KUALA LUMPUR, 2 MARCH 2009 -- Citing results from an independent study by Forrester Consulting, network solutions firm Juniper said companies that use its solutions have reported total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements
Juniper Malaysia country manager Wan Kamal said: “Companies using our JUNOS software, which integrates routing, switching, security and network services, achieved overall reduction in operational costs for specific network operations tasks, including planning and provision, deployment, planned and unplanned network events.”
“Among other top-line results, the study reported a 41 per cent reduction in overall network operations costs based on dollar savings across specific task categories. These are planned events, reduction in frequency and duration of unplanned network events, the sum of planned and unplanned events, the time needed to resolve unplanned network events and the ‘adding infrastructure’ task,” said Kamal.
He said Forrester used its deep research expertise in enterprise networking and its total economic impact (TEI) methodology, which not only measures costs and cost reduction, but also weighs the enabling value of a technology in increasing the effectiveness of overall business processes. For this study, Forrester employed four fundamental elements of TEI in modelling JUNOS Software: costs and cost reduction, benefits to the entire organisation, flexibility and risk.
Cutting costs, improving efficiency
“The companies represented in the study range from a defence contractor that uses its network to support its R&D functions and a high-tech manufacturer whose R&D and global sales teams require a network that can support high-performance voice and video applications to an international financial services firm headquartered in Europe and an online movie ticketing service that represents more than 10,000 theatres in the US,” said Kamal. “The composite organisation created from these interviews represents a company that serves 4,000 users in 30 locations around the world.”
“Based on interviews with customers, Forrester constructed a TEI framework for a composite organisation and an associated ROI (return on investment) analysis to illustrate the areas of financial impact,” added Kamal. “Forrester identified a three-year risk-adjusted ROI of 63 per cent associated with the deployment of Juniper switches and routers and JUNOS software in an enterprise network, and positive financial payback within nine months.
“Today’s savvy CIO is not looking to just cut costs, but rather find ways of improving efficiency and prioritising projects with faster returns on investment,” said Kamal. “The sheer scope of TCO improvements highlighted in the study, from savings across multiple network operating system task categories to the time needed to resolve unplanned network events, clearly demonstrates how JUNOS software pays rich dividends in lower cost and simplicity across a wide variety of network infrastructures.”
