According to the Kaspersky report ‘Managing geographically distributed businesses: challenges and solutions’, almost 30% of respondents from industrial companies stated that they regularly experienced network problems such as network failures or outages, poor performance of services and applications, and inadequate connection capacity. 38 percent of respondents encountered such challenges one to three times a month, while 28% faced them every couple of months, and 7% even experienced them every week.
Industrial companies usually operate using a geographically distributed infrastructure with factories, branch offices, and other critical facilities located in different sites. This can lead to a series of problems such as logistical issues, communication barriers, difficulties in coordinating operations, maintaining consistent quality standards, and ensuring compliance with local regulations.
In addition to the challenges mentioned above, industrial enterprises with multiple locations regularly face IT infrastructure and information security issues.
Regarding the time required to restore the network after a failure or an outage, the majority of respondents (74%) said they usually needed between 1 and 5 hours, while 15% stated they spent no more than 1 hour, and 10% required up to one full working day.
In developing the report, Kaspersky questioned 1,000 respondents from 20 countries.
