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Hughes / Forrester Study: 83 Percent of Retailers Surveyed Likely to Employ SD-WAN Within Two Years
GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- At the advent of the busiest shopping season of the year, a new report from Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES) and Forrester reveals how retailers and other multi-site enterprises are looking to managed services and software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) to keep up with rising demands for more bandwidth, higher security and availability. Hughes, a leading provider of managed network services, commissioned the Forrester study to explore the challenges of distributed networks and related investment plans of enterprises with 200 or more locations, including big box, apparel and specialty retailers. Findings reveal they are reaching a tipping point, with increased network complexity and demand driving migration to new solutions. Applications Straining Network Resources Survey respondents confirm that conventional networks are struggling to handle a rapidly growing volume of store applications and technologies:
Current Networks Not Up to the Task Store operators are less than satisfied with current network solutions. According to the study:
Though 64 percent of survey participants report that internal IT personnel manage their networks, only one-third prefer that model for their business future. Nearly half would prefer a mix of internal IT and external support. 21 percent would prefer to migrate fully to a third-party managed service provider within two years. While only 30 percent are employing software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN), more than half intend to test SD-WAN in the next year or adopt the solution within two years, making SD-WAN the dominant networking solution for these enterprises by 2020. "This report unveils the critical performance and security challenges faced by enterprises in a dynamically changing period of the industry, fueled by the ever-increasing need for connectivity and bandwidth," said Mike Tippets, vice president of Enterprise Marketing for Hughes. "In the face of the resulting technology 'arms race,' businesses would be wise to work with a trusted partner offering a comprehensive and experienced approach to network services—easing their burden on internal resources and freeing them to focus on succeeding in the marketplace." Hughes has been a leading provider of managed network services to enterprises for more than 30 years and has deployed more than 30,000 SD-WAN sites across big box, department store, specialty retail and grocery stores, among others. For the complete Hughes / Forrester report and an infographic of findings, please visit: www.hughes.com/forrester. About Hughes Network Systems Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations. For additional information about Hughes, please visit www.business.hughes.com and follow @HughesON on Twitter. About EchoStar ©2018 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC. View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hughes--forrester-study-83-percent-of-retailers-surveyed-likely-to-employ-sd-wan-within-two-years-300748940.html SOURCE Hughes Network Systems, LLC |