{"id":15326,"date":"2023-06-13T07:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/?p=15326"},"modified":"2023-06-13T07:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:48:18","slug":"lack-of-visibility-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/lack-of-visibility-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a lack of visibility in IT is harming your business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visibility, transparency, and openness are great principles for running any business.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But complete visibility is very hard to achieve when it comes to complex processes like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/change.walkme.com\/change-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supply chains, or IT. No one is trying to hide or conceal anything! Yet with all these sprawling systems of people, technology, processes, and more, it\u2019s very difficult to keep track of everything.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article will discuss the problems of a lack of IT visibility.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll start by explaining what lack of visibility in IT means and how it differs from other types of business transparency. Then we will explain the top 5 impacts that a lack of visibility in IT hurts your business. Before we\u2019re through, we\u2019ll review the causes and solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT visibility is a tough nut to crack.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? For one reason, a single IT department has less and less direct oversight of the overall digital infrastructure within their organization. In one striking data point, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2023-03-28-gartner-unveils-top-8-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2023-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gartner research from March 2023<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> predicted that 75% of employees will introduce technology not in IT\u2019s view by 2027. In such a situation, there\u2019s a high risk of a lack of IT visibility. Before the problems get out of control, introduce measures to improve things now.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a lack of visibility in IT?&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses face a <\/span><b>lack of visibility in IT <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when leadership has inadequate insight into their IT systems, infrastructure, processes, and performance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a lack of comprehensive and real-time information and data about various aspects of the IT environment. This lack of visibility can manifest in different areas, including system performance, application performance, security detection, configuration management, resource utilization, and technological compliance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lack of visibility in IT hampers organizations&#8217; ability to monitor, analyze, and optimize their IT infrastructure, systems, and processes. It can result in inefficiencies, increased risks, poor decision-making, and reduced overall performance and security. Establishing visibility is crucial for organizations to effectively manage and derive value from their IT investments.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visibility and transparency are important across many aspects of corporate life. Complete transparency can lead to problems for human resources, as Ethan Bernstein demonstrated in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/10\/the-transparency-trap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a classic HBR article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By contrast, for IT resources, transparency is a consistently helpful tool.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top five problems of a lack of visibility in IT&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img height=\"655\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=655&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"The top five problems of a lack of visibility in IT\" class=\"wp-image-16402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg?resize=1024,655 1024w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg?resize=80,50 80w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/The-top-five-problems-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT_70654e31.jpg?resize=221,140 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a funny thing. IT infrastructure with poor visibility might work ok. It gets the job done, and no one complains. So why bother thinking about it?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor visibility in IT creates many deep and lasting problems for your company. We\u2019re going to take a whistle-stop tour of the top five. From decision-making to resource utilization, it\u2019s worth thinking about each of these carefully.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decision Making and planning&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without proper visibility into IT systems, decision-makers don\u2019t have the information they need for well-informed choices. This can result in poor strategic planning, resource allocation, and investment decisions, leading to inefficiencies and wasted resources.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inefficient troubleshooting&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When problems occur, a lack of IT visibility makes it difficult to resolve issues. The organization must rely on time-consuming manual processes to identify the root of problems. This can lead to increased downtime and reduced productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data security issues&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lack of visibility makes it difficult to pick up on security issues. If you don\u2019t know about the full range of your systems, it\u2019s harder to detect and respond to security breaches, vulnerabilities, or suspicious activities. This increases the risk of data breaches, unauthorized access, and other cybersecurity incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor resource utilization&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low IT visibility can lead to poor use of resources. Perhaps every business unit uses cloud storage on separate subscriptions, or there are many subscriptions to overlapping packages. This does not make sense financially. The full range of resource utilization, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/software-license-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">software license management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, can be dramatically improved as soon as you understand usage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most industries have regulatory and compliance requirements that organizations must adhere to. Without visibility into IT systems, monitoring and ensuring compliance with these regulations becomes challenging. This can lead to legal and financial consequences and reputational damage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight major causes of a lack of visibility in IT<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img height=\"896\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Eight-major-causes-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT-1_1654e319.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=896&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"Eight major causes of a lack of visibility in IT\" class=\"wp-image-16404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Eight-major-causes-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT-1_1654e319.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Eight-major-causes-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT-1_1654e319.jpg?resize=300,263 300w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Eight-major-causes-of-a-lack-of-visibility-in-IT-1_1654e319.jpg?resize=1024,896 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one plans to make their IT systems opaque. But there are several common problems that your organization might accidentally make, which lead to a lack of visibility in IT.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we\u2019ll look at eight of the most significant causes. If you\u2019re facing a lack of visibility in IT, check this out: from inadequate monitoring tools to outsourced cloud services, we\u2019ve got you covered.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inadequate Monitoring Tools&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One primary cause is the absence or insufficient use of monitoring tools and technologies. Organizations may lack the proper infrastructure or tools to collect and analyze data on IT systems, applications, network traffic, or security events, leading to a lack of visibility. If you\u2019ve got no way to take an inventory of your assets and undertake constant monitoring, it\u2019s no wonder you don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fragmented Systems and Siloed Data&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In complex IT environments, different systems, applications, and departments may operate in isolation, resulting in fragmented data and limited visibility. A lack of integration between these systems and data silos can make obtaining a holistic view of the IT landscape difficult. In many organizations, this is becoming the norm, as each business unit relies on many pieces of specialist software.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Systems and Outdated Infrastructure<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy systems or outdated infrastructure may lack the necessary capabilities for visibility. Older systems may not support modern monitoring techniques, APIs, or protocols, making gathering real-time data and insights challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of Standardized Processes and Documentation&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inconsistent or poorly documented processes can hinder visibility. When IT processes are standardized and well-documented, tracking and understanding system configurations, changes, and dependencies becomes easier, leading to a lack of visibility into the overall IT environment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insufficient Resource Allocation&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited resources, including budget and personnel, can impede efforts to establish visibility. Organizations may not allocate sufficient resources to implement and maintain monitoring tools, conduct regular audits, or invest in training and skill development related to visibility.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lack of Awareness and Communication<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, the lack of visibility stems from a lack of awareness or understanding of its importance. If stakeholders, including management, are not fully aware of the benefits of visibility or fail to communicate its significance, it can result in a lower priority for visibility initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizational Culture and Resistance to Change&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, the organizational culture may resist changes related to visibility. Resistance to adopting new tools, processes, or approaches can limit the organization&#8217;s ability to establish comprehensive visibility across the IT landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outsourced or Cloud Services<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations relying on outsourced or cloud-based services may have limited visibility into the underlying infrastructure and operations. Service-level agreements (SLAs) and contractual limitations can restrict access to monitoring data and insights, reducing visibility.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solutions for lack of visibility in IT&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bigger your organization, the harder it will be to solve a lack of IT visibility. However, three quick ways can support the rapid growth of transparency: Digital adoption platforms, a digital scorecard, and cultural change. We will look at each of these in turn.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement monitoring systems. If you have a complex software, hardware, and data environment, you might not want to use even more software. However, a suitable monitoring system like a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/glossary\/digital-adoption-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digital adoption platform<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can distinguish between success and failure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a comprehensive view from a <\/span><b>digital experience scorecard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A digital experience score can improve IT visibility and transparency by providing extensive data collection, real-time monitoring, and user-centric insights. It enables organizations to identify performance issues, analyze root causes, and make data-driven decisions. By benchmarking against industry standards and setting goals, organizations can prioritize improvements, enhance user experience, and foster transparent communication between IT teams and stakeholders, ultimately improving visibility into IT operations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/change.walkme.com\/cultural-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workplace cultural transformation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can support IT visibility. Ideally, your organization will have a culture of collaboration and communication between teams. With knowledge sharing, cross-functional understanding, and efficient issue resolution, teams can understand how their use of IT can be aligned. A collaborative approach may be difficult to achieve. But it can foster transparency, reduces silos, and enhances the organization&#8217;s ability to proactively monitor and optimize IT performance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT visibility: the best response to digital sprawl&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has clearly explained how visibility in IT can dramatically improve organizational outcomes. For example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/public-and-social-sector\/our-insights\/transforming-global-health-supply-chains-through-data-visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a 2020 analysis, McKinsey found <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that \u201cData visibility, quality, and management in emerging markets are ripe for improvement.\u201d Simple improvements in the healthcare system mean leaps forward for decision-making and delivery of the most time-sensitive products.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/quote-1_9264881e.jpg?w=300&#038;h=142&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"quote (1)\" class=\"wp-image-15329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/quote-1_9264881e.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/quote-1_9264881e.jpg?resize=300,142 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article shows how a lack of IT visibility can arise from today\u2019s sprawling ecosystems. The lack of visibility creates many problems, ultimately harming business outcomes. There are no easy answers &#8211; but there are solutions that will improve transparency. Digital adoption platforms, cultural change, and digital scorecards can all make a positive change.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of us remember the days when the software was straightforward and predictable. Those days are long gone. 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