The cost of IT inefficiency, Sterling Parker, SVP Global Technical Support, Ivanti
What are the major challenges contributing to IT efficiency and IT spending?
Sterling Parker, Ivanti Senior VP of Global Technical Support explores the major causes of IT inefficiency and IT spend revealed by the new IT research in Ivanti’s 2025 Technology at Work Report (ivanti.com/TechAtWork).
With trillions invested in technology annually, it's crucial for organizational leaders and CIOs to address the major problem of wasteful IT spending caused by issues like tech sprawl, tech debt, and organizational silos.
In 2025, over 50% of IT professionals see wasteful spending as a significant issue in their organization, according to the Ivanti research. A further concern is the lack of leadership visibility into IT efficiency and operations.
Some of the top drivers of wasteful IT spending Sterling covers in this video include:
Redundant applications: 43% of IT teams admit to using redundant applications. Using multiple systems for the same tasks reduces job satisfaction and efficiency.
Cloud Over-Provisioning: 38% of IT professionals report Cloud over-provisioning, leading to poor resource allocation and wasted IT funds.
Most IT teams report that their leadership does not have visibility into IT efficiency. This visibility challenge is increased by ongoing organizational silos between IT, security and the rest of the departments within an organization.
A strategic solution to this problem depends on improving leadership visibility into IT operations and IT investments. Sterling recommends organizations establish a cross-pillar steer team of executive stakeholders with clear IT unification objectives to ensure a shared collective outcome for the entire business.
Learn more: Get more research on the future of technology in the workforce in the full report: ivanti.com/TechAtWork.
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