2015 State of the Network Study

Technology Adoption Trends & Their Impact on the Network

AN IDG ENTERPRISE BRAND

Purpose and Methodology

Survey Sample
Total Respondents

240

Margin of Error

+/- 6.3%

Audience Base

Network World Online

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)

Source: 2015 State of the Network Study, Network World

SMAC Areas Rank High for 2015 Network IT Initiatives

36%
28%
30%

31%
40%
24%

28%
21%
11%

27%
Executive IT

14%

Mid-Level IT

13%

IT Professional

24%
24%
24%

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

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

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Internet of Things to Drive Enterprise Spending

Enterprise

SMB

56%

36%

13%

14% 2%

On Our Radar/Actively Researching

Piloting

Have Achieved/Installed/In Production

No Plans

6%

26%

48%

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)
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Bandwidth Challenges Drive Gigabit Wi-Fi Adoption

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

23%
11%
25%

We Have Adopted in a Limited Scope/We are in

the Process of Adopting with a Limited Scope

We are Planning to Adopt

11%
9%

10%
18%

We are Evaluating

21%
13%

We are Not Planning to Adopt

1,000+

30%
<1,000

Q. Which of the following best describes your organizations adoption of gigabit Wi-Fi (802.11ac) over the next 12 months? AND Q. Please
rate your level of agreement with the following statements.
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Enterprises Anticipate Flexibility, Customization &

Speed from SDN
39%

Increased Network Flexibility

28%
32%

Increased Customization of the Network

23%
31%

Faster Network Service Configuration and

Delivery

23%
27%

Simplified Network Operation and

Management

17%
23%
20%

Improved Ability to Automate Network

Functions

19%
16%

Improved Network Uptime/Availability

Reduced OPEX

Reduced CAPEX

17%
10%
15%
10%

1,000+

<1,000

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.
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For more information

For more information on this study, please contact
Sue Yanovitch, VP of Marketing, IDG Enterprise at
syanovitch@idgenterprise.com.