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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

CTOvision

Over the last year, IT budgets saw modest growth as departments embraced mobile, cloud and virtualization in record numbers. Limited WAN Bandwidth. In a 2014 Next-Generation WAN Survey , 68 percent of respondents said demand for WAN bandwidth will increase over the next year. – bg. About the Author: .

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Composite orchestration is the key to delivering hybrid services through NaaS architecture

TM Forum

Telstra wanted to integrate established service domains, like wireless and transport, while enabling the easy introduction of newer domains, such as cloud and SD-WAN. Virtualization and consolidation of networks and services reduced time-to-market and delivery times for multi-domain services. By virtualizing the service edge: 0%.

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Network teams are ready to switch tool vendors

Network World

Many vendors have developed new automation features and AI-driven features that reduce the amount of customization that some IT organizations will need to do. Also, many tools were difficult to use, so they came with a learning curve. But things have changed. Network Management Software, Network Security

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Making self-service Network slice-as-a-Service a commercial reality

TM Forum

The Catalyst is championed by Telefónica and American Tower Corporation, with NTT Data as prime system integrator and supported by participants Akamanta, Blue Prism, Compax Software Development, MATRIXX Software, and Salesforce. VMWare providing the virtual infrastructure management VIM. Network Slice Monetization. , external_url.

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether that means implementing cloud-based policies, deploying patches and updates, or analyzing network performance, these IT pros are skilled at navigating virtualized environments. Cloud developer Cloud developer is a vital role for developing and deploying software in cloud environments.

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CSPs make advances in assuring critical services

TM Forum

As CSPs address network complexity while supporting critical services, their ability to provide live, granular visibility into and control over network and service performance from the customer and service down to the virtual machine and container level becomes critical. uses cases including critical services, like power distribution.

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How NaaS deployment is shaping up

TM Forum

But so far, CSPs have mainly used internally developed and/or proprietary APIs in their NaaS implementations, which limits their ability to partner. The operator was instrumental in the development of. Early examples focus on SD-WAN. What is NaaS? TM Forum’s Network as a Service (NaaS) Requirements.

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