Network Automation in the Management Plane, SD-WAN Trends & the 5G Takeover
Week of December 29th, 2019
Network Automation and the Lack of Innovation in the Management Plane
The lack of investment in the management plane combined with the complexity of modern networks has created a situation where management applications are constraining the ability to consume complex, modern networks. This deserves tremendous R&D and investment, or it could be an impediment to the rollout and adoption of software-centric networks related to IoT, 5G, and cloud edge networking which assumes and requires automation.
SD-WAN: It’s Not Just For Scrooges Anymore
SD-WAN is experiencing growing pains. Instead of just providing an inexpensive alternative to pricey MPLS connections, SD-WAN is emerging as the essential glue connecting services running in the public cloud, as well as emerging 5G and Internet of Things applications. Indeed, SD-WAN promises to deliver revenue growth for telcos, cable operators and other service providers to offset flat revenues from other enterprise services, said Heavy Reading analyst Sterling Perrin at a panel at Light Reading’s Network Virtualization & SDN Americans conference.
Twelve Reasons Why 5G And Wireless Dominated The Airways In 2019
The first wave of 5G-enabled devices dominated 2019, including the Galaxy S10, OnePlus 7, and Huawei P30 among others. Major infrastructure improvements continued to be rolled-out. But 5G wasn’t the only new wireless tech hitting the market. Other wireless activities, like Wi-Fi 6, also began to appear. Below are 12 of DesignNew’s top picks for 2019.
What To Expect From SD-WAN In Enterprise Transformation In 2020
In 2019, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) became the most disruptive network technology. Simplicity in WAN management and cost reductions were the main drivers of growth in the adoption of SD-WAN, but that’s changing amongst the enterprises. The SD-WAN market reached approximately $1.5 billion revenue in 2019, and is set to reach almost $2.2 billion by 2020 according to research by Futuriom. The next stage of evolution in SD-WAN is defined by characteristics that match the needs of transforming organizations. Enterprises are looking for solutions that can go beyond the basics while giving them a foundation for digital transformation.
Cisco’s 2019 Was Flush With 5G, Security, And SD-WAN
Cisco exerted considerable influence across the 5G, security, and SD-WAN markets in 2019. The vendor’s considerable berth allows it to play in those highly competitive ecosystems with its experience bringing along serious clout. Here is a look back at some of Cisco’s biggest moves across those sectors over the past year.
Seven Key Developments To Expect From SD-Branch In 2020
New year, new developments. See what’s new with SD-branch in 2020, including security advancements and how technologies such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G will affect branch offices.
VMware’s Chris Wolf Predicts Edge Solutions Will Come To Life In 2020
While a large chunk of last year was spent hyping edge use cases, solutions and definitions, this year will get down to the brass tacks of the deployments, according to VMware’s Chris Wolf. Among 2020 deployment trends, Wolf, VMware’s vice president of the advanced technology group, said enterprises are seeking to deliver new technologies to remote locations entirely in software, which will improve business velocity and agility.
The Meaning Of DevOps Has Changed A Lot In The Last Decade
DevOps is now more than a decade old, and the concepts, practices and strategies associated with the model have evolved significantly during the past 10 years. Indeed, when people talk about DevOps today, they often mean something very different from DevOps in an earlier era. To understand what DevOps has become, it’s worth surveying the evolutionary phases through which DevOps has passed since folks began speaking of the model in 2009. Keep reading for an overview of how the meaning of “DevOps” has shifted over the past decade, and what all of those changes mean for DevOps today.
Automation, Cloud Visibility And Firewall Management Emerge As Leading Topics
Trust but verify. That was the mantra of security conferences, research and media headlines for most of the last decade. But today, the speed of business operations drives security. Understanding the needs of enterprises that include interoperability and scale, reducing complexity, and enhancing visibility throughout the environment – FireMon delivered the resources to help address these needs. We have compiled the top webinars and blogs from 2019 that you may have missed. Here’s a shortlist to get you started.
Virtualization Automation Challenges Underscore AI Usefulness
Automation helps reduce the complexity of virtual systems, but admins might find that adoption challenges and temporary resolutions underscore its usefulness.
The Digital Decade – A Look Back
With 2019 coming to a close, we’re not just saying goodbye to the past 365 days, we’re also saying goodbye to an entire decade. As we bid farewell to the 2010s, we’re taking this opportunity to look back and reflect on the digital decade as well as consider what the future might have in store for us all.
APM For All: Simplifying The Complexity Of Cloud
As companies adopt hybrid and even multi-cloud strategies, their IT departments are beginning to use dynamic technologies to build new application features on top of existing back-end business systems. Most organizations now have a blended, multi-cloud architecture where public clouds are integrated with the existing on-premises, private or hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications. This means, for all the agility, flexibility and scalability the cloud affords us daily, the cloud is also a source of increased complexity for technology professionals required to assure the availability and performance of the application environment. This, in turn, is expected to have a substantial impact on overall management.
Best Of TechBeacon 2019: DevOps Lessons To Learn From
In 2010, DevOps moved further into the mainstream both in terms of adoption and maturity. The proportion of high-performing and elite organizations continued to climb steadily while the number of companies with less mature practices continued to decrease. Even so, many companies struggled to get the most out of their DevOps initiatives because of process inefficiencies, infrastructure deficiencies, and a variety of other issues. TechBeacon’s list of the 12 best DevOps stories for 2019 examines many of the issues that are top of mind for DevOps practitioners and for organizations that are considering implementing it, or that are trying to figure out ways to improve upon existing processes.
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