A majority of IT decision makers say they want machine real-time data analytics, but 53 percent lack a platform that’s able to support it, according to a new report from 451 Research.

For the study, commissioned by technology company Logtrust, 451 Research surveyed 200 IT executives responsible for advising on or directly choosing machine data analytics, which the firm defines as “the relatively new breed of technologies that are specifically designed to help with the analysis of data created by machines, Web servers, mobile devices, sensors and other smart devices.”

The goal of the research was to understand the current state of adoption and maturity of machine data analytics, and for those organizations already using machine data analytics what they consider the benefits, challenges and future opportunities.

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