Readying Your Data Center for Digital Transformation

In case you missed it, the free webinar, “Managing Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Using DMTF Standards” is now available on-demand in the DMTF Learning Center. Presented by DMTF Vice President of Technology Hemal Shah, the webinar covers the applicability of existing and upcoming DMTF technologies and standards to Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure management.

Tectonic shifts in technologies and consumption models are forcing businesses to undergo digital transformation to maintain a competitive edge and increase productivity. CIOs must focus on building a strong foundation with a Lego-like approach to networking based on open and reliable infrastructure. You can harness the benefits of Machine Learning, AI, and Intent Based Networking using software that can intelligently collaborate in multi-cloud environment.

SD-WAN is poised to play a key role in the enterprise WAN market which is seeing a consolidation of diverse submarkets such as infrastructure, security, management, and monitoring. As is the case for any growing and evolving industry with a high total addressable market (TAM) potential, many vendors, both large and small, have come up with SD-WAN products and solutions. Standards are still evolving and solutions reflect the varying perspectives, strengths, and weaknesses of vendors. That has led to a fair bit of confusion about the solution spectrum. What and how should you evaluate an SD-WAN solution?

AIOps platforms leverage big data, machine learning and analytics technologies to improve IT operations functions (monitoring, automation and service desk). The objective is to analyze all relevant data (real-time and deep) so that problems can be prevented or resolved quickly without or with minimum human intervention.