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IDC Study Highlights
Cisco also unveiled the results of a
major global study into the adoption
rates of digital-ready networks.
Conducted by IDC and commissioned
by Cisco, the research surveyed
2,054 global organizations across
10 countries to determine the digital
readiness of their networks. The survey
covered both mid-market and large
organizations from the Australia,
Canada, China, France, Germany, India,
Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom
and the United States.
Key findings include:
• Organizations clearly recognize
the need to evolve their networks:
Over the next two years, 45 percent
of organizations expect to achieve
digital-ready network capabilities. That
represents three times the current
adoption rates.
• Modern networks are delivering
real, tangible benefits: Companies
that have invested in modern network
capabilities are experiencing 2-3 times
the rate of growth in revenue, customer
retention and profit. They have also
deployed twice as many digital
transformation initiatives compared to
companies with legacy networks.
Boosting Threat Visibility and
Enforcement
The network can provide deep visibility
into network traffic patterns and rich
threat intelligence. With Cisco DNA,
the network can be used to quickly
detect cybersecurity threats and then
automatically take action to stop them.
New security features introduced
today include:
• Visibility and Control: Cisco Identity
Services Engine (ISE) provides visibility
and control of users and devices on the
network. ISE 2.2 offers much deeper
visibility into applications on endpoints,
including detection of anomalous
behavior. It also offers more granular
control with the ability to define
“DEFCON” policy sets that allow
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customers to escalate their response to
prolific threats.
• Software-defined Segmentation:
Cisco TrustSec provides software-
defined segmentation that isolates
attacks and restrict movement
of threats in the network. This
dynamic segmentation makes
security policy changes 98 percent
faster than traditional methods,
with an 80 percent reduction in
operational efforts. TrustSec 6.1 is
now available across Cisco’s entire
enterprise networking portfolio and
integrates with Cisco ACI. With these
advancements, TrustSec enables
dynamic segmentation anywhere on
the network, from the edge to the data
center and cloud.
• Adoption rates comparable across
company size and industry vertical:
It turns out that network maturity
levels are comparable across market
segments, with minimal variation
between mid-market (500-999
employees) and large (1000+)
organizations.
• Emerging countries to leapfrog
developed nations: The real variance
occurs when comparing countries.
North America currently has the
highest level of network maturity, while
Asia Pacific and Latin America report
the lowest. The most mature countries
include the UK, USA and Australia.
However, the most significant jump
in maturity is expected to occur in
emerging economies -- India, China,
and Mexico.
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