IDC PlanScape: Managed Connectivity Services as an Enabler of Enterprise Connectedness

This IDC PlanScape provides business and technology leaders with a background on the role of managed connectivity services as part of the enterprise road map to becoming agile and connected. It looks at some of the business characteristics and trigger points that will help organizations decide if a managed services approach to connectivity will provide faster and more profitable business outcomes. It also looks at the key stakeholders that can help enterprises make the appropriate business decisions to accelerate connectivity transformation and increase agility across the organization."As enterprises struggle with network security, network transformation, and integration of new 5G, SD-WAN, network-as-a-service, and other related technologies, the ability to work with key suppliers to help address these challenges is becoming more prevalent," said Paul Hughes, research director, Future of Connectedness Agenda program at IDC. "Turning to the right trust provider that can offer the right bundle of managed services can allow the organization to focus on business priorities, especially in the wake of IT/networking staffing shortages."