By CIOReview | Saturday, August 17, 2024

Hybrid cloud approaches require flexibility, coordination with networking teams, and migration to cloud networks to achieve sustainability goals, which are key trends in the networking business.

FREMONT, CA: The constant search for anywhere-and-everywhere connectivity emphasizes what connects all aspects of an enterprise's digital journey: the network as the technology foundation. Network infrastructure, which includes on-premises servers, public cloud, and edge data centers, is critical to modern company operations. Considering the issues created by outdated networks is necessary: They need to prepare for innovative new technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and pose security threats. 

Many businesses are already switching to next-generation networks in order to decrease IT expenses, boost performance and agility, and better safeguard their infrastructure. However, as organizations modernize, they must have the correct strategy and technology in place. The path to success always begins with a reliable, dynamic, and intelligent connectivity backbone.

Three significant trends that will shape the networking sector in the following year:

Flexibility is crucial for a hybrid cloud approach: Enterprises worldwide will continue to struggle to control expenses with data-intensive workloads on the public cloud, making ongoing efforts to improve services and processes difficult for users. Companies may transfer new workloads to the private cloud or the edge during the next year to improve latency and performance or meet regulatory requirements. Enterprises interested in implementing private cloud or edge computing should look for vendor-neutral, hybrid-based solution frameworks that allow them to move workloads from public cloud to private cloud or near prem to edge.

Migration to cloud networks will help companies advance their sustainability goals:

Moving a company's historical networking services to the cloud, also known as network as a Service (NaaS), allows businesses to transition from a capital expense (CapEx) operational model to a flexible operating expense (OpEx) subscription. NaaS solutions assist organizations in managing the data and application needs of a hybrid workforce while eliminating unnecessary hardware and maintenance expenditures. Deploying a customized network design allows businesses to lower their carbon footprint by lowering energy consumption while also ensuring operational efficiencies and a resilient, scalable network. Some NaaS providers also procure electricity from renewable sources and use AI/ML-based algorithms to optimize power consumption.

GENAI will improve efficiency, operations, and safety with the appropriate data: By 2026, generative artificial intelligence technologies will make up 20 percent of the initial network setup. In addition to the more widely predicted ways GenAI could affect company operations, such as worker productivity, service providers will use AI to give clients real-time visibility and insights that link their business operations to their bottom line.