Today’s network teams are left to contend with chaos. If you’re a network executive, you want your teams focused on the future, not basic network services like DNS. But if you’re a network admin, you’re constantly pulled in different directions trying to focus on leadership’s strategic initiatives while also handling the day-to-day tasks and configurations that keep the lights on. And unfortunately, time is one resource that doesn’t scale.

BlueCat and IDG (International Data Group) surveyed hundreds of network administrators, managers and directors about this compounding network complexity, and the foundational role that your Domain Name System (DNS) plays in building an adaptive network. Here’s what they found: the gap between what the network team can deliver and what end-users need continues to widen.