The ONUG Collaborative is a unique, unbiased forum for driving industry change whose mission is to enable enterprise IT organizations to break through technology adoption barriers.

Collaborative projects convene groups of leading IT professionals and suppliers who contribute their collective knowledge and expertise to the development of high-value, actionable deliverables for IT professionals.

The Collaborative focuses on major challenges hindering the adoption of enterprise AI which are timely and relevant in mainstream enterprise IT – common AI use cases in which companies need to invest and IT leaders will benefit by sharing knowledge, insights and experiences with their industry peers.

How the ONUG Collaborative Works


Enterprise-Driven, Supplier-Enabled Project Teams

Project Teams are led by IT executive Co-Chairs who first convene a series of meetings which are exclusive to IT professionals. These IT professionals collaborate on defining requirements for critical enterprise AI use cases.

Suppliers interact with IT professionals to vet these requirements and then work with the Co-chairs to develop enterprise adopter Buyers Guides. These Guides can be readily factored into RFIs, RFPs and other IT decision-making processes.

This takes place under the ongoing oversight and guidance provided by the ONUG Collaborative Executive Board, which sets the overall direction and industry focus for the project teams.

 

 

The ONUG Collaborative Drives Actionable Outcomes to Unlock the Full Potential of Technology

Focus on Challendges and Use Cases for Enterprise AI Infrastructure

Generative AI is powering a new generation of enterprise AI applications and the adoption of Agentic AI promises to transform business processes across the entire enterprise landscape. Integrating both technologies raises a host of new challenges for IT teams responsible for designing, building and operating the underlying enterprise AI infrastructure.

Consequently, the Collaborative is focused on emerging top-of-mind use cases for these teams, which fall into two broad categories:

  • Networking, IT infrastructure and security for GenAI and Agentic AI
  • GenAI, Agentic AI & AIOps for networking, IT infrastructure & security operations

Project Teams take well-defined requirements for a given use case and translate these into AI adopter Buyers Guide content that IT professionals can share with their teams to make informed decisions about AI infrastructure design, operations and governance, accelerating the adoption of enterprise AI in their companies.

Get Involved in the ONUG Collaborative

ONUG Collaborative Member Benefits

As the Voice of the Large Enterprise, ONUG provides a unique platform for IT professionals who want their voice to be heard. Engage with your peers to gain an insider’s perspective on leading industry technology trends. Identify critical barriers to AI adoption and define the requirements for overcoming these challenges. Take actionable insights back to your IT team, while helping to drive better outcomes and industry change.

The ONUG Collaborative facilitates cooperation between enterprise buyers and suppliers, leading to actionable solutions for real-world problems. Suppliers who join will gain early insights into critical challenges and key requirements for enterprise AI adoption, while working together with other leading suppliers in the AI infrastructure ecosystem.

ONUG is seeking IT executives who can serve as Co-Chairs leading Collaborative project teams and IT professionals who can join these teams to help articulate use case requirements and work with suppliers on the development of relevant Buyers Guide content.

IT
Collaborative Membership

Exclusively for IT Professionals who want to join the Collaborative, and the project teams, to have their voice heard and participate in driving industry change

Request to Join the Collaborative

Supplier
Collaborative Membership

Suppliers are free to submit an application to join the ONUG Collaborative to gain early insights into critical challenges and key requirements for enterprise AI adoption

Supplier Request to Join the Collaborative

The ONUG Collaborative Projects

AI-Driven NOC/SOC Automation Project

CSNF-Enabled Multicloud Security Project

Network-as-a-Service Project

Agentic AI Infrastructure Project

AI Infrastructure Operations Project

AI Data Governance & Stewardship Project