulation . This trend is only set to continue .

The IT management landscape remains complex

Today , companies are navigating a complex landscape . Our survey found that

IT administrators in 60 % of organisations are using five or more different tools for employee and application management . In 9 % of cases , firms are using more than 15 different tools . In a complex business environment , making life more complicated with a plethora of tools is unwise .

Fortunately , many IT admins are aware of this and are working to reduce complexity . Over half ( 51 %) are working towards the centralisation of security and employee access , an increase of 20 % since the previous study . Employee education on security is also increasing , with 70 % of survey respondents offering formal cybersecurity training and a