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• 13.4 % said security measures were encouraged but not mandated
Businesses are investing in support for IT
When asked to what extent does a Managed Service Provider ( MSP ) play a role in your IT programme , the survey found :
• 37.9 % of respondents said they use an MSP to support the internal IT team
• 27.1 % use one MSP to completely manage IT
• 22.5 % don ’ t use an MSP but are considering one
• 12.5 % don ’ t plan on using one
The biggest focus of tech stack and IT vendor management is security
When asked what the biggest challenges for IT teams had been since April 2021 , respondents said :
• Security ( 59.4 %)
• Device management ( 48.1 %)
• Migrating workers to hybrid or remote work ( 47.8 %)
• Ongoing remote worker management ( 45.5 %)
• Cost of solutions required to make remote work happen ( 40.3 %)
Regarding security , respondents cited network attacks ( 39.7 %), ransomware ( 30.9 %) and software vulnerability exploits ( 30.6 %) as their top three concerns .
Overall growing need for technology unification
Looking into how many tools or applications organisations use to manage the employee life cycle and the various tools needed to do their job , the survey found that :
• The majority of respondents ( 42.7 %) use between two and three
• 20.5 % use between three to four
• Only 18 % use one to two
• The survey also found that a very small number ( 1.2 %) use none , while 17.6 % use four or more . p
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