Juniper Networks survey outlines the need for sustainable network infrastructure transformation

Juniper Networks survey outlines the need for sustainable network infrastructure transformation

Dubai – Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, today released findings showing that, while sustainable network infrastructure policies are currently being implemented across Middle East, a knowledge gap remains when it comes to understanding the real imperatives, issues and opportunities of sustainable IT networks.

With the ongoing proliferation of digital transformation across all private and public sectors of industry, the need for networks also continues to increase. However, in line with the overall conclusions around climate change imperatives highlighted by the recent COP27 conference, network infrastructure must be built and operated responsibly to minimise power and space consumption as organisations in the Middle East and globally shoulder the need to reduce carbon emissions c.

Juniper Networks partnered with Vanson Bourne to conduct a survey of 650 IT decision makers (ITDMs) and 1,200 office workers across EMEA to gauge confidence in sustainable networking transformation within business. Juniper’s “Future of Networking” report found that 83 percent of EMEA ITDMs surveyed work for organisations that have implemented or are currently implementing a sustainable network infrastructure policy. The corresponding figures in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are somewhat higher, at 90 percent and 88 percent respectively. Furthermore, results suggest that support for this transformation