SDN
The Long March to SDN Transformation
A new survey from Juniper Networks links advances in software-defined networking to enabling digital business disruptions.
SDN and NFV Adoption
82% of ITDMs say they have deployed SDN. But only a third say their environment is predominantly based on SDN. And 85% report they are also already using NFV, with 36% saying NFVs are widely deployed.
Top SDN Benefits
ITDMs that have implemented SDN cited cloud interconnect (54%), virtual data center (49%), security automation (48%) and network visibility (45%) as the primary benefits.
Top NFV Benefits
Virtualization security and virtualization routing top the list, at 47% each, followed by network analytics (45%) and WAN optimization (44%).
Rise of Automation
On average, about two-thirds of ITDMs and BDMs have a positive view of network automation. Another third admit to being anxious about it.
Obstacles to IT Infrastructure UpgradesFor IT infrastructure upgrades, budget tops the list of obstacles for ITDMs (51%) and BDMs (48%). ITDMs also cite security and compliance (48%), followed by legacy network technologies (43%). In contrast, BDMs cite employee skill sets (43%) and security and compliance (40%) as the next major obstacles.
IT Infrastructure as a Product Development Obstacle
More than two-thirds of ITDMs and BDMs say legacy IT infrastructure will be an obstacle to product development.
Criticality of Network Services
Seven out of 10 ITDMs say the C-suite doesn’t consider the network to be critical to their companies’ success.
Need for More Tech-Savvy Leaders in the C-Suite
Nearly nine of out 10 ITDMs and BDMs said their organization would perform better if the leaders in the C-suite were more tech-savvy.
Rate of Digital Disruption
Only 22% of ITDMs and 30% of BDMs expect a technology, product or service disruption to occur in their industry within the coming year. But 33% of ITDMs and 21% of BDMs expect a disruption within one to two years.
Time to Disruption
46% of ITDMs and 50% of BDMs said it would take their organization more than a year to deliver a new product or service.
IT Skills Shortage
45% of ITDMs said that 25% or more of the IT organization will not have the critical skills required in five years, vs. 41% of BDMs that said the same.