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According to an international survey by monitoring specialist Checkmk, IT professionals are increasingly feeling the pressure – primarily due to growing IT system complexity and persistent staff shortages.<\/strong>IT leaders face intense pressure to drive innovation and modernise the infrastructures under their responsibility. Yet they feel hampered by escalating system complexity and a sustained shortage of skilled personnel. This is revealed in the international survey \u201cRising to the Challenge<\/a>\u201d by monitoring provider Checkmk.<\/p>\n

Among the 192 respondents from 27 countries, 61 percent of IT professionals now cite rising IT complexity as their single greatest day-to-day professional challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visibility Is Increasingly Lacking<\/h2>\n

Indeed, integrating diverse technologies – from cloud services and container solutions to serverless architectures – not only complicates oversight but also hampers system management and security, as IT-Business reports<\/a>. As a result, 83 percent of respondents admit they can barely keep pace with the speed of technological innovation, while 80 percent struggle with ever-more-complex tasks. Often, they\u2019re merely chasing ad hoc solutions – measures that, for 59 percent of survey participants, generate fresh challenges in the short term.Ninety-four percent say they\u2019ll need to acquire new skills within the next twelve months, and half report handling more tasks than before due to tight staffing resources.<\/p>\n

AI plays only a minor role in monitoring<\/h2>\n

Respondents see only limited relief from artificial intelligence. Just 40 percent expect AI to deliver measurable support in day-to-day operations. In IT monitoring, AI ranks last – and plays only a subordinate role.<\/p>\n

Yet according to the study, monitoring solutions are gaining importance: 94 percent of respondents consider systematic monitoring of IT infrastructure indispensable for resolving outages faster and maintaining high service levels.Classical monitoring approaches dominate the focus: log management (72 percent), application performance management (64 percent), and full-stack observability (60 percent). Many respondents believe their companies\u2019 capacity for innovation is currently at risk. Compounding this challenge is a skills shortage cited by nearly half (49 percent) of respondents – as well as a lack of expertise hindering IT modernisation. That 49 percent figure represents a ten-percentage-point increase over just two years.<\/p>\n

In light of his company\u2019s international study findings, Checkmk CEO Jan Justus calls for simpler tools and greater automation: \u201cStraightforward setup, intuitive workflows, high levels of automation, and SaaS offerings lower entry barriers and relieve pressure on IT teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source, cover image: Adobe Stock \/ Victor Bertrand <\/em><\/p>\n

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