Expand Networks, www.expand.com, a leading provider of application acceleration solutions over the Wide Area Network (WAN), today announced its sponsorship and availability of a new benchmark report by the Aberdeen Group, A Harte Hanks Company (NYSE:HHS). One key finding was that Best–in–Class organisations are spending $31 more per user annually on hardware, software, and services for application delivery and WAN optimisation solutions as compared to all others. The report also found that Industry Average and Laggard organisations are spending $36 more per user annually on bandwidth upgrades as compared to Best–in–Class organisations, allowing them Best–in–Class organisations to improve application response times by more than 12 times as compared to 13% average improvement for Laggard organisations.
"Organisations are looking to increase investments in WAN optimisation solutions at the rate that is significantly higher than an overall increase in IT spend. Additionally, when looking to optimise application delivery over the WAN, Best–in–Class organisations are more likely to invest in technology solutions as compared to conducting bandwidth upgrades. However, Industry Average and Laggard organisations are also investing in solutions for application acceleration and bandwidth management, but their performance is well below that of Best–in–Class organisations. As organisations are looking to increase their spending on WAN optimisation technology they are facing the challenge of selecting the right solution for their needs. Best–in–Class organisations have addressed this challenge effectively by developing capabilities for identifying performance bottlenecks and improving visibility into network and application performance," said Bojan Simic, research analyst, Aberdeen.
"Customers all over the world continually tell us that one of the primary reasons they decide to go with an Expand Networks WAN Optimisation Solution is because of our ability to clearly demonstrate a very fast ROI, often between three and six months specifically by reducing their need for bandwidth," added Adam Davison, Corporate Vice President Sales and Marketing, Expand Networks.
Another key discovery is that organisations are looking to increase their spending on solutions for application delivery and WAN optimisation by 7.8% over the next 12 months which is higher than the reported increase in investments in enterprise mobility solutions (7.6%), IT security (5.4%), and overall IT spend (5.8%). The report also found that Best–in–Class organisations are 56% more likely to be using WAN optimisation as a managed service as compared to all others.
Additional findings and the full complimentary report is made available by visiting: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30411366&cid=5150
