GEC NEWS WIREJuniper Networks released survey results from over 2,700 IT and business decision-makers (ITDMs and BDMs), revealing that companies are not prepared for the inevitable impact of digital disruption.
“The ICT sector plays an integral role in creating long-term, sustainable economic and business growth in the Middle East. Juniper supports its customers in the digital transformation journey by investing in network innovation,” said Adrian Pickering, VP of Middle East and Africa at Juniper Networks. “True innovation requires an understanding of the value that technology delivers. Now more than ever, savvy technology investments are vital to maintaining a business advantage.”
More than half of the respondents (55 percent of ITDMs and 51 percent of BDMs) expect a new disruptive technology, product or service to be introduced to their industry within the next two years. Nearly nine in 10 respondents (84 percent of ITDMs and 84 percent of BDMs) admit their organization would perform better if their current C-Suite were more tech-savvy.
Nearly three in four respondents (70 percent of ITDMs and 72 percent of BDMs) say they’re excited by the opportunities network and IT automation create for their company. Of the ITDMs already using software-defined networking (SDN) or network functions virtualization (NFV), nearly all (93 percent) say it’s given them a significant edge over their competitors.
