For Rocket Software, we conducted a survey of 276 IT directors and vice presidents at organizations with more than 1,000 employees across the US, UK, France, and Germany in October 2025. We found that data security ranked above other modernization concerns, with 69% of IT leaders citing it as their primary source of pressure. This has caused fewer than one-third of respondents being extremely confident about passing their next regulatory audit. Additionally, nearly half of respondents (48%) said their organizations still rely on legacy platforms for critical operations, but only 35% reported that their teams have the skills needed to support these systems, while 52% reported that it is difficult to find trained personnel.
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