With the NCAA Tournament starting next week, businesses need to be aware of the bandwidth constraints. This year, there are a lot of matchups during business hours and the NCAA is making more video streaming options available than ever before.
Check out this infographic showing the impact March Madness can have on your networks and productivity.
Key Points during March Madness:
- Networks experience THREE TIMES more activity
- 40% of companies experience network problems
- Cloud Services (Office 365, SalesForce, etc.) WILL be affected by slow data transfer speeds because employees are streaming games
- 7 out of 10 Google search results re: the tournament are laden with Malware and Viruses
- $134 Million in lost productivity for American companies
IT Network infographic of March Madness Impact.