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The 2013 State of Unified Communications Survey had us worried. For many of those 260 respondents, UC projects were stuck in neutral. Only 38% had deployed, up just two points from our 2011 survey, and 31% had rolled UC out to less than 10% of their user bases.

What a difference a year makes. Among the 488 respondents to our 2014 survey, 44% have UC systems deployed and in use, with an additional 13% planning to be up and running within 12 months. Other data points:

>> 65% of 343 respondents deploying or planning to deploy unified communications say security or compliance worries have had no effect on their strategies.

>> 62% say improved employee collaboration is a top business driver for UC.

>> 47% say the CIO is involved in developing the strategic UC vision for their organizations.

>> 17% say a lack of WAN bandwidth is the most pressing concern in providing quality of service to UC applications.

In this report, we:

>> Examine the drivers behind renewed interest in UC.

>> Discuss UC-as-a-service and the evolving vendor landscape.

>> Provide recommendations on addressing the problem of federation — or more precisely, the lack thereof.

Respondent breakdown: 31% have 5,000 or more employees; 22% are over 10,000. Education, government, and consulting and business services are well-represented, and 40% are IT director/manager or IT executive management (C-level/VP) level.

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UC deployment sees 6-point gain


Competing priorities


Few UC vendors


Most growth in 76% and up


No single barrier to adoption


Traditional desk phones still common


On-premises, cloud, or both?


On-premises UC leads today ...


... but cloud (hybrid or full) should gain ground


Microsoft, Cisco fly high in the cloud


Single vendor vs. best of breed: virtual tie


81% will secure UC


Firewall: top UC security choice


Security worries don’t stop UC plans


UC threats plentiful


IT pros develop the strategy


Collaboration drives UC needs


Messaging: top UC feature


Training methods


How we connect: phone calls, email


External voice communication technologies


Network concerns vary


How much does it cost? No idea


Collaboration, productivity drive ROI


ROI analyses on target


Cisco holds on-premises voice by wide margin ...


Microsoft owns instant messaging ...


Cisco also leads Web conferencing ...


As well as videoconferencing


Cisco, Avaya lose ground


Respondent job titles


Annual revenue


Industry


Company size


Research SynopsisSurvey Name InformationWeek 2014 Unified Communications Survey

Survey Date April 2014

Region North America

Number of Respondents 488

Purpose To examine the challenges and progress around unified communications and collaboration

Methodology InformationWeek surveyed business technology decision-makers at North American companies. The survey was conducted online, and respondents were recruited via an email invitation containing an embedded link to the survey. The email invitation was sent to qualified InformationWeek subscribers.

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