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Position paper: Accelerate digital investments by resolving IT complexity
Enterprises invest a great deal of money in digital programs. Yet 70% of digital investments are late, over-budget, and/or out of scope.

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- Whitepaper
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- Cloudflare
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- Cybersecurity & Cloud
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- 18 Jun 2026
About this whitepaper
Enterprises invest a great deal of money in digital programs. Yet 70% of digital investments are late, over-budget, and/or out of scope.
Why? Often, the culprit is IT complexity. It slows progress, introduces risk, and makes budgets spiral out of control.
How can organizations escape from the IT complexity trap and add fuel to their digital fire?
This position paper offers answers, including:
- Common examples of digital complexity
- Underlying technical reasons for those examples
- Suggestions on what kind of cloud platforms can help reduce tech sprawl and accelerate digital progress
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