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IP
Survey
Report
June
17,
2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Budget
constraints,
and
limited
internal
resources
and
experOse
are
top
challenges
for
agencies
looking
to
make
improvements
in
these
areas.
90%
of
respondents
believe
open
standards
are
important,
yet
even
though
half
(47%)
are
considering
it,
or
are
planning
to
adopt
it
in
the
next
few
years,
only
one
in
ten
(11%)
have
actually
done
so.
o
Flexibility,
reduced
costs
and
speed
of
innovaOon
are
the
top
reasons
for
adopOon,
while
security
concerns
dominate
reasons
for
not
considering
open
standards.
84%
of
respondents
have
either
implemented
(18%),
are
planning
(28%)
or
are
considering
(38%)
integraCng
Ethernet
fabric
technologies
into
their
data
center.
o
Ease
of
network
management
is
a
top
reason,
followed
by
scalability
(grow
with
minimal
touch
provisioning).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The
most
o[en
menOoned
advantages
respondents
feel
SDN
can
deliver
to
a
network
are
greater
performance
(53%)
and
ease
of
management
(51%).
Security
(44%)
and
ease
of
deployment
(41%)
are
other
commonly
perceived
benets.
Respondents
making
the
nal
decision
about
network
infrastructure
soluOons
are
nearly
twice
as
likely
to
favor
orchestraOon
tools
in
general,
specically
CloudStack
and
OpenStack.
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
7%
7%
21%
7%
22%
N=200
0%
14%
10%
33%
20%
34%
31%
30%
35%
30%
40%
14%
50%
12%
25%
60%
70%
80%
12%
90%
How
would
you
describe
your
network
infrastructures
ability
to
support
simple,
scalable,
and
agile
solu1ons
to
the
management
and
movement
of
data?
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100%
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
(n=117)
Agility
Scalability
57%
52%
52%
41%
41%
35%
30%
35%
36%
Contractual restricOons
29%
28%
24%
27%
25%
28%
13%
21%
18%
Other
8%
6%
6%
(n=106)
OPEN STANDARDS
90%
Somewhat
important
49%
Not
very
important
Not
at
all
important
N=200
0%
Not
considering
open
standards
41%
2%
10%
Are
considering
open
standards
9%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
43%
0%
34%
14%
11%
20%
40%
60%
To
what
extent
do
you
feel
open
standards
are,
or
would
be,
important
to
your
network
infrastructure?
Have
you
moved,
or
are
you
currently
considering
moving,
your
network
to
a
mul1-vendor
network
that
adheres
to
open
standards?
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OPEN STANDARDS
More exibility
69%
63%
52%
Reduced costs
67%
56%
57%
Faster innovaOon
43%
41%
43%
34%
30%
38%
25%
19%
38%
1%
4%
5%
Other
= top reason
For
what
reason(s)
[have
you
moved
to
open
standards;
are
you
planning
to
adopt
open
standards
in
the
next
1-2
years;
are
considering
open
standards]?
(select
all
that
apply)
OPEN STANDARDS
61%
28%
27%
18%
13%
8%
0%
N=85
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
For
what
reason(s)
are
you
not
considering
open
standards?
(select
all
that
apply)
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38%
18%
84%
28%
16%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Have
you
implemented,
or
are
you
currently
considering,
Ethernet
fabric
technologies
in
your
data
center?
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Ease
of
network
management
and
the
posiOve
impact
on
scalability
are
the
primary
reasons
for
using
Ethernet
fabrics.
Plan
to
implement
Have
already
Are
considering
Ethernet
fabric
implemented
Ethernet
fabric
technologies
in
next
Ethernet
fabric
technologies
(n=37)
1-2
years
(n=27)
technologies
(n=17)*
Ease
of
network
management
62%
37%
71%
51%
52%
29%
38%
41%
53%
14%
22%
29%
8%
30%
24%
Other
3%
0%
0%
= top reason
For
what
reason?
(select
all
that
apply)
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Nearly
all
respondents
have
deployed
NFV
technologies
(virtualizing
services
on
the
network),
and
most
of
the
remainder
are
considering
NFV
deployment.
Firewall
74%
Load balancing
53%
Virtual routers
40%
Other
4%
88%
0%
9%
4%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Which
Network
Func1on
Virtualiza1on
(NFV)
technologies
do
you
currently
deploy
in
your
data
center?
(select
all
that
apply)
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37%
70%
22%
11%
Not
considering
0%
31%
5%
10%
15%
20%
N=200
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
any
ac1on
you
may
be
taking
to
move
to
a
SoZware
Dened
Network?
25%
30%
35%
40%
14
SDN
Advantages
Respondents
feel
SDN
can
deliver
greater
performance,
ease
of
management,
security
and
ease
of
deployment.
Performance
53%
Ease of management
51%
Security
44%
Ease of deployment
41%
AutomaOon
33%
Programmability
31%
Self-healing
19%
Other
5%
No
advantages
N=200
10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
What
advantages,
if
any,
do
you
believe
SoZware
Dened
Networking
can
deliver
to
a
network?
(select
all
that
apply)
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ORCHESTRATION TOOLS
15
CloudStack
VCloud
Director
22%
19%
OpenStack
Eucalyptus
Other
5%
4%
0%
49%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
What,
if
any,
higher
level
orchestra1on
tools
that
allow
managing,
provisioning
and
automa1ng
your
en1re
IT
infrastructure
are
you
considering
or
implemen1ng?
(select
all
that
apply)
RECOMMENDATIONS
16
RecommendaCons
The
New
IP
is
in
its
early
stages,
but
agencies
have
already
been
adopCng
some
of
the
enabling
technologies
that
lay
the
foundaCon.
However,
the
survey
shows
that,
overall,
agency
infrastructures
are
not
ready
for
the
New
IP.
The
New
IP
is
exible,
and
agencies
can
transiCon
incrementally
as
the
needs
arise.
AdopCng
these
components
of
the
New
IP
will
prepare
your
agency
for
the
future:
RecommendaCon
Benet
17
Air Force
Army
Congress
Department
of
TransportaOon
(DOT)
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA)
Judicial/Courts
Department
of
Homeland
Security
(DHS)
Navy
RESPONDENT CLASSIFICATIONS
18
Job
Role
A
wide
variety
of
agency
roles
are
represented,
the
most
common
of
which
are
Network
Manager,
Network
administrator,
and
Data
Center
Manager/Director.
Network
Manager
12%
Network Administrator
10%
9%
6%
6%
5%
IT
Director
IT
Manager
Project
Manager
Program
Manager
3%
Other
0%
51%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
N=200
What
is
your
role
at
your
agency?
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RESPONDENT CLASSIFICATIONS
19
Decision-Making
Involvement
More
than
half
of
respondents
menOon
they
are
on
a
team
that
makes
decisions
regarding
network
infrastructure
soluOons;
and
nearly
half
evaluate
or
recommend
network
infrastructure
soluOons.
Three
in
ten
also
describe
their
role
as
managing
or
implemenOng
network
infrastructure
soluOons,
and
one
in
seven
make
the
nal
decision
in
this
regard.
On
a
team
that
makes
decisions
regarding
network
infrastructure
soluOons
55%
46%
29%
14%
0%
12%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
How
are
you
involved
in
decisions
or
recommenda1ons
regarding
your
agencys
network
infrastructure?
(select
all
that
apply)
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Contact
InformaCon
Dave
Glantz,
Director
of
Research
Services
DaveG@marketconnecOonsinc.com
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Monica
Mayk,
Vice
President
of
Client
Services
MonicaM@marketconnecOonsinc.com
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ext.
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Susan
Rose,
Thought
Leadership
Content
Strategist
SusanR@marketconnecOonsinc.com
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Brocade
commissioned
this
research
from
Market
Connec1ons.
For
more
informa1on
about
Brocades
New
IP
solu1ons,
contact:
Ginger
Kessler,
Federal
MarkeCng,
Brocade
gkessler@brocade.com
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301.512.6843
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