2023 was a year of wild transformation, most notably with huge advances in the availability of AI technologies, persistent security threats, and economic uneasiness. But how will this affect IT professionals in the field in 2024? In this edition of the biannual SME IT Trends Report, JumpCloud surveyed 1200+ IT professionals across the U.S., U.K., and India for insights on how the industry is faring, how others working in IT are preparing for 2024, and quantitative data on IT budgets, OS usage, AI adoption, and more.

Whether you want to extend your Active Directory instance to support additional capabilities, need to prepare for an eventual migration without replacing your current implementation, or are ready to move away from AD completely, we've built a roadmap for you. Find your path to modernizing Active Directory by following along with the journeys of Tyrone, Kate, and Eric, fictional IT professionals navigating three different real-world situations where AD needs an update. Grab your copy for detailed insights on the different ways you can prepare your organization to modernize AD.

Just because you use Active Directory doesn't mean you have to forgo the ability to seamlessly support your ever-changing environment. Just ask Kate, a fictional IT admin representing the journey many AD users take to enable better flexibility and control without deprecating their Active Directory instance. Uncover how you can take the path to modernizing and expanding your Active Directory instance to better support modern work challenges by integrating with JumpCloud's open directory platform.

How do your IT challenges, strategies, and priorities stack up to those of your peers? Get insights from 1200+ international SME IT respondents on the trends affecting their teams the most and uncover how they're navigating challenges like economic hardship and increased cyberthreats.