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Terraform, a powerful tool for building, changing, and managing cloud infrastructure safely and efficiently, has garnered the undivided attention of the tech fraternity. What started off as a tool to deal with server configuration has gradually transcended to manage the complex infrastructural demands of today’s cloud architectures, evolving as the de-facto standard for expressing such necessities in cloud environments. Kelsey Hightower, a celebrated software engineer known for his advocacy for open-source software, cloud computing, and Kubernetes, adeptly expressed this sentiment during an insightful conversation that…
The conservation of quantum information theory states information can neither be created nor destroyed. Stephen Hawking used this theory to explain how a black hole does not consume photons like a giant cosmic eraser. Outside the realm of quantum mechanics, we have the physical world of corporate offices. In this world, information is collected, curated, and consumed at an accelerated pace with each passing year. There is, however, one similarity between these two distinct realms: Data is never destroyed. We are a nation and a…
Operational technology (OT) networks have been around for decades, successfully managing industrial and manufacturing systems that monitor and control complex physical processes. These include everything from robots on a production line to the valves and pumps in oil and gas pipelines to the traffic management systems for trains. During this time, the underlying technology in OT networks has evolved from TDM to ATM to IP/MPLS and Segment Routing. Ensuring operational continuity is critical in OT networks because when an outage occurs, the potential consequences can…
To excel in today’s economy, enterprise leaders are focused on accomplishing more with less. The accelerated pace of business transformation in the past four years has only added to the complexity of these goals. Today, with sprawling hybrid, multi-vendor, multi-domain, multi-cloud environments making up the backbone of leading enterprise networks, a focus on hyperautomation is crucial. Even after establishing the goals of an enterprise’s hyperautomation transition, the approach network teams and leadership take to accomplish these goals can lead to differing degrees of success. Hyperautomation…
Over the past 11 years, the world of enterprise IT has witnessed rapid changes in terms of technology adoption, innovation, and scalability. A significant force behind these transformations has been the symbiotic relationship between the enterprise IT consumers and suppliers. Since founding ONUG 11 years ago, the ONUG journey offers a fascinating lens through which we can understand these dynamics in greater depth. The Consumer’s Perspective: A Continuous Learning Experience For consumers, the ONUG platform is not just about purchasing solutions. It’s about shared experiences,…
Enterprise networks have evolved beyond just enabling the client-server apps of yesteryear. Your apps are no longer in your data centers, and your users are no longer in the office. Many infrastructure managers are wondering what that expensive WAN is really doing for them. It’s a fair question to ask in the era of cloud-centric hybrid workplaces. At the same time, as users have left the building, IoT and OT devices have proliferated. An enterprise WAN today is carrying less business application traffic and more…
Learn why IDS/IPS is not only relevant in the cloud but required for enterprises. As organizations moved to the cloud, many we’ve spoken with about securing workloads in public cloud asked an important question: since I don’t manage infrastructure anymore (well, mostly), do I still care about infrastructure-level security like IDS/IPS? The short answer is yes, you should. Here is why… As enterprises make the leap to the public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle), some security problems fade (e.g., infrastructure patching, defending against…
The final agenda for the Private 5G Event conference at ONUG Fall is locked down, and I am pleased that the participating speakers and session moderators are poised to deliver a solid read out on the current who, what, where, when, why and how of private 5G networks. Darius Singh at STL Partners sets the stage for the conference by exploring how businesses will benefit by adopting private 5G at the enterprise edge. IDC analyst Patrick Filkins moderates the first three sessions after Darius’ lead-off presentation,…
Introduction Are you effectively managing the lifecycle of your IT assets? Achieving accurate and efficient lifecycle management requires a systematic approach—one that comprehensively tracks asset properties and their intricate relationships with both each other and the external world. This approach serves to harmonize the entire asset ecosystem, resulting in reduced operational costs, prolonged asset lifespan, and heightened situational awareness. The Importance of Systematic Lifecycle Management Effective asset management begins with the right tools. Unfortunately, traditional solutions often fall short, lacking the essential features, flexibility, and…
In recent years, the enterprise tech sector has witnessed a unique cycle of overconsumption. This surge in technological investments and acquisitions isn’t merely a trend; it reflects the rapid digitization of business processes and the indispensable nature of tech infrastructure today. But like any cycle, there is an inevitable shift towards optimization after this period of overconsumption. Today, businesses are pivoting towards grand transformation projects that fuse the cloud’s agility with on-prem resources, integrating Network, Security, OT, and IT into seamless platforms. These transformative steps…
