Lauren Miller

The Pulse of IT What our latest stats reveal around Networking Q.1 Are you using a Network Performance Management (NPM) solution? If so, what type? Cloud/SaaS NPM Popular/ commercial NPM Open source /free 18% 20% 34% 28% Organizations are using a variety of NPM solutions. Q.2 One from your hardware equipment vendor How satisfied are you with the level of visibility your NPM solution provides? The majority of ITDMs are satisfied with the visibility their NPM solution provides. 12% 14% SATISFACTION 75% 0% Satisfied Very satisfied Not very satisfied Q.3 Not at all satisfied How important are the following types of information you receive from your NPM solution? LAN status and performance information is the most important feedback. Critical Very important LAN status and performance 54% WAN status and performance 53% 92% 35% 88% Application status and performance SAN status and performance 38% 38% 44% 82% 27% 45% 73% Respondent Profile ORGANIZATION SIZE (employees) JOB TITLE 35% 9% 5,000–9,999 25% 27% 1,000–4,999 C-level Manager 35% 10,000+ 6% SVP/VP 33% 16% 500–999 13% 250–499 Average number of workers = 22,913 Director INDUSTRY 24% 14% 13% 11% 8% 8% High Tech/ Technology Healthcare Education Financial Services Manufacturing Retail, Wholesale & Distribution 4% Other » Whatever the latest trends in IT, Connection is ready to solve your toughest challenges. Visit www.connection.com/NetworkingPractice for the full story. IDG March 21, 2017 TechPulse poll. Base = 102 IT decision makers. - www.connection.com/TechPulse ©2017 PC Connection, Inc. All rights reserved. Connection®, PC Connection®, and we solve IT™ are trademarks of PC Connection, Inc. All other copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. C-