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New Study Finds 82% of European Organisations Suffer Application Performance Problems
LONDON, May 23, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
IT decision makers suffering from a lack of visibility into network performance and
business critical applications
Corporate networks across Europe are experiencing significant performance problems due
to blind spots around the applications being run across them, research conducted by
Ipanema Technologies and Easynet has discovered.
The study, 'Killer Apps 2012', found that performance problems are highly prevalent
across networks, with 74% citing enterprise critical applications such as line of business
(26%), ERP or CRM (26%) and video-based applications (22%) being those most at risk. In
addition, the results unearthed a worrying trend on how such problems are discovered, with
user complaints the second most common source of monitoring issues across networks.
The highlights of the pan-European findings include:
A lack of visibility when it comes to networked applications:
- Nearly one in three respondents do not know the number of apps running on
their corporate network
- 69% do not have visibility of the bandwidth requirements each network
application requires
- 55% of respondents rely on the 'final line of defence', namely user
complaints, as their primary performance metric
Application performance issues are on the rise across Europe
- 82% of respondents report speed and responsiveness problems in the past 12
months
- 43% of companies highlighted that these issues are becoming 'more frequent'
- Enterprise, line of business, voice and collaboration applications were cited
by 65% of respondents as being the most likely to suffer performance problems
In many organisations the network is 'over provisioned' suggesting inefficient
application of bandwidth
- 72% of respondents said the network is only used to its full data
transmission capacity occasionally or very infrequently
- The vast majority of companies (86%) report increasing bandwidth requirements
Justin Fielder, CTO at Easynet commented: "This study should trigger alarm bells for
IT managers, and highlights the importance of a true understanding of the performance of
applications on an enterprise network. However, the answer is not to be found in a panacea
product - businesses need to combine professional counsel and in-depth analytics to
establish a robust, long-term approach not just to today's problems, but to those forecast
for tomorrow."
Thierry Grenot, CTO at Ipanema Technologies added: "Enterprises need to be more agile
in order to reach the business outcomes they expect from strategic IT transformations,
such as cloud computing and Unified Communications deployments. The report findings
strongly suggest that businesses could benefit from understanding their networks more
thoroughly in order to target bandwidth to those applications the business relies on,
reducing investment in unnecessary capacity."
He continued: "Right now there is a 'perfect storm' emerging as companies face an
explosion of bandwidth requirements from less critical applications, coupled with the need
to reduce expenditure. Today's CIOs require a rock solid yet flexible network which is
alignedto the priorities of the organisation. That necessitates a more sophisticated
approach to networking which includes high levels of visibility and control in order to
solve the delivery challenges posed by the complexity of cloud applications."
The full results of the study have been announced and discussed on 23 May when both
Justin Fielder, CTO at Easynet and Thierry Grenot, CTO at Ipanema hosted a live media
video conference. To request local market data relating to the survey please contact
nward@kwitko.com [D:\Documents and Settings\calmonv.IPANEMA\Mes documents\PR\Epoch
PR\2012\Easynet survey\nward@kwitko.com ].
About the research
The 'Killer Apps 2012' report is been compiled based upon online field research
conducted this year with 550 unique respondents consisting of CIOs (25%), IT Directors
(25%), IT Managers (25%) or Network Managers (25%). Respondents are employed within large
businesses across Europe (40% with turnover in excess of GBP500m, 20% with a turnover
between GBP500m - GBP100m) Responses were drawn from the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium
and the Benelux region.
The breakdown of response numbers is:
- UK - 210
- France - 100
- Spain - 41
- Italy - 71
- Benelux - 129
About Ipanema Technologies
Ipanema provides enterprises with a direct connection between application performance
and their business requirements. With Ipanema Technologies, enterprises automatically
understand which applications use the network and deliver guaranteed performance to each
user. Enterprises can support their strategic IT transformations (like cloud computing and
Unified Communications) and control Internet growth while reducing their IT expenses.
Ipanema's customers range from mid-sized companies to enterprises with 1,000s of sites.
For Enterprises, Ipanema is available as a Product through an international network of
Certified Channel Partners, and as a Service through Managed Service Providers and Telecom
Operators' Managed Services. For SMBs, Ipanema is available as a Service through Ipanema's
AppsWork Authorized Partners network. For more information, visit:
http://www.ipanematech.com
About Easynet Global Services
Easynet Global Services [http://www.easynet.com ] is a network, hosting and cloud
integration business. It has customers, employees and offices in every continent, and
combines global reach with local expertise, providing a personalised experience wherever
its customers are in the world.
Customers include EDF, Sage, FOX, Yakult, Transport for London, Bridgestone, Q Park
and Campofrio.
Together with the management team, Easynet is owned by LDC (Lloyds TSB Development
Capital). LDC is the leading mid-market private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.
For more information visit http://www.easynet.com
Follow us on Twitter: @easynet [http://www.twitter.com/easynet ]. Connect with us on
Linked In: Easynet Global Services [http://www.linkedin.com/companies/4913 ]
Press Contact:
To request a full Powerpoint overview of the findings, or to arrange an interview
please contact:
kwittken + company
Nick Ward
+44(0)20-7401-8001
nward@kwitco.com
Source: Ipanema Technologies
New Study Finds 82% of European Organisations Suffer Application Performance Problems
LONDON, May 23, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
IT decision makers suffering from a lack of visibility into network performance and
business critical applications
Corporate networks across Europe are experiencing significant performance problems due
to blind spots around the applications being run across them, research conducted by
Ipanema Technologies and Easynet has discovered.
The study, 'Killer Apps 2012', found that performance problems are highly prevalent
across networks, with 74% citing enterprise critical applications such as line of business
(26%), ERP or CRM (26%) and video-based applications (22%) being those most at risk. In
addition, the results unearthed a worrying trend on how such problems are discovered, with
user complaints the second most common source of monitoring issues across networks.
The highlights of the pan-European findings include:
A lack of visibility when it comes to networked applications:
- Nearly one in three respondents do not know the number of apps running on
their corporate network
- 69% do not have visibility of the bandwidth requirements each network
application requires
- 55% of respondents rely on the 'final line of defence', namely user
complaints, as their primary performance metric
Application performance issues are on the rise across Europe
- 82% of respondents report speed and responsiveness problems in the past 12
months
- 43% of companies highlighted that these issues are becoming 'more frequent'
- Enterprise, line of business, voice and collaboration applications were cited
by 65% of respondents as being the most likely to suffer performance problems
In many organisations the network is 'over provisioned' suggesting inefficient
application of bandwidth
- 72% of respondents said the network is only used to its full data
transmission capacity occasionally or very infrequently
- The vast majority of companies (86%) report increasing bandwidth requirements
Justin Fielder, CTO at Easynet commented: "This study should trigger alarm bells for
IT managers, and highlights the importance of a true understanding of the performance of
applications on an enterprise network. However, the answer is not to be found in a panacea
product - businesses need to combine professional counsel and in-depth analytics to
establish a robust, long-term approach not just to today's problems, but to those forecast
for tomorrow."
Thierry Grenot, CTO at Ipanema Technologies added: "Enterprises need to be more agile
in order to reach the business outcomes they expect from strategic IT transformations,
such as cloud computing and Unified Communications deployments. The report findings
strongly suggest that businesses could benefit from understanding their networks more
thoroughly in order to target bandwidth to those applications the business relies on,
reducing investment in unnecessary capacity."
He continued: "Right now there is a 'perfect storm' emerging as companies face an
explosion of bandwidth requirements from less critical applications, coupled with the need
to reduce expenditure. Today's CIOs require a rock solid yet flexible network which is
alignedto the priorities of the organisation. That necessitates a more sophisticated
approach to networking which includes high levels of visibility and control in order to
solve the delivery challenges posed by the complexity of cloud applications."
The full results of the study have been announced and discussed on 23 May when both
Justin Fielder, CTO at Easynet and Thierry Grenot, CTO at Ipanema hosted a live media
video conference. To request local market data relating to the survey please contact
nward@kwitko.com [D:\Documents and Settings\calmonv.IPANEMA\Mes documents\PR\Epoch
PR\2012\Easynet survey\nward@kwitko.com ].
About the research
The 'Killer Apps 2012' report is been compiled based upon online field research
conducted this year with 550 unique respondents consisting of CIOs (25%), IT Directors
(25%), IT Managers (25%) or Network Managers (25%). Respondents are employed within large
businesses across Europe (40% with turnover in excess of GBP500m, 20% with a turnover
between GBP500m - GBP100m) Responses were drawn from the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium
and the Benelux region.
The breakdown of response numbers is:
- UK - 210
- France - 100
- Spain - 41
- Italy - 71
- Benelux - 129
About Ipanema Technologies
Ipanema provides enterprises with a direct connection between application performance
and their business requirements. With Ipanema Technologies, enterprises automatically
understand which applications use the network and deliver guaranteed performance to each
user. Enterprises can support their strategic IT transformations (like cloud computing and
Unified Communications) and control Internet growth while reducing their IT expenses.
Ipanema's customers range from mid-sized companies to enterprises with 1,000s of sites.
For Enterprises, Ipanema is available as a Product through an international network of
Certified Channel Partners, and as a Service through Managed Service Providers and Telecom
Operators' Managed Services. For SMBs, Ipanema is available as a Service through Ipanema's
AppsWork Authorized Partners network. For more information, visit:
http://www.ipanematech.com
About Easynet Global Services
Easynet Global Services [http://www.easynet.com ] is a network, hosting and cloud
integration business. It has customers, employees and offices in every continent, and
combines global reach with local expertise, providing a personalised experience wherever
its customers are in the world.
Customers include EDF, Sage, FOX, Yakult, Transport for London, Bridgestone, Q Park
and Campofrio.
Together with the management team, Easynet is owned by LDC (Lloyds TSB Development
Capital). LDC is the leading mid-market private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.
For more information visit http://www.easynet.com
Follow us on Twitter: @easynet [http://www.twitter.com/easynet ]. Connect with us on
Linked In: Easynet Global Services [http://www.linkedin.com/companies/4913 ]
Press Contact:
To request a full Powerpoint overview of the findings, or to arrange an interview
please contact:
kwittken + company
Nick Ward
+44(0)20-7401-8001
nward@kwitco.com
Source: Ipanema Technologies