Q . WHAT FUTURE INNOVATIONS IN NETWORKING ARE YOU MOST EXCITED BY AND WHY ?
» Through the power of the cloud and its capabilities , we can expect to see the operation of networks becoming increasingly “ on autopilot ”, and therefore consumed as a service . In other words , there will be a lot of innovation in the operational and consumption models coming down the road .
In this post-pandemic era , the industry will also be faced with the challenge of providing security and
“ WHILE SOME THINK NETWORKING IS NOT EXCITING , THIS ONGOING STREAM OF INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION MAKES THIS INDUSTRY A VERY EXCITING ONE TO BE IN ” reliable connectivity for the Infinite Enterprise , so how the sector will respond to this in the coming years is still to be determined . As well as this , it will be interesting to see how the importance of the edge will change market dynamics beyond just networking and security – enabling brand new use-cases – and , also , how certain segments of the security market converge in the future .
Another area of interest will be how enterprise and service-provider technologies can come together in a new edge architecture .
So , while some think networking is not exciting , this ongoing stream of innovations and technology disruption makes this industry a very exciting one to be in . And it never stops changing .
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