December 2022
Intermediate to advanced
107 pages
2h 44m
English
Content preview from Overcoming IT Complexity
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Chapter 1. What Is the Modern IT Complexity Dilemma?
The complexity of modern IT systems supporting modern applications can impact your customers, your partners, your employees, and the quality and security of your application. And the simple act of maintaining, growing, and maturing IT systems inevitably makes them more complex.
The IT complexity dilemma refers to the challenges businesses face when trying to manage and optimize their IT operations. The increasing complexity of modern IT systems has made it difficult for businesses to keep up with technology changes and make necessary updates to their infrastructure, in turn making it difficult for them to realize their desired return on their technology investments. Business pressures have caused IT organizations to focus increasingly on creating new features and focus less on resolving ongoing problems and upgrading existing architectures. This has led to a buildup of technical debt, which can have consequences such as slowed business processes, increased IT costs, and even system failures. Addressing this complexity dilemma is essential, but it is not easy.
There are several measures that businesses can take to mitigate the effects of the IT complexity dilemma, including investing in automation technologies, establishing standard operating procedures, and hiring skilled IT professionals. By taking these steps, businesses can improve their ability to manage and optimize their IT operations, minimizing the negative impacts of ...
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