Over half of enterprises struggle to get insights from their data

Research released this week from Hitachi Vantara shows 55 percent of enterprises are struggling to derive meaningful insights from their data. The survey of over 200 IT leaders across North America and Europe, carried out by Forrester Consulting, reveals ongoing challenges related to security, inflexible systems, isolated data, a skilled labor shortage, and the need for infrastructure agility. Among the findings 56 percent of businesses reported a significant impact on revenue due to technology downtime. 50 percent of organizations face a high total cost of ownership (TCO) or technical debt associated with critical applications, and 45 percent of businesses have… [Continue Reading]