2025 Research Findings: 5 Must-Know Insights for Enterprise Architects
September 24, 2025
As CIOs face mounting pressure to drive transformation, reduce costs, and ensure resilience, they’re turning to enterprise architects for answers. But outdated tools, siloed data, and fragmented systems are holding many back from delivering the impact they’re capable of.
Our 2025 research, based on insights from 500 CIOs and enterprise architects, uncovers the key barriers to smarter, faster decisions and reveals five key insights to help enterprise architects align with CIOs and overcome challenges.
What’s included:
- Enterprise architecture as a strategic enabler: 94% of CIOs view enterprise architecture as critical, yet 57% of enterprise architects feel underutilized in strategic planning.
- Data orchestration challenges: Siloed, inconsistent, and outdated data is the #1 blocker to faster decisions.
- Tooling gaps: 60% of enterprise architects report their tools can’t meet CIO expectations.
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September 26, 2025
As CIOs face mounting pressure to drive transformation, reduce costs, and ensure resilience, they’re turning to enterprise architects for answers. But outdated tools, siloed data, and fragmented systems are holding many back from delivering the impact they’re capable of.
Our 2025 research, based on insights from 500 CIOs and enterprise architects, uncovers the key barriers to smarter, faster decisions and reveals five key insights to help enterprise architects align with CIOs and overcome challenges.
What’s included:
- Enterprise architecture as a strategic enabler: 94% of CIOs view enterprise architecture as critical, yet 57% of enterprise architects feel underutilized in strategic planning.
- Data orchestration challenges: Siloed, inconsistent, and outdated data is the #1 blocker to faster decisions.
- Tooling gaps: 60% of enterprise architects report their tools can’t meet CIO expectations.
For the full insights, download your copy