AN IDG ENTERPRISE BRAND

2015 State of the Network StudyTechnology Adoption Trends & Their Impact on the Network

Purpose and Methodology

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Survey Sample

Total Respondents 240

Margin of Error +/- 6.3%

Audience Base Network World Online

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

Survey Goals

• To pinpoint where IT executives and professionals are with initiatives within existing and emerging technologies.

• To help technology marketers inform their product development, marketing, and messaging strategies for 2015.

Survey Method

Collection Online Questionnaire

Number of Questions 32 (w/demographic questions)

SMAC Areas Rank High for 2015 Network IT Initiatives

24%

13%

11%

24%

30%

24%

14%

21%

40%

28%

24%

27%

28%

31%

36%

Executive IT

Mid-Level IT

IT Professional

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Q. What are the top 3 IT initiatives your organization plans to focus on over the next 12 months?

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

Emerging Technologies Positive Influence on IT

4

Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

Internet of Things to Drive Enterprise Spending

36%

56%

14%

13%

2%

6%

48%

26%

SMB

Enterprise

On Our Radar/Actively Researching Piloting

Have Achieved/Installed/In Production No Plans

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Q. At what stage is your company with regard to Internet of Things (IoT) adoption? AND Q. Do you expect Internet of Things adoption to drive additional spending at your organization (either through the collection of new data, or the use of data already being collected)? (Based on respondents whose organizations are in some stage of IoT)

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

Bandwidth Challenges Drive Gigabit Wi-Fi Adoption

30%

21%

10%

11%

11%

13%

18%

9%

25%

23%

We are Not Planning to Adopt

We are Evaluating

We are Planning to Adopt

We Have Adopted in a Limited Scope/We are inthe Process of Adopting with a Limited Scope

We Have Adopted with an Enterprise-Wide Scope/We are in the Process of Adopting with an

Enterprise-Wide Scope

1,000+ <1,000

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Q. Which of the following best describes your organization’s adoption of gigabit Wi-Fi (802.11ac) over the next 12 months? AND Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

Enterprises Anticipate Flexibility, Customization &

Speed from SDN

10%

10%

16%

20%

17%

23%

23%

28%

15%

17%

19%

23%

27%

31%

32%

39%

Reduced CAPEX

Reduced OPEX

Improved Network Uptime/Availability

Improved Ability to Automate NetworkFunctions

Simplified Network Operation andManagement

Faster Network Service Configuration andDelivery

Increased Customization of the Network

Increased Network Flexibility

1,000+ <1,000

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Q. Which of the following benefits has your organization experienced, or do you anticipate your organization will experience, from software defined networking (SDN) technology? AND Q. Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

For more information…

For more information on this study, please contact

Sue Yanovitch, VP of Marketing, IDG Enterprise at

syanovitch@idgenterprise.com.

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