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State of
the market
Right now, networking professionals are focusing primarily on security, but they are also looking to deploy some new technology. As a result, organizations are increasing their networking budgets to fund these initiatives.
Change in Network Spending in the Next Two Years
June 2022
70%
will increase budget
The vast majority of respondents, 70%, said they will increasae overall networking spending in the next two years.
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Analyst Summary
To deal with all these security threats, teams are increasing their spending — on networking in general and on network security in particular. And a lot of that spending is going toward maintenance rather than new products as teams work to deal with the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, and returns to office and hybrid-work.
Right now, networking professionals have one topic on their minds: security
Key Findings
24%
will decrease budget
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"57% of respondents increased their networking budgets during the pandemic. 70% expect their budgets to increase in the next two years."
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Have SD-WAN in place
62%
Increase in wireless access points
45%
81% of those surveyed were concerned or very concerned about cyberattacks.
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A majority of respondents have or are planning to deploy SD-WAN.
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Networking teams expect to purchase more wireless access points in the next 12 months.
6% Undecided
Concerned about cyberattacks
81%
