CIOs, network administrators and those responsible for network security are recognizing it is more critical than ever to gain true network visibility, according to a recent research report from Aberdeen Group.

The sponsored report called as “The Real Value of Network Visibility,” serves as a roadmap for organizations that are striving to secure and manage their networks by improving network visibility.
 

"The senior management is finally realizing that network administrators need help. Managing enterprise infrastructure and planning changes to the network design are becoming part of overall enterprise strategies," said Bojan Simic, Research Analyst, Aberdeen Group.
 

The report's findings show that improving network visibility (particularly network activity and behavior) enables organizations to prevent application performance issues, decrease network management and operation costs, and optimize networks for new technology rollouts that support future business growth.
 

“As organizations are adopting VoIP, video and other bandwidth-intensive applications, achieving full visibility into network and application performance is more important than ever before,” added Simic.
 

Aberdeen's research shows that 93 percent of organizations need more visibility into, and control over, the performance of their networks. As more companies migrate to 10 Gigabit networks, realizing a reasonable return on investment for that transition is difficult without being able to see and monitor all network traffic, particularly in managing network performance and achieving network security.
 

The research also revealed that 87 percent of organizations reported that managing their networks has become increasingly complex over the last two years.
 

Aberdeen's study examined the use, experiences and intentions of more than 200 enterprise organizations using network monitoring, network analytics and traffic simulation technologies in a diverse set of enterprises.