Interest in Network and Security Services Grows

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Networking

Managed global WAN connectivity platforms and firewall-as-a-service offerings are high on the list of approaches being considered by IT organizations.

Among IT pros that plan to upgrade their networks in the next 12 months, 26% said a shift to a managed global WAN connectivity platform is the highest priority. 39% said they plan to eliminate some hardware, with servers (62%) and storage (52%) topping the list.

Firewall-as-a-service leads the list at 41%, followed by cloud access broker software at 24% and SD-WANs at 20%.

•72% use tunnels to establish network connections.

•38% use MPLs connections.

•31% use software-defined WANs.

•41% are splitting traffic at the branch office where they deployed a firewall.

•25% backhaul traffic over an MPLS connection where they use a firewall in the data center to protect data.

•13% split traffic at a branch office using a cloud gateway to protect data.

24% of respondents use the same firewalls they have in their local data centers in the cloud, and 23% use the firewalls made available by the cloud service provider.

48% require mobile users to make use of a virtual private network (VPN) to access cloud services. Only 15% use cloud access broker software.

Almost two-thirds of the respondents are relying on between two and five security solutions, and 26% have five or more in place.

Networks tops the list of risks at 58%, followed by mobile tech at 44%.

•Cost of acquiring and managing appliances and software: 49%

•Enforcing endpoint security policies: 48%

•Integrating cloud and local data centers: 35%.

•Network latency: 43%

•Cost of buying and managing appliances: 43%

•Cost of MPLS: 37%

•Mobile VPN access: 35%