NetBrain Proof of Concept: Transform IT: 18 Problems NetBrain will Solve for You

A showcase of some of the types of no-code automation you can easily do with NetBrain.

Pliant Proof of Concept: Delivering on the Promise of Observability with Automation

Expectations for performance monitoring have grown. Today, businesses require rapid device and data integration without the need for custom efforts or manual configuration. And all those actionable insights modern monitoring platforms deliver? The torch has been passed to a new generation of requirements – where alert remediation and actions are automated. In this ONUG Spring POC, Dave Hegenbarth will discuss the evolution of modern monitoring, and how Pliant’s low-code platform can help businesses automate, integrate and connect their stack to deliver on the promise of…

Network Cloud Working Group Update: The Network Edge – Defining Network Elasticity in Today’s Rapidly Changing WAN Market

The network edge is becoming an increasingly important aspect of wide area networking as organizations look to support the growing number of devices and services at the edge of the network. With the rapid changes in the WAN market, it’s essential for networks to be able to adapt and scale quickly to meet the demands of today’s dynamic business environment. This session will explore the concept of network elasticity, which is the ability of a network to expand and contract on-demand in response to changing…

Policy as Code Working Group Update: Creating a PaC Taxonomy for All of Us

The Policy as Code working group will present the taxonomy and direction of this complicated initiative. The WG will illustrate why involving nearly every element of your organization in policy deployment and maintenance will greatly reduce the toil of your Enterprise.

DevSecOps and Container Security as Enablers to Move Faster

DevSecOps is adding Sec to DevOps processes. In this session we will hear from Platform, Cloud and DevOps leaders who are integrating security tools and controls into their architectures and pipelines. The panel will discuss practical methods to incentivize developers to show security attestations that will enable them to move faster. It will share lessons learned from successes and roadblocks. Taking examples like container security we will discuss how to introduce gates and controls that will incentivize developers to address security earlier in the development…

Edge Computing: A Tectonic Shift or Niche Market

Edge computing is a rapidly growing technology that has the potential to change the way we think about networks and data processing. By moving computing resources closer to the edge of the network, edge computing can help organizations reduce latency, improve performance and increase security. But is edge computing truly a tectonic shift in the way we think about computing, or is it just a niche market for hybrid work, consumer gaming, the metaverse, market data? This session will explore the current state of edge…

S&P Global’s Multi-Cloud Enterprise Network Exchange Strategy Powered by Alkira’s Networking as a Service Solution – Alkira Main Stage Keynote

Join this session to hear firsthand how S&P Global built its enterprise-scale multi-cloud network exchange using Alkira, enabling their business to reach global markets faster. Learn how S&P Global’s data & technology teams leverage this Alkira-powered network exchange to securely and seamlessly connect multi-cloud and on-prem ecosystems. Digital Twins continues to play a critical role in building enterprise resilience and in this journey, Alkira enables enterprises like S&P Global to thrive in their multi-cloud strategy by providing a cloud-agnostic network as a service that reduces…

Playing to Win! Gluware Automates the Networks of the World’s Largest and Most Complex Enterprises – Gluware Main Stage Keynote

Join a live Q&A with Ernest Lefner, Gluware’s Chief Product Officer, and Jeremy Schulman, Senior Director of Solution Engineering at Major League Baseball. The organization has internally fostered a build and buy approach to network automation with support from Gluware’s pre-built intelligent network automation capabilities that streamline key aspects of their network transformation goals. The pair will discuss the organization’s network objectives, how they are leveraging Gluware to accelerate network hyperautomation, and best practices for enterprises seeking to modernize their own networks.

Hybrid Multi-Cloud Application-Centric Connectivity, Reimagining Connectivity from an Application Context – IBM Main Stage Keynote

As Enterprises migrate to the cloud, their applications and data are now spread not just between private and public cloud, but increasingly between different public clouds, between SaaS providers and extended into edge clouds. This has created significant management and compliance challenges for network managers, who are no longer in control of the networks on which their applications rely. As a consequence, application performance is no longer deterministic, security of applications is at risk, and network skills and tasks relevant for one cloud are completely…

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