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End-of-Life Support: Continuing Channel Opportunity

Old technology End-of-Life Support: Continuing Channel Opportunity Using discontinued devices can increase a company’s risk of security breaches and network outages—problems that companies in the channel can help customers avoid. Health Assessment of Devices on Company Networks Organizations need to assess their network’s health by analyzing their infrastructure, assessing their disaster recovery plans and preparing […]

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Gina Roos

Sep 30, 2016

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End-of-Life Support: Continuing Channel Opportunity

Using discontinued devices can increase a company’s risk of security breaches and network outages—problems that companies in the channel can help customers avoid.

Health Assessment of Devices on Company Networks

Organizations need to assess their network’s health by analyzing their infrastructure, assessing their disaster recovery plans and preparing for replacement parts.

How Many Businesses Are Using Outdated Devices?

Nearly three-fourths (73%) of businesses have end-of-support devices operating in their networks, up 13% from 2015.

Increasing Numbers of End-of-Life Devices

The total number of end-of-life devices at organizations increased to 6% in 2016 from 4% in 2015.

It Only Takes One Device to Put a Network at Risk

The total number of end-of-sale devices dropped from 51% in 2015 to 23% in 2016, but the number of businesses who have them in their networks is rising.

Most Businesses Have Some Older Devices on Their Networks

96% of businesses have end-of-sale devices operating on their networks in 2016, up slightly from 95% last year.

How Many End-of-Sale Devices Are Out There?

23% of all devices assessed in the study are end-of-sale, down from 28% in 2015.

Mature Devices Pose Bigger Risks

Companies should—but don’t always—act on end-of-life or end-of-support notices. End-of-support devices pose a greater risk of security breaches, network outages and higher future replacement costs.

End-of-Life Support: Continuing Channel Opportunity

Gina Roos

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