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Risks Of IT Integration

AiTHORITY, Thursday, October 12,2023

You should be able to grasp after reading this article that traditional IT integration is difficult, the cybersecurity threats prevalent during M&A deals and Zero Trust security has many advantages.

The number of failed mergers and acquisitions in the last few years have startled business analysts. Post-acquisition and merger integrationscan bloat IT costs and give rise to complex operational problems. These could lead to post-deal misalignment in synergies. According to a research, 27 percent of companies said their synergies failed to mmet expectations for acquisitions. Fifty to eighty percent of mergers and acqusitions fail because of poor IT integrations. There is a lot of demand for a merged company to produce immediate commercial value and to deliver return on investment. However, the back-end logistics of IT/Security integration are typically difficult, slow, and hazardous, which impedes progress.

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