SD-WAN, The Needs of the Enterprise & Innovation in the Management Plane
Week of March 22nd, 2020
Benefits Of Branching Out Into SD-WAN
There is much more to SD-WAN than just cheaper branch office connectivity, so IT buyers have a lot to consider.
Network Automation and the Lack of Innovation in the Management Plane
There has been tremendous innovation in IT infrastructure with the adoption of cloud-scale architecture and a migration towards modern applications. In contrast, Enterprise networking has been viewed over the last 30 years primarily for moving data between client-server applications. This basic premise along with consumer devices drove innovation in the network domain to prioritize “speeds and feeds” as the primary objective for networking vendors.
IT Automation Tools Are No Longer Enough
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone reading this that IT automation is a must-have for organizations today. With infrastructure spread across on-premises data centers, multiple clouds and a multitude of technologies, the complexity of IT long ago outgrew manual management. Automation is the only way to keep pace with constantly changing environments that need enhanced security, greater compliance and be easily adaptable to changing business and market conditions.
Addressing The Needs Of Enterprises With SD-WAN Technology
SD-WAN has been in the news a lot lately. Some say it’s the future of networking. Others mention the multitude of vendors offering this technology. SD-WAN, of course, stands for software-defined wide-area network, which is a mouthful for many business decision-makers to get a handle on. But if you’re not already familiar with what SD-WAN technology is and how it works and why so many businesses are implementing it, this short article on our site will walk you through the basics.
The Mantra Of 5G And The True Capabilities
Lower latency, faster speeds, increased capacity—these words have become the mantra of 5G. More than just talk, the capabilities will soon enable more than 5 million connections on the factory floor, according to ABI Research. Next-generation technologies and those on the cutting edge, like machine learning, AI, AR/VR and robots, require the next-generation network to perform. In this new industry environment, everything will be connected, processed and digitized. The impact will be as massive as the IoT that 5G supports.
To Succeed In DevOps These Days, Go Hybrid
Survey identifies top skills needed for the next phase of DevOps: process skills and knowledge, ability to automate, CI/CD.
Predictability, Reliability Key To Private Wireless Networks
Interest in private wireless networks has ramped as new spectrum like CBRS in the U.S. and elsewhere becomes available, but other aspects including the device ecosystem, costs and ease of deployment, and reliability requirements come into play when thinking about implementation, particularly for enterprise.
Is Kubernetes The Cure To Cantankerous 5G Core?
The full arsenal of technology required to deliver on the promise of 5G hasn’t reached commercial networks – yet. Ultra-reliable, low-latency communications, network slicing, edge services, and converged access hinges on the adoption of cloud-native and containers by telecommunication providers. Thus, telecommunication vendors are shifting their gaze toward cloud-native technologies and specifically Kubernetes for the resilient, flexible, scalable, and automated capabilities inherent to their architecture.
Industry Voices—Doyle: Survey Looks At SD-WAN Opportunities And Challenges For MSPs
Earlier this year, Doyle Research interviewed 15 U.S.-based MSPs which provide a range of managed SD-WAN services. MSPs included GTT, MNJ, ISS, CISSDM, Step CG, TPx, Masergy, Windstream and Command Link, among others. All of the MSPs reported significant growth in their sales revenues related to SD-WAN. Their customers value their WAN expertise and ability to reduce or eliminate the challenge for IT to evaluate the dozens of competing SD-WAN supplier offerings.
The Coming Together Of AIOps And SD-WAN
Software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) and AIOps are both red-hot technologies. SD-WANs increase application availability, reduce costs and in some cases improve performance. AIOps infuses machine learning into IT operations to increase the level of automation. This reduces errors and enables businesses to make changes at digital speeds. Most think of these as separate technologies, but the two are on a collision course and will give rise to what some are calling the AI-WAN.
Improve DevOps Processes With API Catalog
One of the biggest trends in DevOps is the “shift left” approach when it comes to security, so much so that security conferences now host developer days, developer conferences host security days, and the two have melded into DevSecOps. But pragmatically, how do you implement security earlier into your development cycles? According to CloudVector VP of Engineering and Threat Research Ravi Balupari, one of the most important tools for application security testing and quality assurance is an API catalog.
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