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You're in the cloud... now what? When it comes to propelling the enterprise forward, IT departments are in the driver's seat. They're responsible for enabling robust network access—essential for supporting remote work and touchless consumerism. 75% of global IT decision makers agree the cloud is the most integral part of their digital transformation strategy. 1 Migrating to the cloud has enabled new business models Supporting virtual and non-virtual employees 47 % of survey respondents have transitioned 50% of their workforce to the home 2 Shiing to remote work structures 48 % of survey respondents anticipate a permanently higher rate of full-time remote employees 2 Serving more customers digitally 30 % of consumers plan to shop more online in the future 3 But the cloud also poses new challenges for IT 1. Maintaining uptime to enable employee productivity and customer satisfaction Average cost per hour of enterprise server downtime is $301,000–$400,000 U.S. 4 2. Mitigating data and network security risks beyond the network edge 40% of enterprises will have explicit strategies to adopt SASE by 2024 5 3. Maximizing secure unified communications, such as UCaaS for virtual teams 43% of survey respondents will implement or expand their UCaaS solution in the next 12 months 6 4. Managing costs for new, bandwidth- intensive apps with a flat IT budget U.S. tech investment will fall 1.5% in 2021 7 5. Monitoring network health, status and performance from various data inputs 64% of enterprises still use 4 to 10 tools to monitor and troubleshoot their networks 8 92% of survey respondents said they are evaluating SD-WAN services and soware 9 100% uptime guarantee when combined with diverse access SD-WAN helps IT take advantage of Internet-based networking By incorporating broadband connectivity, IT can provide the best available access options to meet unique application requirements. SD-WAN offers the most agile way to ensure flexible, secure and cost-effective bandwidth —with the resiliency and uptime cloud apps require. THE SOLUTION SD-WAN Concierge ™ Cloud-ready. Reliable. Secure. SD-WAN Concierge from Windstream Enterprise is powered by the two industry-leading SD-WAN technology providers to maximize the performance, agility and cost-effectiveness of a network. Full Network Visibility & Control Deep Insights & Reporting Zero Downtime Nationwide Cloud Core ™ SASE Architecture Next-gen UTM Firewall Fully Managed Solution About Windstream Enterprise Windstream Enterprise is a managed communications services provider, delivering nationwide, cloud-optimized network and industry-leading services—such as SD-WAN and UCaaS—through our award-winning portal, WE Connect. To learn more about SD-WAN Concierge, visit windstreamenterprise.com 1. "2019 Cloud Survey." Frost & Sullivan, 2019. Accessed 12 Nov 2020. 2. Hewi, Andrew. "The State Of Remote Work, 2020." Forrester, 6 July 2020. 3. Lai, Anjali. "A Snapshot Of US Consumers' Aitudes And Behavior During COVID-19." Forrester, Mar 2020. Accessed 8 Jun 2020. 4. Alsop,Thomas. "Global enterprise server hourly downtime cost." Statistica, Dec 7, 2020. Accessed 12 Feb 2020. 5. Gartner, "Top Actions From Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2020." Susan Moore. August 27, 2020. 6. Agility And Efficiency: Keys To Future-Proof Communications Technology." Forrester, 2021. Accessed 18 Mar 2021. 7. Matzke, Pascal et al. "Predictions 2021:CIO" Forrester, Oct. 15, 2020. Accessed 12 Mar 2021. 8. McGillicuddy, Shamus. "Network Management Megatrends 2020." Enterprise Management Associates, April 2020. Accessed 12 Mar 2021. 9. Raynovich, R. Sco. "2020 SD-WAN Growth Report: Market Poised To Accelerate." Futuriom. June 23, 2020. Accessed 17 Feb 2021. 0629 | 03.21 © 2021 Windstream Intellectual Property Services, LLC.