5 forces pushing IT toward autonomous operations by 2026

Modern IT environments monitor thousands of metrics, ingest terabytes of logs, and generate daily alerts — yet many teams still learn about outages from customers before tools detect them. High-profile incidents show how small issues can cascade, costing billions.

This report, based on a survey of 100 VP+ IT decision-makers, explores five forces driving autonomous IT operations. Key findings include:

· 96% of IT leaders expect observability budgets to grow or hold steady
· 84% are consolidating or considering tool consolidation
· Only 41% are satisfied with actionable insights from their platforms

Read the full report for complete findings.