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WAN Bandwidth Demand Creates the Need for Channel Expertise

Top Forces Affecting WAN Over Next 12 Months 42% of organizations say investments in WANs are being driven by the need for better application performance while 32.4% cite the need to support real-time applications. Application Traffic Priorities Only 22.7% report that they make an effort to dynamically prioritize application traffic on the WAN. But an […]

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Michael Vizard

Feb 19, 2014

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1 - Top Forces Affecting WAN Over Next 12 Months Top Forces Affecting WAN Over Next 12 Months

42% of organizations say investments in WANs are being driven by the need for better application performance while 32.4% cite the need to support real-time applications.

Application Traffic Priorities

Only 22.7% report that they make an effort to dynamically prioritize application traffic on the WAN. But an additional 15% are thinking about it.

Factors Driving WAN Performance Awareness

44.4% report that pressure to improve WAN performance comes from the top. But 43.5% say it’s a matter of internal pride.

Impact on Application Performance

14% report they have WAN issues once or twice a week; another 29.5% report having issues once or twice a quarter.

WAN Awareness of Senior Business Managers

65.7% report senior managers will either sometimes or mostly support additional funding for WAN.

Percentage of WAN Traffic Running Over MPLS

Despite MPLS costs, 48% report that 40 percent or more of their WAN traffic is generated by leased lines.

WAN Traffic Running Over Internet

40.9% report that Internet traffic generates more than 40 percent of their WAN traffic.

Expected Change in WAN Traffic by Service

36.3% expect MPLS traffic to increase while 53% expect Internet traffic to increase.

Most Important MPLS Concerns

The expense of leased lines is a top MPLS concern for 43%; uptime is cited by 23.7%.

Most Important Internet Concerns

Uptime is cited by 28% while security is a close second at 26.6%.

Biggest Drivers of Increased MPLS Traffic

Enterprise apps were cited as the biggest driver of MPLS traffic by 21.7%.

Biggest Drivers of Increased Internet Traffic

Public cloud was cited by 35.7% while mobile computing usage accounted for 22.7%.

WAN Budgets

44.3% expect WAN budgets to increase in the coming year; 31.4% expect them to remain static.

Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

WAN Bandwidth Demand Creates the Need for Channel Expertise

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