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How can you best evaluate the ROI of WLAN management and automation?

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Wireless local area networks (WLANs) are essential for providing connectivity, mobility, and productivity in many organizations. However, managing and maintaining a large and complex WLAN can be challenging and costly. That's why many IT professionals are looking for ways to automate and optimize their WLAN operations, such as using cloud-based platforms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. But how can you measure the return on investment (ROI) of these solutions? In this article, we'll explore some of the key factors and methods that can help you evaluate the ROI of WLAN management and automation.

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1 Benefits of WLAN management and automation

WLAN management and automation can offer many benefits for your organization, such as improving network performance, reliability, and security; enhancing user experience, satisfaction, and loyalty; reducing operational costs and complexity; and increasing scalability and flexibility. These advantages can be achieved by detecting and resolving issues faster, reducing downtime, enforcing policies, providing consistent and high-quality connectivity, mobility, and access to applications and services, simplifying network management tasks such as provisioning, configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting, as well as adapting to changing network demands and supporting new devices and technologies. Leveraging cloud-based resources and services is also possible.

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Md Alamin Ali

Developer | Cyber security Enthusiast | MLSA @Microsoft
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Evaluate WLAN management and automation ROI by defining objectives and metrics, quantifying costs, and identifying tangible and intangible benefits. Establish baseline performance, measure post-implementation improvements, and consider productivity gains, user satisfaction, and operational efficiency. Factor in cost avoidance, scalability, and security enhancements. Compare ROI with the investment period, and regularly review and adjust evaluation metrics to align with evolving business goals and technology advancements. This systematic approach helps justify the investment and optimize network performance.

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Damilk Duarte

Technology Risk | Digital assurance & technology | IT Audit | EY Angola
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o gerenciamento e automa??o da WLAN s?o fundamentais para otimizar o desempenho e a seguran?a da rede, proporcionando uma experiência do usuário aprimorada. Essas práticas ajudam a detectar e resolver problemas mais rapidamente, reduzir custos operacionais e adaptar-se às demandas em evolu??o, promovendo a escalabilidade e a flexibilidade. A integra??o de recursos baseados em nuvem contribui para uma gest?o mais eficiente.

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2 Costs of WLAN management and automation

WLAN management and automation can incur costs for your organization, such as investing in new hardware and software, training IT staff on the tools and platforms, integrating with existing infrastructure, and monitoring the performance, security, and compliance of the solutions. Educating staff on how to use and optimize the WLAN management and automation tools is also necessary. Aligning the WLAN management and automation solutions with your systems and processes is a key component as well.

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3 ROI calculation methods

To calculate the ROI of WLAN management and automation, you need to compare the benefits and costs over a certain period of time. There are different methods and formulas that you can use, depending on your goals and assumptions. Payback period measures how long it takes for the benefits to equal or exceed the costs, while net present value (NPV) measures the difference between the present value of the benefits and the present value of the costs. Internal rate of return (IRR) is another method, which measures the annualized percentage rate of return that makes the NPV equal to zero. For example, if you invest $10,000 in a WLAN management and automation solution and save $2,000 per year in operational costs for 10 years, with an interest rate of 5%, the payback period is five years, the NPV is $6,139, and the IRR is 11.8%.

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Return on Investment (ROI) in computer networking involves assessing the profitability of network investments. The basic formula is: \[ ROI = \frac{(Gain from Investment - Cost of Investment)}{Cost of Investment} \times 100 \] Key Steps: 1. Identify Costs and Gains: - Determine all costs associated with the networking investment (hardware, software, labor) and estimate the expected gains (increased efficiency, reduced downtime). 2. Calculate Net Gain: - Subtract the total costs from the total gains to find the net gain. 3. Calculate ROI Percentage: - Use the ROI formula to express the net gain as a percentage of the total investment.

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4 ROI estimation challenges

When attempting to estimate the ROI of WLAN management and automation, you must ensure that the benefits and costs are accurately and realistically estimated, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors. Additionally, you should choose the appropriate method and formula based on your objectives, preferences, and data availability. It is also important to adjust the variables and assumptions, such as the time horizon, interest rate, inflation rate, and risk factor to reflect changing market and network conditions. Finally, it is essential to communicate and present the ROI results clearly and convincingly using relevant metrics, indicators, and examples.

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5 ROI improvement strategies

To maximize the ROI of WLAN management and automation, you should ensure the solutions align with your business goals and needs, evaluate different options, implement and manage them effectively and efficiently, and monitor and measure the outcomes and impacts. Additionally, you should follow best practices and standards, leverage the expertise of vendors and partners, use reliable data and tools, and identify any gaps or opportunities for improvement.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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