Network executives shoulder a wide range of daily responsibilities, from keeping the network secure to determining staff workloads. Our annual Top Concerns survey queries 100 of them on which of their responsibilities are most pressing. This year, technology issues generate the most concern with management, network industry and career issues trailing. Less worried, overallJuggling your worriesRate your concernsSurvey demographics Less concern over these itemsOf the 20 items that earned lower concern scores this year over last, eight dropped by 10% or more.Item20032002%changeManaging outsourced contracts3.834.87-21%Costs of salaries/benefits for employees5.766.96-17%Integrating e-commerce and e-business applications 4.705.53-15%Securing reasonable budgets for projects6.847.98-14%Obtaining competitive salary and benefits6.247.04-11%Obtaining bonuses and stock options5.075.68-11%Replacement of your staff with outsourced services3.834.29-11%Having a reasonable number of qualified vendors 5.135.69-10% Related content news Dell provides $150M to develop an AI compute cluster for Imbue Helping the startup build an independent system to create foundation models may help solidify Dell’s spot alongside cloud computing giants in the race to power AI. By Elizabeth Montalbano Nov 29, 2023 4 mins Generative AI news DRAM prices slide as the semiconductor industry starts to decline TSMC is reported to be cutting production runs on its mature process nodes as a glut of older chips in the market is putting downward pricing pressure on DDR4. By Sam Reynolds Nov 29, 2023 3 mins Flash Storage Flash Storage Technology Industry news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Cloud Computing opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe