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We are all in the process of building the most powerful communication infrastructure the world has seen. It is built upon a programmable network infrastructure that delivers on demand capacity and is cloud delivered. It’s the combination of cloud native and networking technologies. Why cloud native? Just look at 5G and the wide range of Network as a Service or NaaS offerings; they are built with cloud native technologies and APIs. This new infrastructure promises to provide choices and options for corporations to accelerate their…
The recently concluded ONUG Spring 2023 in Dallas was a resounding success, marked by insightful discussions, vibrant networking, and a deep dive into emerging trends and practices. The keynotes by Merck and Cigna were standout moments of the conference. Merck’s talk provided unique insights into leveraging technology to optimize operations within the pharmaceutical sector, while Cigna gave a compelling presentation on the power of data analytics and personalized customer experiences in the health services industry. Nick Lippis and Dr. Alex Shulman kicked off the conference…
Deploying a private 5G network is a complex undertaking that presents a steep learning curve for even the most capable IT teams. Enterprise decision-makers need to work with partners who can help them climb this learning curve and realize private 5G’s full potential. Here I present an overview of the private 5G network ecosystem and outline the roles of the types of companies that enterprises can partner with to achieve successful outcomes. I’ll start by grouping players in the private 5G network ecosystem into three…
With the launch of IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh, application-centric connectivity helps you take back control of enterprise networking. Private clouds, public clouds, SaaS, on-premises and edge—as organizations leverage a more distributed, robust cloud-based strategy, they can also face more significant management and compliance challenges. This shift to the cloud may have, in many ways, left the traditional enterprise network stranded—no longer transporting the bulk of the enterprise network traffic, which now floats between the clouds and over the public internet. The probable result of this…
In my last post, I explained why private 5G networks are not one-size-fits-all and outlined the salient technical issues that enterprise decision-makers must consider when developing a private 5G strategy. While there are common use cases within industry verticals, the unique needs and business priorities of individual organizations will ultimately determine the specific path each enterprise takes on its private 5G journey. The journey starts by rationalizing how private 5G will underpin an enterprise’s C-level business objectives, which will differ from company to company across many…
As organizations continue to embrace cloud computing, the traditional wide area network (WAN) architecture is struggling to keep up with the increasing demand for fast, reliable, and secure access to cloud applications and services. Gartner analysts Simon Richard and Sumit Rajput recently addressed these challenges in a Gartner for Technical Professionals research note, Optimize WAN Architectures for Workloads That Span the Hybrid Cloud and the Multicloud 1. Richard and Rajput note that “When they first started deploying workloads in the cloud, most IT organizations realized…
We are thrilled to invite you, the ONUG Community, to the upcoming ONUG Conference in Dallas on May 17th and 18th! This year’s conference promises to be an unparalleled opportunity for networking, learning, and innovation. As always, we have assembled a fantastic lineup of speakers, with experts from across the industry sharing their insights and perspectives. You’ll have the chance to hear from leaders in networking, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and more, all sharing their expertise and best practices. This year, we’re excited to feature several…
Private 5G adoption is driven by use cases in a broad range of industry verticals such as transportation (airports, shipping hubs), energy (oil & gas), mining, utilities, logistics (delivery, warehouses), Industry 4.0 (manufacturing, IIoT), healthcare and agriculture. Private 5G is also being deployed in large-scale campus environments (business, education, government), public venues (retail, sports, entertainment) and municipalities (smart cities, public safety). Operational scenarios may differ significantly between verticals. Each use case has specific coverage, performance, reliability and security requirements for the types of users, applications…
A turn of phrase I like quite a bit is describing something as a “quake” blog, book, movie, or tech. It refers to a ground-shifting idea or concept that changes my worldview. The three biggest “quakes” I have had in my 25-year career were Linux, Puppet, and GitHub Actions, and their stories are all interwoven with me personally and the technology community at large. On Wednesday, May 17th at 3:30 PM CT I will be teaching and training the attendees of ONUG Spring 2023 on…
A long time ago in a NOC far, far away, performance monitoring tools were designed to monitor critical on-premise assets. The process of onboarding devices and data was largely manual, and oftentimes meant visibility was designed to be partial at best; monitoring critical assets was enough. When something went wrong somewhere beyond the scope of the platform (which is generally where things went terribly wrong), engineers went looking the old-fashioned way. Cue scrambles, late nights, and finger-pointing With the ubiquity of SaaS, the increase in…
