The application gap inMANUFACTURINGInfoVista commissioned Loudhouse to conduct a multi-country survey of large manufacturers in order to understand their priorities and challenges. More than 400 interviews were conducted with IT decision-makers involved in networking for manufacturing organizations. The respondents’ organizations had at least 1000+ employees.

The application gap inMANUFACTURINGInfoVista commissioned Loudhouse to conduct a multi-country survey of large manufacturers in order to understand their priorities and challenges. More than 400 interviews were conducted with IT decision-makers involved in networking for manufacturing organizations. The respondents’ organizations had at least 1000+ employees.

85%85%of them confirm that application performance positively impacts their customer satisfaction

of them confirm that application performance positively impacts their customer satisfaction

83%state that operational

complexity is an organizational challenge (more and more users, apps and systems to operate)

83%state that operational

complexity is an organizational challenge (more and more users, apps and systems to operate)

of manufacturers state it is a priority for them to guarantee

application performance

of manufacturers state it is a priority for them to guarantee

application performance

The top technology prioritiesover the next 12 months areThe top technology prioritiesover the next 12 months are

virtualizationvirtualization supply chainoptimizationsupply chainoptimization

87%

other challenges arethe pressurefrom the business

other challenges arethe pressurefrom the business

to cut coststo cut costs

71%71%

70%70%

& to improveproductivity& to improveproductivity

have experienced unplanned mission-critical application downtimein the last year

have experienced unplanned mission-critical application downtimein the last year

48%48%

69% 60%69% 60%

The proportion of businessapplications delivered via cloud is expected to rise

The proportion of businessapplications delivered via cloud is expected to rise

from

31%now

from

31%now

to

41%in twoyears

to

41%in twoyears

85%customersatisfactioncustomersatisfaction

84%employeeproductivityemployeeproductivity

82%supply chainmanagementsupply chainmanagement

81%ordercycle timesordercycle times

80%companyfinancial targetscompanyfinancial targets

75%number of calls to the IT helpdesknumber of calls to the IT helpdesk

Consistent and high levels of application performance are seen to have the most positive impact onConsistent and high levels of application performance are seen to have the most positive impact on

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