Ramping Up SD-WAN, the State of Network Automation & the Assembly of 5G
Week of November 3rd, 2019
SD-WAN Is The On-Ramp To A Multicloud Highway
As the reality of a multicloud world grows, every enterprise is going have to deal with a complex computing network designed to utilize new services, place data in more ideal places, and assure security against a broadening attack plane. Software-defined wide area networking is an established technology that’s been talked about for quite some time as one avenue to reducing the complexities underlying the process of modernization — so how can a company utilize SD-WAN to make their journey to multicloud simpler?
The State of Network Automation: Current & Future
This infographic shares some of the highlights captured in a new survey from research firm Enterprise Management Associates, sponsored by Itential, on “Network Automation for 2020 & Beyond.” Download now to understand what enterprise organizations are doing today with network automation and to take a look into where network automation is heading into the future.
Cisco Notches An SD-WAN Partnership With Microsoft
Add Cisco to the growing list of SD-WAN vendors that have partnered with Microsoft to better serve Office 365 applications to end users. Microsoft is integrating Cisco’s Viptela-based SD-WAN service with its Azure Virtual WAN and Office 365, which allows customers to extend their wide area networks (WANs) into Microsoft Azure Cloud.
5G, Security, IoT & ROI: Some Assembly & Automation Required
The current 5G commercialization wave has already moved the needle in terms of providing 5G users with access to new services. While this is only the beginning, communications service providers (CSPs) must still validate the business models when rolling out new services to ensure they deliver a positive cash flow. For example, CSPs must validate the models for Internet of Things (IoT) services running over 5G networks. These services will undoubtedly become a staple of the services landscape, given the broad range of applications possible.
Transitioning To DevOps: The Four Priorities
Enterprises across the world today are becoming increasingly interested in leveraging DevOps to deliver applications and services at a fast pace. However, at most organizations, awareness of DevOps has remained confined to abstract principles rather than practical knowledge. There is a strong misunderstanding about the purpose of DevOps and, as a result, many companies are far less confident in implementing agile operations on the ground. So, what do organizations need to look out for?
Accelerating Cloud Scale And Migration With SD-WAN
Mission critical enterprise applications and services are increasingly moving to the cloud, driving the need for wide area network (WAN) agility, flexibility, and scalability. For customers deploying Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications, the massive amount of local data and low latency requires IT organizations to scale edge network capabilities.
Building A 5G Ready Network Today
In this interview, Andrew Vaz, Senior Director of Product Line Management at Juniper Networks, elaborates on why these are exciting times for service providers. We have real industry business problems that are aching to be solved and at the same time we have a leading-edge 5G technology “tool set” available today to help solve these problems.
An Introduction To Machine Reasoning In Networks
Over the last decade, deep learning has become perhaps the most impactful and routinely applied subset of artificial intelligence across important commercial applications such as image, scene and natural language understanding, and robotics. However, there remain several shortcomings that hinder the application of machine learning (ML) algorithms in some areas of higher complexity.
Verizon Adds ‘Co Management’ To Its Enterprise SD-WAN Quiver
Verizon had added a new capability into its SD-WAN managed services portfolio that lets customers change their policies on the fly. Verizon said its “Co Management” service gives enterprise customers the ability to change SD-WAN policies, such as application-aware routing, or quality of service, through either the Verizon Enterprise Center (VEC) self-service policy management portal or Verizon’s API platform.
Survey: Security Tops Benefits Of SD-WAN Managed Services
Improved security ranked as the primary benefit of SD-WAN managed services over traditional networking in a report published today by the industry analyst group Futuriom. Over 60 percent of 121 enterprise survey respondents listed “better security” as a primary driver for managed SD-WAN services; 52 percent selected improved cloud application performance and 41 percent listed ease of use/management as primary benefits for managed SD-WAN.
5G Is Coming; How Will You Assure Your Network?
5G is coming. In fact, it may have already arrived in your network with lab testing, early field trial or initial rollout in the US, Asia, Europe or elsewhere. But do you have the tools that provide visibility to 5G, for interoperation and lab testing, to monitor and troubleshoot it, and for analytics and automation?
Nokia And Microsoft Sign Cloud And Networking Partnership
A new Microsoft and Nokia partnership will see the two companies combine their respective IT and telecoms technologies into joint products for enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs). Microsoft has invested billions in cloud platforms and services for businesses, offering dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities through Azure. Meanwhile, Nokia pitches itself as an end-to-end provider of 5G kit with a growing interest in the enterprise market.
Prioritize DevOps And Agile Outcomes, Not Transformation
Digital transformation, invariably, carries some level of baggage. You can deploy different tools, but the people who follow processes are harder to change. You can’t buy buy-in. Here at the DevOps Enterprise Summit, much of the discussion relates to culture and the IT organization, from how to win the hearts and minds of executives to convincing project managers and developers to change their daily tasks. Technical team members can have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees; they focus on their individual development, test and other responsibilities rather than the concept of business value.
Itential
Itential is the only automation platform built to support both network and cloud, making it easy for enterprise organizations to maintain network compliance, reduce manual operations, and simplify network management. The Itential Automation Platform is a low-code cloud-native SaaS solution that seamlessly connects IT systems with network technologies for end-to-end network configuration, compliance, and automation.
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