Remote monitoring, automated management save trouble shooting

BANAGLORE, INDIA: New data published today in Dimension Data’s annual Network Barometer Report reveals that remote monitoring and automated management reduce the time to troubleshoot faulty networking devices by a massive 75pc.

Consequently, it takes 32pc less time to repair such devices than those not managed in this way. Furthermore, this year’s research again shows a strong correlation between the failures caused by devices and their lifecycle stage.

According to the Report, networks have continued to age for the fifth consecutive year, making 53pc of the over 70,000 technology devices that were analysed either ageing or obsolete – up by two percentage points since last year.

There’s also been a slight drop in the percentage of obsolete devices – down to 9pc from last year’s 11pc – while the percentage of ageing devices has increased by four points. The percentage of the current devices analysed is at its lowest in three years.

The research looked at corporate networks in organisations of all sizes and all industry sectors across 28 countries.

Other key highlights in the 2015 Network Barometer Report include:

· There’s been a slight improvement in the security status of networks this year: the percentage of devices with at least one vulnerability is down to 60% from 74% last year.

· Despite the general tendency to sweat assets, organisations are slowly expanding the wireless capabilities of their networks. However, 74pc of the wireless access points are still older models that don’t support a solid mobility strategy.