2021
Global Tech
Outlook
A Red Hat® report
About this report
Each year, Red Hat surveys information technology (IT) leaders and decision makers to learn where they are in their digital transformation journey and what their technology goals and priorities are for the coming year. This helps us more clearly understand how we can better meet organizations where they are. We interviewed 1,470 IT decision makers, which included a mix of Red Hat customers and a broader industry panel.
Download the full report84% of respondents are actively pursuing digital transformation initiatives.
16% Not started or in very early stages
48% Emerging or transforming
36% Accelerating or leading
84%
36% Accelerating or leading
48% Emerging or transforming
16% Not started or in very early stages
Within organizations accelerating or leading, 21% have had to begin their digital transformation efforts sooner than expected or speed up existing efforts.
Integration issues are the top barrier to digital transformation.
Integration issues
Security and compliance
Talent gaps
Cost reductions
Technical debt
27% of respondents say a cultural change is an important part of digital transformation …
Improving collaboration
Implementing cloud technologies
Transforming IT culture
Delivering IT services faster
Improving digital experiences
... but only 6% of respondents say evolving their culture is their top priority for digital transformation.
6% Culture
23% Innovation
19% Security
13% User experience
11% Cost reduction
10% Training
9% Simplicity
9% Speed
6% Culture
23% Innovation
19% Security
13% User Experience
11% Cost reduction
10% Training
9% Simplicity
9% Speed
IT security is top of mind for funding priorities in 2021.
IT security
IT/cloud management
Cloud infrastructure
Optimizing existing IT
IT automation
A digital transformation strategy is the top nontechnical funding priority.
Digital transformation strategy
Technical skills training
People and process skills training
IT/developer hiring and retention
Organizational stability
38% of respondents say they are using a hybrid cloud or multicloud strategy.
17% Private cloud
22% Public cloud
or standardizing on a single
public cloud
23% No plans or still establishing
a cloud strategy
38% Hybrid or multicloud
38% Hybrid or multicloud
23% No plans or still establishing a cloud strategy
22% Public cloud or standardizing on a single public cloud
17% Private cloud
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Take a closer look at these results and more to discover what’s impacting IT funding priorities, trends around container workloads, and top machine learning challenges.
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