The Network Takes Center Stage, Gartner’s Top Trends for I&O, and Why CSPs Need Automation

Week of December 14, 2020
Networks Take Center Stage
With networking technologies increasingly taking the lead role and acting as the heart of automated processes, does that change the role of controllers in more connected industrial environments?
Gartner’s Top Trends for I&O in 2021
As organizations come to realize that employees likely will continue working remotely even after vaccines for the coronavirus are administered, the need for operations to happen remotely is among the six top trends Gartner has identified for infrastructure and operations (I&O) in 2021.
Why Network Automation is a Competitive Advantage for Communications Service Providers
There is urgency behind CSP investments – the developments behind closed-loop monitoring, telemetry, and intent-based networking, as well as Cloud automation and Network as a Service (NaaS) – and these investments will fuel those innovations to help advance network operations within organizations.
The Multicloud Challenge: Building the Future Everywhere
At a time when procuring on-prem infrastructure and personnel seems more daunting than ever, organizations are increasingly turning to multiple clouds to provide just the array of functionality they need.
Remote Working Drives New Growth for 5G and Edge Computing
As data center technology is being designed for 5G and the edge, there is a need for increased performance, open-source software, and new data standards.