INFOGRAPHIC
Riverbed report
indicates importance
of network performance
More than 1,700 technology
executives, across six
countries, share their attitudes
to innovation, productivity,
human behaviour and IT
capabilities in Riverbed’s latest
research report. It reveals over
79% of C-suite, business and
IT decision makers in the UAE
state that digital performance
is critical to business growth.
Riverbed has announced the results of
a survey which found that over 85%
of leaders in the UAE believe business
innovation and staff retention are driven
by improved visibility into network and
application performance.
The survey findings unveiled in the Rethink
Possible: Visibility and Network Performance
– The Pillars of Business Success report cites
a positive correlation between effective
technology and company health – a finding
that is supported by the fact that 79% of
C-suite, IT decision makers (ITDMs) and
business decision makers (BDMs) in the UAE
state that digital performance is increasingly
critical to business growth.
Slow running systems and a lack
of visibility
A little over half (53%) of UAE
respondents have felt frustrated by
current network performance, with IT
infrastructure being given as the key
reason for the poor performance.
This problem is exacerbated by a lack of
full and consistent visibility, as one in three
ITDMs in the UAE report that they don’t
have full visibility over applications, their
networks and/or end-users.
Furthermore, a staggering 88% of C-suite
and BDMs in the country believe that
slow running and outdated technology
is directly impacting the growth of their
businesses. This highlights the importance
of implementing new technology to drive
productivity, creativity and innovation.
Business priorities and challenges
Business priorities and challenges are
evolving, so the technology they rely on
needs to advance too. The large majority
(87%) of the UAE’s ITDMs acknowledge
that their IT infrastructure will have to change
dramatically in the next five years to support
new ways of doing business. A further 95%
of all respondents in the Emirates recognise
that innovation and breaking boundaries is
crucial to business success, emphasising the
need to embrace new technology. This may
be why 60% of UAE respondents strongly
believe that investing in next-generation
technology is vital.
Mena Migally, Senior Director, MENA at
Riverbed Technology, said: “All leaders
recognise that visibility, optimised network
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