For Rocket Software, we conducted a survey of 276 IT directors and vice presidents at organisations with more than 1,000 employees across the US, UK, France and Germany in October 2025. We found that Data security ranked above other modernisation concerns, with 69% of IT leaders citing it as their primary source of pressure.This has caused fewer than one-third of respondents reporting being extremely confident in passing their next regulatory audit. Additionally, nearly half of respondents (48%) said their organisations 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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Logan Mine
