5 Sobering Realities of a Cloud Journey

Now that many companies have been on their cloud journeys for over a decade, this session will share 5 sobering realities I have experienced over my 11-year journey to the cloud as an Product and Engineering Manager. Session Outline: -Public Cloud is not cheaper. -At scale, the amount of infrastructure expense moving from CapEX to OpEX is minimal. -We can change our culture and ways of working slowly over time. -Patterns will accelerate our application migrations to the cloud. -Adopting the Public Cloud will allow…

Tenable Proof of Concept: Hyper Scalable Security for Hyper Agile Infrastructures

As organizations accelerate adoption of cloud-native architectures using containers, Kubernetes, and IaC, traditional security approaches are no longer sufficient to address the volume of moving parts. Even a single vulnerability or misconfiguration can be replicated at scale, without clear visibility into potential exposure. Hyper-scalable approaches to security are required to address the modular, dynamic and distributed nature of changing architectures, especially with increased adoption of multi-cloud and added pressure on security teams to do more with less. This session will explore key strategies for hyper-scalable…

Apcela Proof of Concept: Leveraging a Global Multi-Cloud Transit Hub Network to Build a Cloud-Centric, Open Access WAN

Modern apps and services are increasingly being distributed across data centers, cloud and edge. As enterprises expand cloud footprints to support this new architecture, the WAN needs to transform from cloud-ready to cloud-centric. Cloud-based network services, such as software-defined cloud interconnect (SDCI), and security services, such as secure access service edge (SASE), are gaining adoption, and typically integrate with SD-WAN. As multiple cloud footprints, across multiple regions becomes the new reality, multi-cloud increases the networking complexity around premises-to-cloud, and cloud-to-cloud network connectivity. SDCI and colocation…

Red Hat Proof of Concept: Private 5G Demonstration

This Private 5G demonstration showcases the benefits of leveraging Open RAN, open interfaces, and a Kubernetes-based cloud RAN platform for organizations looking to deploy their networks with agility, scalability, and flexibility. With Open RAN, customers are no longer locked to expensive and proprietary network equipment, while open interfaces give rise to software-defined principles that drive efficiency and programmability within the network. A Kubernetes-based platform enables operators to deploy and scale network functions easily, optimizing resource usage and reducing operational complexity. The demo will provide an…

Building Connectivity for an App-Centric Future – Sponsored by NS1, an IBM company

The future of application delivery is infrastructure neutral. Application workloads are already scattered across multiple clouds, CDNs, edge locations, and data centers. Network operations teams face the challenge of delivering the high-performing applications that end users expect from this spaghetti of back-end resources. The panelists will discuss how network teams should be prepared for the new frontier of application connectivity and what challenges and opportunities come with it.

F5 Proof of Concept: Secure Multi-Cloud Networking for the Distributed Enterprise

In the digital economy, applications are driving the need for secure cloud networking. Application architectures are evolving towards cloud-forward microservices and distributed service-oriented interdependencies. Building a cloud network that can connect public cloud networks, while ensuring application-aware service connectivity across public cloud, on-prem data centers, and remote edge sites is a challenge that many enterprises have yet to conquer. F5 will showcase its latest capabilities for securely connecting app services and cloud networks across multiple clouds to meet the requirements for the evolved cloud network…

IP Fabric Proof of Concept: To Control It, You Must First Know It: Assuring Network State Visibility and Configuration Compliance with IP Fabric

Networks are complicated. They get even more complicated with the overlay/underlay functions of SDN, cloud connections, and ever-increasing capabilities. IP Fabric builds a model of your network, and generates diagrams and tables showing topology, configuration, and state information. Intent rules allow you to quickly identify potential misconfigurations and can be overlaid on topology diagrams to quickly visualize the impact on the network. Having a consistent source of information across multiple platforms and vendors enables and enhances your ability to understand, automate, control, and secure a…

Riverbed Proof of Concept: Harnessing the Power of Unified Observability: Actionable Insights and Intelligent Automation

Riverbed Alluvio captures full-fidelity user experience, application, and network performance data on every transaction across the digital ecosystem. It then contextually correlates disparate data streams (including third party data) to quickly provide actionable insights and automate investigative workflows, empowering staff at all skill levels to solve problems fast. This presentation by Bill Coon will discuss the benefits of a unified observability platform that automates the best practices of IT experts, empowers staff at all levels to accelerate problem-solving, eliminates data silos, reduces alert fatigue, and…

ONUG Training Featuring Gluware – Network Hyperautomation: Drag. Drop. Done!

Network hyperautomation is a business and IT imperative and Gluware makes it easy. Attend this interactive session to See for yourself how hyperautomation revolutionizes NetOps processes from Day 0 to Day N, resulting in reduced operational costs, increased productivity, and improved customer experience. Experience Gluware’s game-changing multi-vendor hyperautomation solutions including no-code application suite, low-code IDE, and Network Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Learn how easy it is to automate complex and repetitive processes, optimize workflows, and enhance operational efficiency Hear how business are improving business outcomes…

ONUG Training Powered by Aviatrix – ACE Associate Cloud Networking

The Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE)  Program offers the industry’s first multi-cloud networking education and certification that enables students to develop advanced networking security, and operational competencies in the public cloud. This foundational ACE training, offered free of charge ($895 USD value) to ONUG Spring attendees, covers the basic networking components and terminology of the major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI) and discusses common challenges and key limitations when utilizing public cloud infrastructure. The training details proven design patterns for cloud architecture and key…