ChannelVision Sept-Oct 2017

About 71 percent of enterprises are gathering data for IoT initiatives today. IT-centric projects are the dominant IoT use cases, particularly datacenter management and surveil- lance and security monitoring. Two years out, however, facilities automa- tion will likely be the most popular use case, and line-of-business-centric supply chain management is expected to jump from No. 6 to No. 3. IoT-specific projects can include data collection and analysis of finan- cial, healthcare or industrial functions; the uptime/reliability of mission-critical line of business servers and applica- tions; and monitoring the efficiency and costs related to a specific busi- ness operation or department such as a hospital emergency room. About 68 percent of corporations currently take advantage of IoT data to optimize operations, such as per- forming preventative maintenance, re- ducing downtime in factory equipment and fleet management. In addition, 42 percent of enterprises use IoT data to develop new products or enhance ex- isting products and services. For one-half of respondents, se- curity is the top impediment to IoT deployments, followed closely by 41 percent who cite IoT’s lack of per- ceived return on investment (ROI) and benefits. About half (46 percent) said they are having difficulty filling IoT- Cyber Patrol acted T Source: 451 Research Technology Priorities for IoT Initiatives deployment 10% 3% 7% 3% Not Important 49% loT Security loT Infrastructure Equipment loT Applications Big Data Analytics for loT IT Staff to Support loT loT Network Edge/Perimeter Aligning Corporate Policies loT Storage Aligning loT Across Multiple IT Groups Other 57% 44% 42% 40% 26% 25% 25% 19% 14% 4% Which of the following technologies or processes are high priorities for your organization to deploy in 2017 for your IoT initiatives? Source: 451 Research Changes to IT Resources as a Result of loT Projects Top 10 Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Gigabit Coverage Over the next 12 months does your organization plan to make changes in the capacity of the following IT resources as a direct result of your loT projects? Storage Infrastructure Network Edge/Perimeter Equipment Server Infrastructure Off-Premises Public Cloud No Change On-Premises Private Cloud Company-Owned/Leased Datacenters and Facilities Third-Party Managed Service Provider Facilities Third-Party Colocation Facilities 32.4% 30.2% 29.4% 27.2% 26.1% 23.1% 22.5% 17.9% 10.2% Chicag o 6,072,000 Chicago Metropolitan Area Greater Atlanta Metro Denver, CO and Suburbs New York Metro Area Nashville, TN and Suburbs San Francisco Bay Area Atlant a Denver New York Nashville San Francisco 3,795,400 2,290,400 1,986,300 1,265,000 1,204,400 Channel Vision | September - October, 2017 58 Are gaps in your footprint the elephant in the room? At Sunesys, we’ve got you covered with our ever- expanding network of 29,000 route miles of fiber in major metropolitan markets across the U.S. Whether it’s to support your metro area network, wireless backhaul, or transport needs, we offer the scale and reach of a top provider coupled with the partnership of committed experts. The result is more than a network, it’s a dedicated connection. Ethernet | Private Wavelengths | Dark Fiber | Internet tel 888.35.FIBER | web sunesys.com WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED. Sunesys Incompas Ad_Show Guide_9-14-17.indd 1 9/14/2017 12:13:52 PM