Kaspersky has found that 59 per cent of geo-distributed businesses experienced network problems related to their multi-site structure at least once a month. Among the most common challenges were network outages, lost connections and poor performance of services and applications.
The latest Kaspersky report ‘Managing geographically distributed businesses: challenges and solutions’ provides a deeper insight into the network security challenges faced by geo-distributed companies while building and maintaining their multi-site infrastructure. It also highlights problems related to comprehensive information protection of all their offices.[1]
According to this report, 46 per cent of geo-distributed companies encountered network problems between one and three times per month, while 13 per cent stated they experienced network challenges every week. The remaining 40 per cent of businesses said they faced these problems only a few times per year or did not face them at all.
Regarding the most common challenges, network failures or outages were the most widespread issue among companies (55 per cent). Loss of connectivity and poor performance of services and applications was experienced by 45 per cent of respondents. Among other network problems respondents also named inadequate connection capacity (37 per cent) and complete or partial network shutdown (32 per cent).
Maxim Kaminsky, business development manager of secure access service edge at Kaspersky, commented, “As we can see, geo-distributed organisations encountered network problems quite often. Given the importance of network infrastructure for modern businesses, any network downtime and IT issues carry a huge risk that can lead to reputational and financial losses.”
He added, “Therefore, it’s important to take timely measures to secure company’s networks and implement solutions that enable centralised and automated network management, providing businesses with a clear view of what’s happening in their multi-site IT infrastructure.”
To minimise the possibility of network problems, Kaspersky experts recommend the use of dedicated solutions like Kaspersky SD-WAN, which manages the entire corporate network from a single console. This product converges separate communication channels and network functions across companies, making the construction of reliable networks easier and enabling the connection of new branches with a zero-touch experience.
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[1] Within this research, Kaspersky questioned 1,000 respondents from 20 countries: Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, USA, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Singapore, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia.
Source: Kaspersky
