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Written by Clement James
vnunet.com
June 21, 2008
European enterprises rank security as the biggest IT issue,
according to new research.
Some 97 per cent of companies rank security as 'high' or
'very high' in importance, a study by network
infrastructure firm Siemon revealed.
Compliance and global standardisation were also at the top
of the list of priorities in a multi-sector research study
of IT decision makers in Europe.
Environmental issues are another major concern, recorded as
a 'high' or 'very high' priority by over half of
respondents.
respondents.
"In today's world of mission critical applications and
reliance on data, it is little wonder that security came
out as the number one priority," said Steven Foster, EMEA
managing director at Siemon.
"This may partially be a factor of the financial bias in
the sample population, but it is a clear message that
security is front-of-mind for major corporations, followed
by legislative compliance and system standardisation."
Foster added that the high score for global standardisation
was least surprising as the company has seen this having
increasing influence in major infrastructure tenders at the
top tier of the corporate market.
"Many global organisations are keen to standardise their
IT, working with global equipment suppliers to achieve
internal standardisation," he said.
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