11:11 Systems' Research Finds 93% of ANZ IT Leaders Report Rising Infrastructure Costs, Cyberattacks Are Top Data Centre Concern

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Cyberattacks remain common and costly. 76% of IT leaders experienced one or more attacks in the last 12 months, with 25% of respondents experiencing three or more. 43% also report…

New study reveals rising costs, cyber risk and complexity reshaping IT resilience strategies for 2027

SYDNEY, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 11:11 Systems, a leading managed infrastructure solutions provider, today announced results from its 2027 State of IT Infrastructure Resilience study. The global survey of more than 700 IT leaders finds that rising costs, expanding complexity and growing cyber risk are forcing organisations to rethink how they build, protect and recover critical infrastructure.

The survey shows that Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) IT leaders are making infrastructure and budget decisions with two big worries in mind: infrastructure costs keep climbing and cyber threats aren't going away. Identity platforms and production environments top the list of leading data centre concerns in the region, while hybrid complexity and inconsistent data protection make it difficult to maintain a reliable recovery plan.

AI adds another layer of urgency. Nearly all ANZ respondents are either investing in or evaluating AI-enhanced IT and security tools, but fewer than one in five report that AI-enhanced backup or disaster recovery is operational today. There's a clear gap between AI ambition and recovery readiness, and it tells us something important: focus investment on capabilities that make resilience easier to see, test and put into action.

"This research quantifies what IT leaders are already feeling; the challenges are stacking up faster than the budgets," said Jason Buffington, principal analyst and founder of Data Protection Matters, which conducted the research. "Cyberattacks remain an ever-present threat, and now organisations have to govern their own AI while defending against the attackers' AI, all while rising hardware costs squeeze budgets that were already tight. For many organisations, the way through that storm is leaning on expertise as-a-service to reduce complexity, while modernising how they protect and recover their data."

Marc Beder, Executive…

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