IT Managers Losing Control Of The Network

IT Managers Losing Control Of The Network

As much as 40 per cent of company bandwidth is being used for recreational or non business-critical applications, according to a recent survey by network optimisation firm Blue Coat Systems.

More worrying is the fact that half of those IT support managers interviewed admitted that they are aware of only 60 per cent of the applications being run on their network.



"The network is increasingly core to the entire business, it's what connects everything together but it is often sidelined," said Mike Hemes, regional sales director for Blue Coat in the UK, Ireland, Israel and South Africa.