The ITSM Integration Challenge, SD-WAN Disruption & Automated 5G
Week of September 8th, 2019
How Intelligent Network Automation Solves ITSM Integration Challenges
IT service management (ITSM) includes activities to design, plan, deliver, operate, and control IT services. Typically, Change Management, Asset and Configuration Management, and Incident and Problem Management are core ITSM use cases involved in the end-to-end network management process. Network automation efforts should include integration with these key components. Let’s explore the various use cases and challenges associated and how intelligent automation can overcome barriers.
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Digital Transformation
Corporate networks are being restructured in order to enable digital transformation so that organizations can remain competitive in the market. Modernizing the network means that a shift is taking place across businesses, with technological innovations such as public, private and hybrid cloud platforms, containerization, and microservices driving waves of change. These technologies are enabling businesses to be more dynamic than ever, helping them respond to market trends, create new services and change the way they serve customers through both flexibility and agility. As such, businesses are eager to begin the journey.
SD-WAN Is One Of The Most Disruptive Business Technologies
Software defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) is twice as disruptive as other technologies like the cloud in the latest phase of enterprise digital transformation, according to a new report looking at every next-generation solution disrupting the IT landscape for the next six to 12 months. The study from AVANT Analytics also finds that while SD-WAN is displacing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in smaller companies and at the enterprise edge, both technologies are still growing at the enterprise core.
The 5G Future Of Operations Will Be Automated – And Why CSPs Need To Plan For It
In the past, it would have been odd to suggest that communication service providers (CSPs) should model their operations on an eCommerce retailer like Amazon. One might initially believe that the two don’t have much in common, yet today’s customers expect an experience as seamless and efficient as that of Amazon from all companies. With the dawn of 5G and the automation it enables, CSPs can finally deliver it. In other words, CSPs must embed automation in every aspect of their operations and become “automation-native”.
Telefónica Boosts Wholesale Portfolio, Completes Network Automation
Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) says it has completed network automation globally for all networking services. The operator added that to complement this automation, it is providing customers and partners with self-managed quoting tools. The tools allow them to avoid ongoing manual intervention and provide visibility of every estimated offer for customers.
A Virtual WAN: Moving Closer To The Enterprise
Microsoft has introduced a new virtual WAN as a competitive differentiator and is getting enough tracking that AWS and Google may follow. At present, Microsoft is the only company to offer a virtual WAN of this kind. This made NetworkWorld curious to discover the highs and lows of this technology. So they sat down with Sorell Slaymaker, Principal Consulting Analyst at TechVision Research to discuss. The following is a summary of the discussion.
HPE’s Vision For The Intelligent Edge
It’s not just speeds and feeds anymore, it’s intelligent software, integrated security and automation that will drive the networks of the future. That about sums up the networking areas that Keerti Melkote, HPE’s president, Intelligent Edge, thinks are ripe for innovation in the next few years. He has a broad perspective because his role puts him in charge of the company’s networking products, both wired and wireless.
Five Ways SD-WAN Promote Business Agility
Employing software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) technology is one way to promote business agility. SD-WANs abstract the network control layer from the underlying forwarding plane and physical transport. Users can employ most any wide-area network service – leased lines, MPLS, broadband wireless, Internet – and still apply policy-based control and other SD-WAN features. To learn more about the various ways SD-WANs promote agility, NetworkWorld spoke with Michael Lawson, General Manager of SD-WAN Solution Architecture for CenturyLink, which provides managed SD-WAN services. He offered up the following five considerations.
Automated Multiplatform Deployment For DevOps
In a simpler world, every CI/CD pipeline would need to support only one deployment platform. In the real world, multiplatform deployment (which means deploying an application to run on multiple OS platforms) is a must-have for many organizations. We live in an age of diverse operating systems and deploying for only one platform is often not an option. With that challenge in mind, let’s take a look at best practices for achieving multiplatform deployment in DevOps.
Eight Key Considerations When Selecting A Managed SD-WAN Service Provider
Software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) technology can bring myriad benefits to companies of nearly any size or stripe, but as discussed in a previous post, it can be complex to deploy. For many IT teams, the solution means opting for a managed SD-WAN service. But this may lead to another issue: how to assess providers. After conversations with CenturyLink executive Michael Lawson, General Manager of SD-WAN Solution Architecture for CenturyLink– NetworkWorld has come up with eight considerations when assessing SD-WAN managed service providers.
Implement DevOps The Right Way
Cross-departmental communication is standard practice in most IT companies. You can’t get the car moving if you don’t operate as one massive, well-oiled machine, right? Barriers often exist between departments, making communication a challenge and hindering your organization’s ability to quickly get products to market. This is where DevOps enters the picture.
To Build A Healthy DevOps Culture, Look To Your Ecosystem
How do you do DevOps? Here’s a hint: Don’t fixate on finding the right tools or implementing the right processes. Instead, think about the broader ecosystem in which you operate, the culture that prevails in that ecosystem and which parts of the culture you can borrow to help enable your DevOps transformation. This is true no matter which type of ecosystem you work in–even one that depends in part on mainframes. In other words, to quote from Rouan Wilsenach, writing on Martin Fowler’s blog, “Even with the best tools, DevOps is just another buzzword if you don’t have the right culture.” Keep reading for tips on what this means in practice, and how to build a successful DevOps culture by engaging your ecosystem.
SD-WAN vs. MPLS: Why SD-WAN Is A Better Choice In 2019
One of the most common questions network security architects and CISOs ask as they consider their WAN architecture is: “Should I choose SD-WAN over MPLS?” Rightly so. The decision to switch to SD-WAN has significant implications for businesses. The short answer is that SD-WAN offers better visibility, availability, enhanced performance, and more freedom of action. It’s why the industry has seen interest in SD-WAN rising over the past few years.
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