State of Application Services
2019 REPORT OVERVIEW
Application services help organizations ensure that their critical apps are always available, protect their business from unforeseen threats, and scale seamlessly around the world—no matter where those applications reside. For our annual survey, we asked IT leaders across a range of industries, company sizes, and roles about how they’re using app services to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the ongoing process of digital transformation.
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Kara Sprague, F5 SVP and GM, Application Services Business Unit, on the 2019 State of Application Services.
KEY FINDING 01
87% of respondents have multi-cloud architectures, driven by an app-first methodology.
Most organizations evaluate cloud decisions based on what environment is best for each application, an app-first methodology that leads to multi-cloud architectures for nearly 90% of respondents. While multi-cloud has evolved from an experiment to a key strategy, enforcing consistent security and ensuring reliable performance remain challenging for most organizations.
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KEY FINDING 02
69% of respondents are executing digital transformation—and app data reigns.
With more than two-thirds of survey respondents engaged in ongoing digital transformation initiatives, IT organizations are re-evaluating their structures, processes, and workflows to be more agile. As enterprises migrate applications to the cloud—and with them application data—the importance of data analysis and real-time threat analytics are emerging.
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KEY FINDING 03
56% of respondents are employing containers; gateways, app security, and availability are growing in importance.
The top application services currently deployed continue to be antivirus, network firewall, SSL VPN, and load balancing, but the list of services that respondents are planning to deploy includes some newcomers. The rise of containers has boosted the deployment plans for SDN and API gateways, as well as service mesh, while respondents also report deploying some newly developed cloud-native app services to increase scalability.
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KEY FINDING 04
62% of respondents are deploying automation and orchestration initiatives—
and developer-oriented solutions are leading the charge.
Automating and orchestrating development and deployment pipelines helps organizations keep up with the rapid rate of change required for applications. With silos breaking down and cross-functional teams speeding innovation, organizations are standardizing on developer-oriented solutions to implement CI/CD practices throughout IT.
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INTRODUCTION
For our 5th annual survey, we asked organizations about how they use application services.
KEY FINDING 01
87% of respondents have multi-cloud architectures, driven by an app-first methodology.
KEY FINDING 04
62% of respondents are deploying automation and orchestration initiatives—and developer-oriented solutions are leading the charge.
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KEY FINDING 03
56% of respondents are employing containers; gateways, app security, and availability growing in importance.
KEY FINDING 02
69% of respondents are executing digital transformation—and app data reigns.
STATE OF APPLICATION SERVICES 2019
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INTRODUCTION
For our 5th annual survey, we asked organizations about how they use application services.
KEY FINDING 01
87% of respondents have multi-cloud architectures, driven by an app-first methodology.
KEY FINDING 04
62% of respondents are deploying automation and orchestration initiatives—and developer-oriented solutions are leading the charge.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT
Explore more of this year’s findings in the full report.
KEY FINDING 03
56% of respondents are employing containers; gateways, app security, and availability are growing in importance.
KEY FINDING 02
69% of respondents are executing digital transformation—and app data reigns.
STATE OF APPLICATION SERVICES 2019 REPORT OVERVIEW
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62% of respondents are deploying automation and orchestration initiatives—and developer-oriented solutions are leading the charge.
KEY FINDING 04
KEY FINDING 03
56% of respondents are employing containers; gateways, app security, and availability are growing in importance.
KEY FINDING 02
69% of respondents are executing digital transformation—and app data reigns.
KEY FINDING 01
87% of respondents have multi-cloud architectures, driven by an app-first methodology.
INTRODUCTION
For our 5th annual survey, we asked organizations about how they use application services.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL 2019 REPORT
Explore more of this year’s findings in the full report.
STATE OF APPLICATION SERVICES 2019 REPORT OVERVIEW
