Avanite research shows cost of
bloated WebCache files to businesses
New research from Avanite has highlighted the cost of web
browsing to businesses as WebCache files slow logins,
cause network performance and bandwidth issues, and
increase storage needs.
ew research from user profile
and web data management
specialist Avanite has revealed
that bloated WebCaches are causing
significant losses to businesses in terms
of productivity, IT costs and data security.
This problem is greater for organisations
using Windows 10, where web data is
integrated with core functions leading to
WebCache sizes which are double the
size of those in Windows 7.
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The research highlights that the huge
volume of data generated by simple
web browsing and using web-based
applications is becoming increasingly
problematic for businesses.
Avanite’s research shows that even
modest web browsing by users
can cause a business with 1,000
employees to lose an average of 233
working hours per month waiting to
log on to web resources as a result of
oversized WebCaches.
These delays threaten business
productivity and can lead to increased
calls to IT help-desks as employees
react to the increasing slowdown.
Up to 80% of cookies stored in
WebCaches are from third parties and
are used for targeted advertising and
tracking user behaviour.
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Data and cookies in users’ WebCaches
can grow to 300MB or more per
machine, increasing storage costs,
network requirements and reliance on IT
support while slowing user login times
by up to 30%. Web data is the primary
cause of slow logons and can represent
up to 90% of the overall logon time.
WebCache bloat also presents a
security risk, as it can contain sensitive
information such as usernames and
passwords to critical systems that store
personal identifiable data.
It is also not possible for organisations
to track how third-party tracking cookies
share employees’ data, which can
threaten a company’s GDPR compliance.
Even modest web
browsing by users
can cause a business
with 1,000 employees
to lose an average of
233 working hours
per month.
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When users browse the web, their
data browsing history and temporary
Internet files are stored and the websites
download data such as cookies to their
computers. Web pages also contain links
to other websites, which in turn open
connections to the third party allowing
them to download data to the machine.
Francesco Giarletta, Founder and Director
at Avanite
As businesses become more mobile,
data grows as it is downloaded to users’
computers, smartphones and tablets
and made available to each device
remotely. For organisations using web
hosted applications, the issue is further
compounded by the need to install
multiple browsers onto employees’
devices to counteract compatibility
issues. As a result, these oversized
WebCaches can lead to unnecessary
storage fees, whether kept on premise or
in the cloud.