For many years, networking was existing in the shadow of disruptive technologies. Those, such as digital, cognitive and cloud experience, caught imagination and headlines. Networking becomes more pleasant with various tech development. This Autumn will all be focused on “connectivity of tomorrow”.
Network-dependent technology already transforms organizational architecture. Mobile devices, serverless computing, shared data, and automation all require advanced connectivity and differentiated networking. The advanced networking strategies are being developed, and along with that, digital transformation agendas start to come to the table. We have already witnessed tech developments that will facilitate connectivity this Summer, which will come into full force in Autumn 2019:
5G: the fifth generation of cellular wireless technology is not only providing the greater speed but also creates a network of a large number of sensors and smart devices.
Edge computing: VR, industrial automation and autonomous decision-making are already taking place in the enterprise environment. These applications require high computation capabilities with low round trip time from the device to the cloud and back. Data processing should be executed as close to the device as possible, ideally already embedded in it.
This whole new way of networking, of course, requires an innovative management approach. With that, companies’ CIOs are virtualizing parts of the connectivity using the following techniques:
Software-defined networking. Switches, routers and the whole software layer that is on top of a physical network. Until recently, these technologies were only restricted to use in data centers. The technology now will be extended for a wide area of networking to connect data centers or other applications that are located in various places.
Network virtualization. The next generation of dedicated physical network appliances will use virtualized software that can scale both horizontally and vertically on demand. Networking virtualization will take over such functions as routing, switching, encryption, firewalling, WAN acceleration and load balancing.
These building blocks of advanced networking management can be used by enterprises with networking technologies that are already available to them: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc. Connectivity of familiar and brand new tools will create networks that can fit a variety of organizational needs. Enterprises are now able to tear down, spin up, and optimize their network capabilities on demand, not forgetting to also fit end-user requirements.
Advanced connectivity is what drives the development of new products and services. This Autumn is the time when companies start to take advantage of it to operate tomorrow’s enterprise networks.
Source: https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/tech-trends/2019/executive-summary.html
