Global Customer Survey Reveals Over 70 Percent of Organizations Have Adopted or Plan to Adopt Cloud Solutions
As the IT industry experiences a consistent increase in demand for service-oriented solutions, ExtremeCloud has been deployed by customers across industries to ease network management, focus on applications and enhance the quality of the user's experience. Of these industries, Extreme's survey showed that academic institutions were increasingly seeking cloud solutions that enabled students, teachers and staff to access a wide range of applications. Simple yet powerful, ExtremeCloud allows staff with limited resources to manage complex networks securely and improve application performance. As more users and applications join the network, ExtremeCloud adapts and grows to fit the changing needs of an organization.
Customer Highlights:
- Chávez
Huerta Preparatory Academy : Since deploying new complementary wireless and cloud solutions in an effort to revamp its outdated wired network infrastructure, Chávez' sole IT manager can now manage all 70 access points and network activity from one centralized location, which is accessible either on campus or remotely, therefore making IT's job easier. Wiley College : Students who once had to sit in the hallway of the newly-built resident center to try and get one bar of service, now have a strong, complete Wi-Fi connection in their rooms. With ExtremeCloud, the network has not experienced any downtime and students can enjoy uninterrupted connectivity in their dorm rooms and throughout the common areas of the building.
In the last year, ExtremeCloud has also enabled Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to open new revenue streams while keeping operational costs low through white-labeling. As Extreme continues to extend its ExtremeCloud offering, partners currently leveraging Extreme's MSP capabilities can continue to tap into the cloud-managed WLAN market's exponential growth - at 18 percent CAGR according toDell'Oro's
Key Survey Facts:
- The majority of survey respondents were network managers at K-12 or higher education institutions who work within a small IT department that support upwards of 5,000 users. Survey highlights include:
- Enhanced access to resources from any location (60%) and ease of management (53%) were top reasons organizations said they would move IT capabilities to the cloud.
- Respondents are currently using the cloud most often to support email (59%) and data file storage (41%).
- In addition to the 18% that currently use the cloud to support network or system management, another 27% plan to do so within five years.
- While security is still viewed as the strongest potential drawback of cloud-based resources, 76% stated that improved security was a motivating factor to move IT capabilities to the cloud.
Executive Perspectives
"Fueled by today's market transformation towards services and a need for increased operational efficiency due to a growing number of devices on the network, businesses are demanding intelligent cloud solutions. With the introduction of ExtremeCloud over one year ago, Extreme has been able to bring its leadership in the WLAN market to customers in need of cloud solutions. As a result, we've been able to help customers improve network management of connected devices and enhance user experiences. We're looking forward to evolving our cloud solutions further to support more customers in their transition to the cloud."
"Leveraging Extreme's software-driven heritage and with the new ExtremeCloud offering deployed last year, we've been able to better deliver on the needs of our customers. For instance, we were able to quickly deploy and configure an enterprise-grade solution for UNICEF
"As the sole IT manager responsible for a seamless connectivity experience for 1,000 plus users, Chávez was in dire need of an easy-to-manage networking solution that provided ubiquitous connectivity - without needing a cable to plug in a laptop. With ExtremeCloud, I've been able to manage the network and troubleshoot from any location while delivering a superior learning environment where digital tools can now be easily integrated into the lesson plan."
"ExtremeCloud has enabled our staff to provide a better quality of service for students living on campus in our newly built resident center. After dealing with material that blocked wireless reception in student dorm rooms, we needed a solution that was robust and allowed us to easily manage network activity. With the superior performance of ExtremeCloud in the resident center and being able to prepare for what's next in tomorrow's digital landscape, we're receiving requests to upgrade the rest of the campus with this viable solution."
Additional Resources
- ExtremeCloud Product Page
- K-12 Solutions Webpage
- Higher Ed Solutions Webpage
- 2017 Cloud Adoption Blog & Infographic
- Chávez
Huerta Preparatory Academy Case Study - Cloud-Managed Networking Blog
- Connect with Extreme via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+
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