The split allows Symantec to react to market changes quicker and also to ensure they can focus on a purely security related market strategy. Theoretically this should allow Symantec to bring products to the market faster. Symantec - indeed all traditional security vendors - are at crucial junctures in their history. The growth in the industry will come from cloud and mobile technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) is also a huge potential growth market. Growth in the traditional markets in which security vendors play, i.e. desktop, laptop security, is fairly flat. Security vendors need to adapt to ensure they don't miss market opportunities - speed to market with the right products is key to ensuring relevance and long term growth.
IDC Comment: Symantec, Latest Tech Organisation to Split into Two
The split allows Symantec to react to market changes quicker and also to ensure they can focus on a purely security related market strategy. Theoretically this should allow Symantec to bring products to the market faster. Symantec - indeed all traditional security vendors - are at crucial junctures in their history. The growth in the industry will come from cloud and mobile technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) is also a huge potential growth market. Growth in the traditional markets in which security vendors play, i.e. desktop, laptop security, is fairly flat. Security vendors need to adapt to ensure they don't miss market opportunities - speed to market with the right products is key to ensuring relevance and long term growth.