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According to new research by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com), 57% of network engineers expect their organizations’ investment in AI for network management to increase by more than 25% over the next 2 to 3 years. And 49% of CIOs (Chief Information Officers) and CSOs (Chief Security Officers) agree. Yet, 70% of engineers believe the expected increase in investment is not fully sufficient to meet business goals.

Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions, has introduced two new advanced offerings. These innovative solutions will simplify initial setup with zero-touch provisioning and ensure access to IT infrastructure. Opengear continues to be an IT industry leader by providing a highly secure and easy-to-use management solution that reinforces its commitment to supporting IT professionals around the globe.

Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions, today announced the launch of its enhanced Technical Certification Program, aimed at empowering IT professionals and network engineers in the Opengear network of channel and distribution organizations with comprehensive technical expertise to address evolving network challenges on the First Day, Worst Day, and Every Day.

Opengear, a Digi International Inc. company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions, today launched Smart Management Fabric, extending the value and functionality of Opengear’s Network Resilience platform with dynamic routing-based IP access.

According to new research released by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions, a staggering 97% of U.S.-based CIOs surveyed expressed serious concerns about at least one cybersecurity threat. This comprehensive survey encompassed responses from 502 CIOs and 510 network engineers in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Australia. The primary cybersecurity concerns highlighted in the research included malware (42%), spam and phishing (34%), social engineering (31%), and insider threats (30%). Remarkably, malware also emerged as a significant threat for 42% of the surveyed network engineers.

According to new research released today by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions, 86% of U.S.-based CIOs surveyed expect at least 25% of their network engineers to retire in the next five years.

Fewer than one in twenty CIOs can claim that they have avoided a network outage, according to new research by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions.

Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com/) and provider of secure and Smart Out-of-Band management solutions, today announced the expansion of its CM8100 family with the launch of two new 10GbE models, CM8196-10G and CM8148-10G. These new offerings enable the deployment of Smart Out-of-Band management at scale while reducing integration efforts and maintenance overhead. Like the rest of the CM8100 family, the new products ensure resilient remote access with enhanced security and automation.

Fifty percent of CIOs report their businesses have recorded financial losses due to increased downtime, according to research commissioned by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com). The global study that polled 500 network engineers and 500 CIOs across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Australia, indicates both the volume and costs of downtime are spiraling.

Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com) and leading network resilience solutions provider, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, named Opengear a 2022 SD-WAN Implementation Award winner, presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

New research from Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com), found that, while 90% of CIOs say they are involved in decision-making for their organizations’ digital transformation efforts, only 17% of those CIOs report that network managers are similarly involved, and only 13% indicate that network engineers play a role. That research – a survey of CIOs and network engineers in the U.K., U.S., France, Germany, and Australia – highlights the need for greater collaboration to deliver digital transformation and for CIOs to increase the involvement of network engineers.

Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com/) and leading network resilience solutions provider, announced today that it is launching its new family of console managers, the CM8100. As the latest addition to its award-winning Smart OOBTM Console Server family, the CM8100 delivers a comprehensive solution, adding NetOps capabilities to existing Smart OOB features that simplify connectivity to IT equipment. Moreover, it provides resilient and secure remote access to infrastructure devices while enhancing security and automation for better smart out-of-band management.

Network engineers and CIOs agree that cybersecurity issues represent the biggest risk for organizations that fail to put networks at the heart of digital-transformation plans. According to research commissioned by Opengear, a Digi International company (NASDAQ, DGII, www.digi.com), 53% of network engineers and 52% of CIOs polled in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Australia rank cybersecurity among the list of their biggest risks.

87% of network managers, network architects and network engineers say their organizations have increased their investment in NetOps over the past two years, with just 5% saying they have decreased it. Nearly half (48%) of organizations reveal they have increased spending by around 50% or more. That’s according to a survey commissioned by Opengear, which polled respondents across the U.K., U.S., France and Germany.

According to new Opengear research spanning the UK, the U.S., France, and Germany, more than four out of ten (41%) of network managers, network engineers, and network architects say their organisations use NetOps or network automation to enhance network security, the top use for NetOps overall.

Opengear, a Digi International company and a leading provider of solutions for secure, resilient network access and IT automation, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, in conjunction with its partner Crossfire Media, has named Opengear’s OM1200 Operations Manager as a winner of the 2021 IoT Product of the Year Award, presented by IoT Evolution World.

New research commissioned by Opengear spanning the UK, the U.S., France, and Germany has found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of network managers, network architects, and network engineers said their organizations have hired dedicated network automation engineers to transition to network operations (NetOps). However, only one-third of respondents said their teams had undertaken industry training courses to achieve this goal.

Opengear, a Digi International company and a leading provider of solutions for secure, resilient network access and IT automation, today unveiled Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition, the first out-of-band management software solution to include automation capabilities and secure provisioning.

Opengear, a Digi International company and a leading provider of solutions for secure, resilient network access and IT automation, today announced it has joined Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge Alliance (KEA). The KEA is a working group of industry-leading hardware, software, infrastructure, and networking providers collaborating to simplify and improve integrated edge solutions.