Eighty-one percent of respondents expressed a strong intention to increase MACH (Microservice-based, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) elements in their front-office architecture in the next 12-months. Geographically, those in the US indicated the greatest emphasis on this strong intention (US-based respondents: 59% vs. Germany-based respondents: 27%, for example). This is largely in response to the time and cost burden businesses face when needing to manage upgrades that come with the incumbent systems. More on that below.
The high price of improvements (Hint: It’s not just financial)
Upgrades are clearly taxing budgets, according to the report. A quarter of the IT decision-makers polled admitted that front-office upgrades consume more than half of their IT budget.
Budget pressure is a factor, but it’s not the only one. IT personnel are being diverted from inventing by upgrades, and it has a cost as well. According to respondents, their teams deliver front-office upgrades 40% of the time on average. That amounts to a significant amount of time that could be spent on innovation and bettering the consumer experience,
Budget pressure is a factor, but it’s not the only one. IT personnel are being diverted from inventing by upgrades, and it has a cost as well. According to respondents, their teams deliver front-office upgrades 40% of the time on average. That amounts to a significant amount of time that could be spent on innovation and bettering the consumer experience, but isn’t.
The main motivation for pressing IT leaders to investigate MACH more is to enhance CX: According to 6/10 (63%) respondents, the need to improve competitive advantage and the opportunity to develop more quickly are the two key reasons for moving to a modern MACH infrastructure, respectively.
The shift to composable is driven by the C-Suite.
In terms of their plan to boost MACH investment, 94% of respondents surveyed with c-suite titles said they would not maintain the status quo in the future.
According to Matt Bradbeer, co-founder of the MACH Alliance, “we are tremendously thrilled to see that c-level executives are promoting the adoption of MACH across their enterprises.” “The executive suite has clearly seen how a composable design can have a genuine impact on the bottom line, particularly at a time when it is so important to quickly respond to changing customer needs. This cutting-edge strategy enables a level of performance, flexibility, and cost reduction we haven’t seen before.”
Concerning the MACH Alliance
The MACH Alliance is a nonprofit group that is run by an impartial board and does not support any particular members, vendors, or other groups. To assist enterprise firms in navigating the complicated terrain of contemporary technology, the Alliance was established in June 2020. It attempts to direct and demonstrate the commercial benefits of open tech ecosystems that are Headless, Microservices-based, API-first, and Cloud-native. Every MACH Alliance member complies with the certification requirements listed on the website.