53% of Organizations Decentralized IT Structures in the Last 2 Years

Ninety-one percent of business and technology leaders have agreed that collaboration between IT and other lines of business has increased in the last two years. In addition, 53 percent of Indian organizations have successfully decentralized their IT structures, according to a study from ManageEngine.

The study titled, IT at Work: 2022 and Beyond, surveyed 3,300 decision-makers across IT and other key business functions in organizations across 18 countries, including India.

The study unveiled by Shailesh Davey, Co-Founder and Vice President, Engineering, Zoho Corp, highlighted that 76 percent of India’s ITDMs feel they were adequately consulted by their organizations when implementing flexible work models, 12 percent more than the global average (64 percent).

The study found that with growing IT democratization, 68 percent of non-IT employees became more knowledgeable about IT than they were before 2020. In addition, 67 percent of all Indian respondents cited innovation as IT decentralization’s biggest benefit (versus 57 percent globally), and 69 percent cited maintaining IT security as the biggest challenge (versus 56 percent globally).

Of the surveyed ITDMs, 85 percent agree that organizations’ existing security landscapes need to change to ensure protection against cyberattacks. Further, nearly all ITDMs (91 percent) believe that organizations can strengthen their IT security frameworks by continuing to invest in technologies like AI and ML.

The study highlighted that 53 percent of India’s ITDMs are actively looking for a new job, versus 48 percent globally. Fifty-two percent of India’s ITDMs feel less loyal to their employers than they did two years ago, versus a global average of 49 percent. In addition, 67 percent of India’s ITDMs are more willing to make a risky career move than they were two years ago, versus a global average of 65 percent.