To strengthen network resiliency, enterprises must keep their DR plans up to date and adopt new technologies and solutions that provide connectivity alternatives.

Network resiliency became ever-more concerning this year as the cost of outages to businesses and user expectations for always-on services both grew. Natural disasters (notably the devastation of Hurricane Helene), human and configuration errors (think Crowdstrike), and subsea cable cuts accounted for some of the year’s major outages.

Such incidences should prompt all enterprises to revisit their disaster recovery plans. Additionally, the outages and their impact have spawned interest in new types of solutions and services, such as new satellite connectivity options and using 5G as a backup when wired services fail. These new offerings help maintain connectivity in the event of an outage.

2024 Network Resiliency Challenges and Solutions

Given this background, here are the top five Network Computing network resiliency articles of the year:

1) Internet Resilience Report: Outages Cost Companies Over $10 Million a Month

Internet outages impacting large enterprises led to monthly losses exceeding $10 million, according to a report by Catchpoint. The bottom line from the report is that there is a critical need for IT managers to prioritize network resilience. To that point, the report found that 87% of organizations experienced at least one internet disruption in the past year, with 9% facing five or more incidents. These outages not only result in significant financial setbacks but also damage customer trust and brand reputation. The report authors suggested that IT managers should implement robust network monitoring, diversify internet service providers, and develop comprehensive incident response strategies to ensure continuous business operations.

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Source: https://www.networkcomputing.com/network-management/5-top-network-resiliency-articles-of-2024