According to New TechTarget and Level 3 Study
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- New research conducted by TechTarget and
sponsored by Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) indicates
enterprises will make major improvements to their network
connectivity in 2017 to support hybrid IT, the flexible use of
private and cloud-based IT resources to improve operational
performance.
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The study was based on responses from 150 technology
professionals regarding how decision-makers are using and planning
to use their networks more strategically and effectively under a
hybrid IT framework.
Key Insights:
- Hybrid IT is either very or somewhat familiar to the vast
majority of IT and networking audiences, with its primary benefits
being agility (59 percent), alignment between IT and business goals
(53 percent), application availability/performance (42 percent) and
security (37 percent).
- Nearly half of survey respondents are using cloud services for
tier one workloads, a strong indication that cloud computing is at
the heart of many organizations' digital transformation
efforts.
- Security, reliable uptime, bandwidth capabilities and low
latency are the top features respondents look for in their
enterprise networks when accessing cloud services.
- For the most part, enterprises are reasonably satisfied with
how their networks deliver on their most-cited network
requirements, although relatively few of them admit to being highly
satisfied. Level 3 asked respondents to rate the importance of a
variety of features as well as their satisfaction with service
provider performance of those features, and found on average an 11
percent lower satisfaction rating than importance rating.
- Enterprises have not yet dramatically transformed their network
connectivity for cloud and hybrid IT, but they do expect to make
major improvements to their network connectivity over the coming 12
months.
Key Quote:
Paul
Savill, SVP, Global Core Product Management for Level
3
"Hybrid IT is foundational to a successful digital
transformation. To bolster their hybrid IT programs, enterprises
need to leverage the new technologies available to upgrade their
network infrastructure for greater security, flexibility and
automation."
Additional Resources:
- Read Make Your Enterprise Network a Top Priority for Hybrid
IT
- Explore Adaptive Network Control Solutions Use Cases
- Learn How You Connect to the Cloud Matters
- Read about Making the Cloud Come to You
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
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Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level
3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important
factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals
include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: increase
revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and
operating performance; develop and maintain effective business
support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions;
avert the breach of its network and computer system security
measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and
generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage risks
associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; manage
continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; successfully integrate future acquisitions;
effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency
and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial
international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent
liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt
obligations. Additional information concerning these and other
important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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