Dashboard dependency leads to burnout among IT staff

A new study from Liquid Web shows IT professionals spend an average of 77 minutes per day checking dashboards, which equals about 468 hours per year or nearly 20 full workdays. This is leading to stress and a risk of burnout as one in three say they can’t relax unless they check their server dashboard at least once an hour. 51 percent say they check dashboards during the night, at weekends, or on vacations, blurring the line between work and personal time. In addition 68 percent have never gone longer than 48 hours without checking their dashboards, underscoring compulsive use.… [Continue Reading]