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NETSCOUT Research Shows Issues with Unified Communications and Collaboration Tools are Responsible for Over 50% of All Helpdesk Tickets
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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) released research indicating that over 93% of enterprises increased their use of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) platforms since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this surge has led to a rise in IT helpdesk requests, with 43% of organizations reporting over half of their tickets related to UC&C issues. Major concerns include technical challenges affecting employee productivity. IT leaders prefer Microsoft Teams (42%) as their UC&C platform, while 86% plan to consolidate tools used in the next year.
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93% of enterprises increased UC&C platform usage since COVID-19.
98% of organizations state collaboration software is essential for hybrid work.
IT departments' use of tools to diagnose UC&C issues has doubled year over year.
Microsoft Teams (42%) is the preferred platform among IT leaders.
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43% of organizations report over half of helpdesk tickets relate to UC&C issues.
Technical challenges with UC&C platforms may temporarily impact productivity.
56% of UC&C helpdesk tickets take hours to resolve.
More than 93% of enterprises have increased their use of UC&C platforms but are concerned technical challenges are impacting productivity
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of cybersecurity, service assurance, and business analytics solutions, today released new research that shows 93% of enterprise-level organizations have increased their use of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) platforms since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the additional usage and increased performance problems has also created a flood of employee-generated IT helpdesk requests driving concerns around employee productivity.
Comparing results to similar research conducted last year, NETSCOUT found that 72% of enterprises currently support between three and nine UC&C tools, increasing 9% since 2020. Meanwhile, 98% said collaboration software is essential to their organizations' hybrid work policies.
UC&C-related helpdesk tickets are rising, representing a growing strain on IT and employee productivity. Among 43% of the organizations surveyed, over half of all helpdesk tickets relate to UC&C issues. Furthermore, 93% of senior IT leaders say they are concerned technical challenges with UC&C platforms, including tools like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack, Cisco Webex, and Google Meet, may temporarily impact productivity within their organizations.
Additional findings from the research include:
Most UC&C helpdesk tickets (56%) take a few hours to resolve, and one-in-four organizations troubleshoot multiple UC&C-related tickets per day.
When IT departments receive UC&C tickets, device configuration, screen sharing challenges, and maintenance/updates are the most common. In addition, about one-third of organizations frequently get reports of poor video quality, delays, poor audio quality, and inability to log into UCaaS services.
IT professionals using tools, applications, and software to pinpoint potential network issues or security problems impacting UC&C applications have doubled year over year.
Microsoft Teams is the preferred UC&C platform by IT leaders (42%), followed by Zoom (25%), Webex (17%), Google Meet (9%), and Slack (6%).
After increasing tools during the pandemic, 86% of enterprises plan to consolidate the number of UC&C platforms used by employees in the next year
"The research shows that while UC&C platforms remain critical for organizations, growing pains continue.” said Michael Szabados, chief operating officer, NETSCOUT. “Employees remain plagued with technical challenges that limit their productivity even as IT teams are under additional strain to diagnose and resolve these issues in a timely fashion. Organizations need intelligent, packet-based monitoring solutions that allows IT teams to see performance problems across complex hybrid work environments to better triage, support, and quickly extinguish root causes."
The survey was conducted in October 2021 among 300 IT decision-makers in the United States and Canada at companies with more than $1 billion in revenue. Visit our website to download a PDF of the research findings.
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About NETSCOUT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) helps assure digital business services against security, availability, and performance disruptions. Our market and technology leadership stems from combining our patented smart data technology with smart analytics. We provide real-time, pervasive visibility and insights customers need to accelerate and secure their digital transformation. Omnis® Cyber Intelligence delivers the fastest and most scalable network security solution available on the market. NETSCOUT nGenius® service assurance solutions provide real-time, contextual analysis of service, network, and application performance. And Arbor® Smart DDoS Protection by NETSCOUT products help protect against attacks that threaten availability and advanced threats that infiltrate networks to steal critical business assets. To learn more about improving service, network, and application performance in physical or virtual data centers or in the cloud, and how NETSCOUT's security and performance solutions can help you move forward with confidence, visit www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
What does NETSCOUT's recent research reveal about UC&C platform usage?
NETSCOUT's research shows that over 93% of enterprises have increased their UC&C platform usage since the COVID-19 pandemic.
How do technical challenges affect productivity according to NETSCOUT?
According to NETSCOUT, technical challenges with UC&C platforms could temporarily impact productivity, with 93% of senior IT leaders expressing concern.
What percentage of helpdesk tickets are related to UC&C issues?
43% of surveyed organizations reported that over half of their helpdesk tickets are related to UC&C issues.
Which UC&C platform is favored by IT leaders?
Microsoft Teams is the most preferred UC&C platform, chosen by 42% of IT leaders.
What future plans do enterprises have regarding UC&C platforms?
86% of enterprises plan to consolidate the number of UC&C platforms used by employees within the next year.
