Survey
Application Excellence 2026
State of Business applications 2026
Modern organisations face the challenge of managing their application landscapes efficiently, harnessing the potential of AI, and at the same time meeting the growing demands for transparency, user-friendliness and innovation. The Metrics study ‘Application Excellence 2026’ examines current developments in application management and highlights the challenges and the impact of AI on development and operations.
You can request a copy of the survey analysis from us free of charge.
The report on application excellence covers the following topics:
- How is the applications area rated?
- What are the challenges in applications management?
- The proportion of IT costs accounted for by applications, by company size.
- The speed of fault resolution and the implementation of business requirements.
- Current state of applications management
- How is the user-friendliness of applications developing?
- The number of applications in an organisation by company size
- Trends in staffing levels within software development? What role does AI play in this?
- Level of AI utilisation in application development versus operations
- Is there an increase in efficiency through the use of AI in software development?
- How many AI pilot projects are currently in productive use?
- Where will software development take place in five years’ time – in the business side or in IT?
Read more in our report, which you can request free of charge.
