Triple-T Presentations by Alkira, Apcela, Network to Code

NYC 2024

Hear from these AI Networking Sponsors as they present Tools, Technologies and Techniques that that map to solutions that enable trusted Infrastructure to drive business value in today’s Enterprise.

Here’s the lineup:

4:00 pm – Beyond the Perimeter: Zero Trust Meets Network Excellence with Alkira ZTNA – Alkira Triple-T

Today, enterprises face the dual challenge of securing their distributed workforce and applications while maintaining high-performance networking to meet business demands. Traditional VPNs and perimeter-based security models fall short, while many Zero Trust solutions focus solely on user-to-app scenarios, neglecting the broader picture of enterprise connectivity.

Enter Alkira ZTNA – a pragmatic approach that marries Zero Trust principles with Alkira’s Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service Platform. In this talk, we’ll dive into how Alkira ZTNA provides a unified platform for secure and efficient access across all traffic flows: user-to-app, app-to-app, and user-to-internet. Elevate network security without sacrificing performance with a decentralized architecture that optimizes user experience while maintaining centralized policy control.

4:15 pm – Platform Approach to NaaS: Empowering Digital Transformation – Apcela

Apcela’s Triple-T presentation will demonstrate a transformative platform-based Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) approach that supercharges enterprise digital transformation. We’ll demonstrate how a modular, vendor and carrier neutral platform facilitates key business outcomes including scalability, security, performance, cost efficiency, and more importantly, agility.

Discover how a platform approach accelerates digital transformation and cloud adoption by enabling enterprises to leverage their existing investments in technology and their approved network and security architectures instead of being forced to select a new, and often, a single-vendor solution.

We will demonstrate operationalization of one of the platform modules (SD-WAN), with one of the vendor partners (HPE Aruba) for orchestration of Global WAN and Multicloud.

4:20 pm –  Revolutionizing Network Automation with AI-Generated Code: A New Era of Flexibility and Agility – Network to Code Triple-T 

AI and network automation are transforming the industry. Imagine custom-trained AI, powered by Generative AI and Natural Language Processing (NLP), rapidly developing code tailored to your network’s unique needs—accelerating automation while preserving the flexibility and robustness of traditional coding. In this session, discover how Network to Code (NTC) leverages AI-powered co-pilot application to provide real-time code recommendations and streamline automation in Nautobot. Learn how NTC’s AI-driven approach enhances efficiency, scalability, and innovation, while keeping a human-in-the-loop for decision-making—empowering your team to break down automation barriers and achieve scalable network operations.

 

Speakers:

William Collins is a strategic thinker and catalyst for innovation. Over his career, he has helped enterprises build large-scale networks, driven modernization through cloud adoption, and excels at optimizing complex environments through good design practices and automation. As Director of Technical Evangelism, William focuses on evangelizing Alkira, fostering strong relationships with customers, building community, content creation, and thought leadership surrounding the future of network, security, and automation in the cloud.

With over two decades of professional experience in Network Engineering, Product Management, and Solutions Engineering, Kunal Thakkar is a seasoned expert with a track record of success in high-level consulting and professional services roles, as well as in managed services. In these roles, he has played a pivotal part in the architecture, rollout, and oversight of sophisticated network and security infrastructures for industry-leading Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies.

Kunal possesses diverse and in-depth technical proficiency that spans several disciplines, including Computer Networks, Cloud, Security, and Application Delivery Architectures.

Kunal holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Computer Networks and Security from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from M.S. University in India.

Jeff Bradbury has over 20 years’ experience in demanding and progressively challenging management positions, and over 15 years focusing exclusively on Marketing and Sales excellence. With an extensive background as a marketing executive, Jeff has successfully led a variety of technology companies through critical high-growth phases. As the Vice President of Marketing for Network to Code, Jeff spearheads strategic growth initiatives, shapes market positioning, and fosters customer engagement. His efforts guide clients into and through their network automation journeys.

Jeff Bradbury previously held executive marketing positions at several companies, including ALL.SPACE, Hughes Network Systems, B.E. Meyers, and Fortress Technologies. While at Hughes, Jeff oversaw the creation of the marketing team and launch of their SD-WAN portfolio. And while at Fortress Technologies he drove the market expansion and growth strategy that saw Fortress Technologies more than double in size and led to its acquisition by General Dynamics. Jeff holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy

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