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As Enterprises accelerate their digital transformation, and information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) worlds continue to converge, security is paramount. Cyber threats are growing exponentially, while also becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Increasingly, mission-critical OT networks, which control and monitor complex physical processes, are being extended into the data center and combined with more typical IT traffic. This makes them attractive targets for cyber criminals looking to cause maximum disruption and extract as much money as possible from their victims. In recent…
The IT industry is entering a transformative phase focused on simplification. This shift is a response to the complexity that arose from the overbuild during the 2020-2021 phase. The rapid expansion in IT infrastructure during this period has resulted in systems that are now overly complex and challenging to manage, necessitating a streamlined approach. The Challenge of Complexity Post 2020-2021 In the wake of the 2020-2021 cycle, marked by an unprecedented surge in cloud services and remote infrastructure development, many organizations are grappling with highly…
ONUG Fall 2023, hosted by GSK in the vibrant heart of New York City on October 24th and 25th, concluded with unprecedented success, etching a new milestone in the Conference’s esteemed legacy. The event achieved the largest attendance in ONUG’s history. With attendee registration reaching nearly 1,400, ONUG Fall marked a significant 35% growth from the previous year. This was the 24th iteration of the ONUG Conference, which has now become an essential congregation for networking, security and cloud professionals, thought leaders and innovators across…
Private 5G Conference and Exhibitors On October 24th, we held a successful Private 5G Event at ONUG Fall 2023 in New York City. I want to personally thank each of the speakers and moderators who participated in the eight lively and informative conference sessions that day. Feedback from attendees and speakers was uniformly positive, and everyone present was able to engage in the type of dialog and interaction that can only happen at an in-person event. Cradlepoint/Ericsson, Oceus and, the 5G Open Innovation Lab exhibited…
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…
