'2024/25 State of the Network' study, authored
by Enterprise Strategy Group and commissioned by VIAVI, will be
presented at Cisco Live!
CHANDLER, Ariz., June 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV)
today announced the release of its 2024/25 State of the Network
study in partnership with TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group™
(ESG). The research, involving 754 respondents from 10 countries,
focuses on the evolution of network performance and security tools
over the past 16 years, assessing their impact on the observability
and security posture of enterprise organizations.
According to the report, organizations with a formal
observability strategy are 3.5x more likely to detect disruptive
incidents quickly compared to those without such a strategy. This
approach not only shortens incident detection times but also brings
additional benefits, such as enhanced security (83%), faster
product/service advancements (82%), and improved compliance
(78%).
Network observability provides deep insights into network
behavior, performance, and health by collecting, analyzing, and
presenting data, enabling administrators to understand and manage
the network in real time. True network observability embraces and
leverages all network data sets, including flow data, packet data,
and metrics. Unlike traditional monitoring, which primarily focuses
on identifying and alerting on predefined issues, observability
enables IT teams to proactively detect, understand, and resolve
incidents in real-time. By adopting an observability strategy,
organizations can proactively manage network performance, improve
problem resolution, and maintain higher levels of user
satisfaction.
The report also underscores the critical need for Continuous
Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), with 88% of organizations
highlighting an urgent need to improve their threat management
capabilities. CTEM is an emerging strategy that systematically
evaluates and prioritizes risks, allowing organizations to allocate
resources more effectively and focus on the most significant
threats. By integrating threat exposure management with attack
surface management, CTEM helps organizations enhance their security
posture and operational resilience, ensuring they can proactively
manage and mitigate evolving threats. CTEM programs are now gaining
traction, ranking behind patch management and vulnerability
assessments only among current methods for managing threat
exposure.
"Organizations are increasingly recognizing the transformative
impact of observability on network management and security," said
Chris Labac, Vice President and
General Manager, Network Performance and Threat Solutions, VIAVI.
"This report demonstrates a clear trend toward network
observability, not only as a way of enhancing security, achieving
compliance objectives, and detecting incidents, but as a key driver
of business."
"As discovered by VIAVI and ESG, the state of the network is
ever more vital to business success, even as it is continuously
stretched, evolved, clouded and threatened," said Jim Frey, Principal Analyst, Networking,
Enterprise Strategy Group. "Organizations are recognizing the
challenges posed by sprawl in monitoring tools and increasingly
complex hybrid network architectures, and those making the move
– strategically or otherwise – to network observability are
seeing significant improvements. In parallel with operational
advantages, this move empowers organizations to pursue convergence
of observability and security and enable important new strategies
such as continuous threat exposure management."
Summary of key findings:
- Reduction in Incident Detection Time: Organizations with
a formal observability strategy are 3.5x more likely to report
significantly shorter times to detect disruptive incidents.
- Enhanced Security: 83% of companies with observability
strategies experience enhanced security.
- Improved Compliance: 78% of organizations maintain
better compliance with a formal observability strategy.
- Critical Need for CTEM: 88% of organizations report a
"critical need" to improve their threat management
capabilities.
VIAVI will be participating in Cisco Live! from
June 2-6 in Las Vegas, where attendees can hear from
Chris Labac and Jim Frey on "Future-Proofing IT: VIAVI Solutions
for 2024" and "The State of the Network 2024 – Optimizing
Network Resilience." VIAVI will also be showcasing its Observer
network performance management and continuous threat exposure
management solutions at Booth 6681.
The 2024/25 State of the Network study can be downloaded
here.
About VIAVI
VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider
of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for
telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military,
aerospace and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management
technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer
electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace
applications. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com.
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