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DEVELOPERS SPENDING MORE TIME FIREFIGHTING ISSUES THAN DELIVERING INNOVATION
Developers call for full-stack observability as pressure mounts to accelerate release velocity and deliver seamless and secure digital experiences .
Cisco has released findings from a survey detailing how software developers are spending more than 57 % of their time being dragged into ‘ war rooms ’ to solve application performance issues , rather than investing their time developing new , cutting-edge software applications as part of their organisation ’ s innovation strategy .
The report says the pressure on software developers has has never been higher . Globally , 85 % of those surveyed report encountering increased pressure to accelerate release velocity , while 77 % point to mounting pressure to deliver seamless and secure digital experiences .
But while developers are being expected to deliver new tools and functionality at ever faster speeds , they also find themselves on the receiving end of endless demands to help Site Reliability Engineers ( SREs ) and
IT operations teams manage the ongoing availability and performance of applications .
The result is teams of developers spending hours in war room meetings and debugging applications , instead of creating code and building new applications .
Lack of Critical Insight into Application Performance
Developers report that the issue is down to their organisations not having the right tools and visibility required to understand the root cause of application issues . They believe this stems from IT departments lacking a full and unified view into applications and the supporting IT stack . Developers are acutely concerned about the potential consequences this could have , with three quarters ( 75 %) of those surveyed fearing that the lack of visibility and insight
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