Patron expectations for seamless and secure connectivity are high, whether they are engaging with a large, multi-national chain or a small local business. This places undue pressure on small businesses that often do not have the resources to keep IT personnel on staff to address networking challenges.

The report – which includes the results of a survey of over 170 IT decision-makers and network engineers within Aruba’s ecosystem in EMEA – suggests that the majority are frustrated by shortcomings in data management.

Aruba has also collaborated with Microsoft to improve the efficiency and security of access control communications by developing a standardized approach to support multiple authentication methods and identity types in a single authentication request.

According to IDC, worldwide IT spending is now projected to decline by 2.7% in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Meanwhile a recent CFO survey from Gartner found that 70% of CFOs are making changes to their long-term investment plans.

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