Survey Surfaces Significant Levels of IDP Investment to Reduce SDLC Friction
DevOps.com, Friday, May 8th, 2026
CDW survey finds 68% of organizations have adopted IDPs to improve efficiency and security while facing persistent SDLC friction.
A CDW survey of 954 IT decision-makers reveals that 68% of organizations have adopted internal developer platforms (IDPs) primarily to improve operational efficiency, user experience, and security.
Despite these investments, significant friction persists in software development, with systems integration and security compliance restrictions identified as top sources of friction, while testing and deployment remain key bottlenecks.
IT leaders are responding by investing heavily in automation for security (47%), testing (45%), and monitoring (43%), though only 31% report moderate success with generative AI despite 67% spending significantly on it.
The survey highlights that organizations struggle to operationalize AI and manage AI agent sprawl, with DevOps teams particularly challenged by the volume of code generated by AI tools that requires validation and quality oversight.