Hi r/netsec,

I’m part of a team conducting a study on how organizations select their network and security solutions partners, and we’d love to get feedback from professionals in this field.

We’re specifically interested in network security leaders—such as security architects, IT security directors, and network engineers—at companies with 1000+ employees. We’d like to hear from those involved in the vendor selection process and would love to know:

• What factors influence your decision when choosing network or security vendors?
• What are the biggest challenges you face during the vendor selection process?
• What makes a vendor stand out to you in terms of reliability, performance, and security?

Please note that we’re excluding the following companies from this study:

• Edwards, Endotronix, Jenavalve, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Charter, Windstream, Frontier, Zayo, Cox, Sprint, T-Mobile, Altice USA, Cincinnati Bell, Consolidated Communications, Cogent, Mediacom, WOW, Alaska Communications, CableOne, Dish, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Lumen, Google, AWS, Dell Technologies, IBM, Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, PacketFabric, Megaport.

For those who are open to it, we’re also conducting a 60-minute paid video interview (around $300, negotiable based on experience) for deeper insights.

If you’re willing to share your thoughts or participate in the study, please reply here or send me a direct message. We greatly appreciate your time and expertise!

Thanks in advance!