From mobility to the Internet of Things, today’s digital initiatives require a network that is high-performing, dynamic, and affordable. The IT organization must be able to scale network capacity quickly and deploy the most cutting edge network technologies in support of new initiatives.
These slides--based on the webinar hosted by leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Alcatel-Lucent--highlight how enterprises are transforming their networks for the digital future and how ALE’s Network-as-a-Service (Naas) solution, including Network-on-Demand enables that transformation.
To prevent fragmentation that can undermine IT operations, EMA Research recommends a consolidated and unified approach to network monitoring. This approach is extremely difficult to achieve, however, due to the diversity of network data that enterprises must analyze and the variety of use cases and workflows served by network monitoring tools.
These slides based on the webinar delve into how enterprises can improve network operations by adopting a unified network monitoring platform.
These research slides—based on the webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates—highlight the essential findings of EM’s research on application delivery infrastructure. The insights provided are based on a survey of 253 subject matter experts from enterprises and cloud providers.
Based on global research from leading IT research firm EMA, these slides—based on the webinar—provide a uniquely comprehensive look at IT automation technologies in terms of what is deployed, what is most valuable, and what is lacking in today’s solutions.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--provide insights into leading Enterprise Hybrid Infrastructure Management (EHIM) solutions.
The slides also cover:
- The evolving EHIM requirements of the modern NOC and cross-domain operations center
- The points to consider when comparing enterprise EHIM vendors
- The 13 vendors included in this EMA Radar report
These slides based on the webinar hosted by EMA Research and Kaseya provide actionable guidance on the most effective approaches to identify and reconcile cost inefficiencies, as well as how to achieve the most value out of existing IT investments.
Network infrastructure teams connect. Information security teams lock it down. Their missions are fundamentally opposed, but digital enterprises are increasingly demanding that network operations and security operations teams work together.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and Jon Kies, manager of network management product marketing at Micro Focus--examine how enterprises are aligning NetOps and SecOps.
These slides based on the research webinar hosted by leading IT analyst firm EMA provides results of research on artificial intelligence and machine learning and their impact on DevOps, workload automation, and event and incident management.
AIOps Your DevOps Co-pilot - PDF for TechGig WebinarMarco Coulter
The document discusses AIOps and how it can help automate operations tasks. It defines AIOps as using machine learning to derive real-time anomaly detection and insights, identify root causes, and automate threshold definition and resolutions. The document outlines how AIOps can help detect issues, determine the root cause, and automate fixing and verifying resolutions to reduce mean time to resolution. It also discusses how AIOps can enhance operations teams by acting as an assistant, setting guardrails, and auto-tuning systems.
To prevent fragmentation that can undermine IT operations, EMA Research recommends a consolidated and unified approach to network monitoring. This approach is extremely difficult to achieve, however, due to the diversity of network data that enterprises must analyze and the variety of use cases and workflows served by network monitoring tools.
These slides based on the webinar delve into how enterprises can improve network operations by adopting a unified network monitoring platform.
These research slides—based on the webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates—highlight the essential findings of EM’s research on application delivery infrastructure. The insights provided are based on a survey of 253 subject matter experts from enterprises and cloud providers.
Based on global research from leading IT research firm EMA, these slides—based on the webinar—provide a uniquely comprehensive look at IT automation technologies in terms of what is deployed, what is most valuable, and what is lacking in today’s solutions.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--provide insights into leading Enterprise Hybrid Infrastructure Management (EHIM) solutions.
The slides also cover:
- The evolving EHIM requirements of the modern NOC and cross-domain operations center
- The points to consider when comparing enterprise EHIM vendors
- The 13 vendors included in this EMA Radar report
These slides based on the webinar hosted by EMA Research and Kaseya provide actionable guidance on the most effective approaches to identify and reconcile cost inefficiencies, as well as how to achieve the most value out of existing IT investments.
Network infrastructure teams connect. Information security teams lock it down. Their missions are fundamentally opposed, but digital enterprises are increasingly demanding that network operations and security operations teams work together.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and Jon Kies, manager of network management product marketing at Micro Focus--examine how enterprises are aligning NetOps and SecOps.
These slides based on the research webinar hosted by leading IT analyst firm EMA provides results of research on artificial intelligence and machine learning and their impact on DevOps, workload automation, and event and incident management.
AIOps Your DevOps Co-pilot - PDF for TechGig WebinarMarco Coulter
The document discusses AIOps and how it can help automate operations tasks. It defines AIOps as using machine learning to derive real-time anomaly detection and insights, identify root causes, and automate threshold definition and resolutions. The document outlines how AIOps can help detect issues, determine the root cause, and automate fixing and verifying resolutions to reduce mean time to resolution. It also discusses how AIOps can enhance operations teams by acting as an assistant, setting guardrails, and auto-tuning systems.
This document summarizes the key findings from a survey of 305 enterprise WAN decision makers conducted by Enterprise Management Associates regarding software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) adoption. The survey found that 97% of enterprises are engaged with SD-WAN, with 28% having fully deployed an SD-WAN and 43% having completed initial deployments. Drivers for SD-WAN include enabling the cloud, improving security and network performance, and rapidly deploying flexible networks. Critical SD-WAN features identified include monitoring, integrated security functions, and centralized management. Hybrid connectivity combining private WAN and internet connections is seen as the future. Integration of SD-WAN with security and other management systems is a priority for
For a variety of reasons, many new technologies cut off performance visibility. What can enterprises do to protect it?
These slides--based on the webinar from leading IT research firm EMA and Accedian--identify the new technologies that can undermine performance visibility and how you can adapt your monitoring tools to maintain visibility.
Based on research, Dennis Drogseth, VP of research at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), provides unique insights into how IT organizations are operationalizing their advanced IT analytics investments.
These slides—based on the webinar hosted by EMA Research and Centerity—provide insights into EMA’s Radar Report, “AIOps: A Guide for Investing in Innovation.” You will learn how AIOps deployments are evolving to deliver critical, strategic benefits across a diversity of use cases and verticals.
Workload automation (WLA) software is one of the critical tools required to run an effective IT operation.
These slides—based on the webinar hosted by leading IT research firm EMA and Broadcom—delve into changes to the operating model for IT and benefits of automation intelligence.
In this new digital era, enterprises need a next-generation packet broker that can deliver the right data to the right service assurance and security tools.
These slides--based on the webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and APCON--provide an overview of the technologies, features, and horsepower that enterprises should be looking for in a new network packet broker.
Whether you are new to network packet brokers or looking to refresh your existing investment, this event will offer valuable advice.
AIOps is in full swing across enterprises of all sizes, with more than 90% of organizations in active deployment. Although the discipline is still relatively new to IT (more than 60% of the implementations are less than two years in), there are big wins to be had—both quantifiable and qualitative. In fact, AIOps has a very high success rate (95%) and almost universally pays for itself.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--examine the characteristics that are common to the 21% who rate the impact of AIOps on the IT/business relationship as “transformational.”
Application modernization and digital transformation are the driving forces in many organizations. These activities, however, are stressing scheduling and automation tools to the point at which many are looking for better answers.
EMA conducted research to get a truly global view of workload automation trends and enterprise-class WLA products. Get some of the results in these slides.
In ancient times – February 2020 – EMA research found that more than 50% of IT leaders surveyed were considering new ITSM platforms in the near future. That future arrived with a bang as IT organizations turbo-pivoted to deliver and support unprecedented levels and types of services to a global workforce suddenly working from home.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and ServiceNow—provide an informed look at building ITSM initiatives that will support business at the speed of life.
In “The Internet of Things and Enterprise Networks: Planning, Engineering, and Operational Strategies,” leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) explores the strategic role the network team plays in enterprise IoT initiatives.
These slides - based on the webinar with Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst of network management at EMA - explore the results of this research.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and Equalum—provide practical insights into six foundational principles of streaming change data capture that guide your modernization journey.
Leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) completed research into the impacts that the pandemic will have on information security:
- How business approach and prioritize security
- Trends in spending and technologies
- How vendors are adjusting their offerings to handle these evolving markets and threats
These slides provide some of results of this research report: “Best Practices for the Enterprise: Information Security and Technology Trends Responding to the Pandemic.”
Get insights into EMA’s most recent research findings on enterprise service management (ESM) when you check out these webinar slides. This research examines ESM as both a logical, evolutionary extension of ITSM and as a revolutionary outgrowth of the digital transformation culture.
This document provides a summary of a webinar on privileged access management (PAM). It discusses the importance of PAM for security and compliance. It outlines best practices for evaluating and selecting a PAM solution, including identifying business requirements, reviewing vendor options, and piloting implementations. The document emphasizes the need for PAM solutions to centrally govern all privileged access, automate management tasks, and enforce just-in-time access policies to prevent misuse and reduce risks.
Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published research that explores the evolution of network packet brokers (NPBs). Based on a survey of 250 network management and security decision-makers with direct involvement in their organization’s network visibility fabrics, this research examines evolving requirements, use cases, and best practices for building and using network visibility fabrics with NPBs.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, research director at EMA--provides results of this research.
Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) is the concept of using big data analytics, machine learning, and other advanced technologies to enhance IT operations.
Research from leading IT analyst firm EMA has found that enterprises are applying AIOps solutions to network infrastructure today to enhance service assurance and automation.
These slides from the webinar featuring EMA Research and VeloCloud, now part of VMware, explore how research enterprises are driving toward self-healing networks with AIOps solutions and transforming network operations.
Leveraging the Power of the ServiceNow® Platform with Mainframe and IBM i Sys...Precisely
ServiceNow is a recognized leader transforming the impact, speed and delivery of IT by breaking down silos and providing visibility across the enterprise. Meanwhile, more than 2.5 billion business transactions run on mainframes each day and over 100,000 companies use IBM i technology to run their business. Yet, until recently, these critical systems have been disconnected from the ServiceNow platform – leaving a significant blind spot in the enterprise-wide view of IT infrastructure.
View this webinar on-demand to learn about Syncsort Ironstream, the first product to seamlessly integrate IBM mainframe and IBM i systems into the ServiceNow platform to support IT Operations and Service Management.
Product experts will discuss the value this integration delivers to your business, as well as show how mainframe and IBM i data is used within the ServiceNow platform to deliver high-performance business services.
During this webinar, we cover:
• The benefits – and challenges – of including mainframe and IBM i data in the ServiceNow platform
• How Syncsort Ironstream integrates with ServiceNow Discovery and ServiceNow Event Management
• A demonstration of how mainframe and IBM i data works within ServiceNow to address top ITSM use cases, including change management, incident management and event management
What Does Artificial Intelligence Have to Do with IT Operations?Precisely
This document provides an overview of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps). It discusses how AIOps uses machine learning and analytics to help organizations better monitor and manage their IT infrastructure. Specifically, it notes that AIOps platforms ingest diverse infrastructure data, analyze it using statistics and machine learning, and apply what they learn to detect anomalies, understand relationships, and predict future behavior. The document also highlights that AIOps can help address long-standing challenges around setting SLAs, identifying potential problems, and planning infrastructure changes. Finally, it discusses how AIOps solutions must address mainframe and IBM i systems to provide a complete view of an organization's IT environment.
These slides based on the research webinar explain how to reduce the complexity of meeting end-user computing requirements. They provide actionable guidance on how to navigate modern endpoint management challenges in order to simplify administration tasks, lower costs, improve end-user experiences, and meet organizational goals.
In the digital world, semi-structured data is as important as transactional, structured data. Both need to be analyzed to create a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, neither the data lake nor the data warehouse are adequate to handle the analysis of both data types.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and Vertica—delve into the push toward the innovative unified analytics warehouse (UAW), a merging of the data lake and data warehouse.
Based on a survey of 250 network management decision makers, the 2018 edition of the EMA Network Management Megatrends research examines:
- How the migration of applications to the public cloud is affecting the enterprise network
- The emergence of network automating initiatives
- The convergence of network operations teams with IT security teams
- The continuing expansion of network management outsourcing
The journey to the digital enterprise requires new thinking. What have you done to modernize your data center network?
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Steven Shalita, vice president of marketing and business development at Pluribus Networks--highlights how the most forward-thinking enterprises are leveraging software-defined technologies to make their data centers more agile, programmable, resilient, and visible.
This document summarizes the key findings from a survey of 305 enterprise WAN decision makers conducted by Enterprise Management Associates regarding software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) adoption. The survey found that 97% of enterprises are engaged with SD-WAN, with 28% having fully deployed an SD-WAN and 43% having completed initial deployments. Drivers for SD-WAN include enabling the cloud, improving security and network performance, and rapidly deploying flexible networks. Critical SD-WAN features identified include monitoring, integrated security functions, and centralized management. Hybrid connectivity combining private WAN and internet connections is seen as the future. Integration of SD-WAN with security and other management systems is a priority for
For a variety of reasons, many new technologies cut off performance visibility. What can enterprises do to protect it?
These slides--based on the webinar from leading IT research firm EMA and Accedian--identify the new technologies that can undermine performance visibility and how you can adapt your monitoring tools to maintain visibility.
Based on research, Dennis Drogseth, VP of research at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), provides unique insights into how IT organizations are operationalizing their advanced IT analytics investments.
These slides—based on the webinar hosted by EMA Research and Centerity—provide insights into EMA’s Radar Report, “AIOps: A Guide for Investing in Innovation.” You will learn how AIOps deployments are evolving to deliver critical, strategic benefits across a diversity of use cases and verticals.
Workload automation (WLA) software is one of the critical tools required to run an effective IT operation.
These slides—based on the webinar hosted by leading IT research firm EMA and Broadcom—delve into changes to the operating model for IT and benefits of automation intelligence.
In this new digital era, enterprises need a next-generation packet broker that can deliver the right data to the right service assurance and security tools.
These slides--based on the webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and APCON--provide an overview of the technologies, features, and horsepower that enterprises should be looking for in a new network packet broker.
Whether you are new to network packet brokers or looking to refresh your existing investment, this event will offer valuable advice.
AIOps is in full swing across enterprises of all sizes, with more than 90% of organizations in active deployment. Although the discipline is still relatively new to IT (more than 60% of the implementations are less than two years in), there are big wins to be had—both quantifiable and qualitative. In fact, AIOps has a very high success rate (95%) and almost universally pays for itself.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--examine the characteristics that are common to the 21% who rate the impact of AIOps on the IT/business relationship as “transformational.”
Application modernization and digital transformation are the driving forces in many organizations. These activities, however, are stressing scheduling and automation tools to the point at which many are looking for better answers.
EMA conducted research to get a truly global view of workload automation trends and enterprise-class WLA products. Get some of the results in these slides.
In ancient times – February 2020 – EMA research found that more than 50% of IT leaders surveyed were considering new ITSM platforms in the near future. That future arrived with a bang as IT organizations turbo-pivoted to deliver and support unprecedented levels and types of services to a global workforce suddenly working from home.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and ServiceNow—provide an informed look at building ITSM initiatives that will support business at the speed of life.
In “The Internet of Things and Enterprise Networks: Planning, Engineering, and Operational Strategies,” leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) explores the strategic role the network team plays in enterprise IoT initiatives.
These slides - based on the webinar with Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst of network management at EMA - explore the results of this research.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and Equalum—provide practical insights into six foundational principles of streaming change data capture that guide your modernization journey.
Leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) completed research into the impacts that the pandemic will have on information security:
- How business approach and prioritize security
- Trends in spending and technologies
- How vendors are adjusting their offerings to handle these evolving markets and threats
These slides provide some of results of this research report: “Best Practices for the Enterprise: Information Security and Technology Trends Responding to the Pandemic.”
Get insights into EMA’s most recent research findings on enterprise service management (ESM) when you check out these webinar slides. This research examines ESM as both a logical, evolutionary extension of ITSM and as a revolutionary outgrowth of the digital transformation culture.
This document provides a summary of a webinar on privileged access management (PAM). It discusses the importance of PAM for security and compliance. It outlines best practices for evaluating and selecting a PAM solution, including identifying business requirements, reviewing vendor options, and piloting implementations. The document emphasizes the need for PAM solutions to centrally govern all privileged access, automate management tasks, and enforce just-in-time access policies to prevent misuse and reduce risks.
Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published research that explores the evolution of network packet brokers (NPBs). Based on a survey of 250 network management and security decision-makers with direct involvement in their organization’s network visibility fabrics, this research examines evolving requirements, use cases, and best practices for building and using network visibility fabrics with NPBs.
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, research director at EMA--provides results of this research.
Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) is the concept of using big data analytics, machine learning, and other advanced technologies to enhance IT operations.
Research from leading IT analyst firm EMA has found that enterprises are applying AIOps solutions to network infrastructure today to enhance service assurance and automation.
These slides from the webinar featuring EMA Research and VeloCloud, now part of VMware, explore how research enterprises are driving toward self-healing networks with AIOps solutions and transforming network operations.
Leveraging the Power of the ServiceNow® Platform with Mainframe and IBM i Sys...Precisely
ServiceNow is a recognized leader transforming the impact, speed and delivery of IT by breaking down silos and providing visibility across the enterprise. Meanwhile, more than 2.5 billion business transactions run on mainframes each day and over 100,000 companies use IBM i technology to run their business. Yet, until recently, these critical systems have been disconnected from the ServiceNow platform – leaving a significant blind spot in the enterprise-wide view of IT infrastructure.
View this webinar on-demand to learn about Syncsort Ironstream, the first product to seamlessly integrate IBM mainframe and IBM i systems into the ServiceNow platform to support IT Operations and Service Management.
Product experts will discuss the value this integration delivers to your business, as well as show how mainframe and IBM i data is used within the ServiceNow platform to deliver high-performance business services.
During this webinar, we cover:
• The benefits – and challenges – of including mainframe and IBM i data in the ServiceNow platform
• How Syncsort Ironstream integrates with ServiceNow Discovery and ServiceNow Event Management
• A demonstration of how mainframe and IBM i data works within ServiceNow to address top ITSM use cases, including change management, incident management and event management
What Does Artificial Intelligence Have to Do with IT Operations?Precisely
This document provides an overview of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps). It discusses how AIOps uses machine learning and analytics to help organizations better monitor and manage their IT infrastructure. Specifically, it notes that AIOps platforms ingest diverse infrastructure data, analyze it using statistics and machine learning, and apply what they learn to detect anomalies, understand relationships, and predict future behavior. The document also highlights that AIOps can help address long-standing challenges around setting SLAs, identifying potential problems, and planning infrastructure changes. Finally, it discusses how AIOps solutions must address mainframe and IBM i systems to provide a complete view of an organization's IT environment.
These slides based on the research webinar explain how to reduce the complexity of meeting end-user computing requirements. They provide actionable guidance on how to navigate modern endpoint management challenges in order to simplify administration tasks, lower costs, improve end-user experiences, and meet organizational goals.
In the digital world, semi-structured data is as important as transactional, structured data. Both need to be analyzed to create a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, neither the data lake nor the data warehouse are adequate to handle the analysis of both data types.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and Vertica—delve into the push toward the innovative unified analytics warehouse (UAW), a merging of the data lake and data warehouse.
Based on a survey of 250 network management decision makers, the 2018 edition of the EMA Network Management Megatrends research examines:
- How the migration of applications to the public cloud is affecting the enterprise network
- The emergence of network automating initiatives
- The convergence of network operations teams with IT security teams
- The continuing expansion of network management outsourcing
The journey to the digital enterprise requires new thinking. What have you done to modernize your data center network?
These slides--based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, senior analyst at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Steven Shalita, vice president of marketing and business development at Pluribus Networks--highlights how the most forward-thinking enterprises are leveraging software-defined technologies to make their data centers more agile, programmable, resilient, and visible.
The borders of enterprise network infrastructure are porous at best. It’s too late to close them, and it’s probably best that you don’t. Cloud services, mobility, and technology adopted by lines-of-business (also known as shadow IT) may erode much of the control you once had over your infrastructure, but your business is using these technologies for a reason. They get the job done.
What you need to do is gain as much visibility and management as possible over these networks and services. The Borderless Enterprise enables this transformation.
These slides - based on the webinar featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, research director at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), Doug Roberts, director of products at Fluke Networks, and Mike Pennacchi, owner and lead network analyst at Network Protocol Specialists - cover:
- How enterprise IT organizations are succeeding with these new technologies
- Real-world examples of how IT can be an enabler and a partner in this new era
- Insights from new EMA research on the borderless enterprise
Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published a new research report “Network Engineering and Operations in a Multi-Cloud World.” This report is based on a survey of 250 enterprise IT decision-makers with direct involvement in their cloud networking strategy and several one-on-one interviews with network architects and IT executives.
These slides explore the results of this research.
This webinar discussed taking a proactive approach to machine learning, analytics, and data engineering in the cloud. It highlighted the benefits of such an approach for both business stakeholders and technologists, including improved agility, reduced complexity, and harmonized metadata and security across workloads. The webinar also covered some common pitfalls of "immediate gratification" cloud implementations, such as siloed data and vendor lock-in. Finally, it provided examples of how major companies are using Cloudera on the cloud to power data-driven initiatives and customer insights.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm EMA and Pluribus Networks—dive into how software defined packet brokers can close the visibility gap on your network.
These slides--based on the webinar from leading IT analyst firm EMA and Cradlepoint--provide insights into new research on how enterprises are combining wireless WAN solutions and SD-WAN to drive success, including strategies for branch office continuity; how enterprises succeed with SD-WAN solutions; how to plan for the revolutionary potential of 5G networks.
Strategies for Enterprise Grade Azure-based AnalyticsCloudera, Inc.
Over the past decade, big data implementations have been more sophisticated in particular for organizations operationalizing machine learning, analytics and data engineering. The pressures of data-driven cultures, multiple workload applications such as customer care, fraud management and cross-platform marketing are changing the game. Mixing machine learning with business processes and operationalizing analytics with data engineering practices places burdens on IT teams. Making these advanced data environments all work together is an ongoing challenge.
While you can still “swipe and go” to implement data management environments in the cloud for an easy solution, the easy path is often littered with additional costs, higher overhead in terms of maintenance and synchronization. Data savvy organizations are taking a more measured and coordinated approach to their machine learning, analytics and data engineering infrastructures. These proactive approaches speed adoption among business stakeholders and lower administration and governance issues for technologists.
Join John L Myers, managing research director at leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and Nik Rouda, director of product marketing at Cloudera, to discover how the world of cloud implementations have changed for the better and the future of an enterprise grade cloud environment for your organization using the right resources.
Attend this webinar to learn about:
Drivers for implementing machine learning, analytics and data engineering with a proactive approach
Pitfalls associated with “immediate gratification” implementations
How business stakeholders benefit from proactive approaches
How proactive implementations improve the workloads of technologists
Examples of real world customer implementations
3 things to learn:
Drivers for implementing machine learning, analytics and data engineering with a proactive approach
Pitfalls associated with “immediate gratification” implementations
How business stakeholders benefit from proactive approaches
The document discusses the findings of a research study on enterprise network automation. It surveyed 250 IT professionals and conducted interviews. The key findings include:
1) Enterprises use multiple network automation tools on average, with over 40% using two tools and 34% using three tools.
2) Critical elements for automation include device APIs, embedded zero-touch provisioning, and having a single network source of truth.
3) Top processes automated include security analysis, network management, and configuration management. Key challenges are that automation is too expensive, difficult to implement, and doesn't scale to all tasks.
These slides—based on the research webinar from leading IT research firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)--shares insights from, “The Future of Data Center Network Automation,” a research report based on a survey of more than 350 technology decision-makers and in-depth interviews with network engineers and architects from multi-billion-dollar companies.
As organizations struggle to mature their security and IT service profiles across expanding numbers of endpoints, they are increasingly turning to the proactive management capabilities of endpoint detection and responses platforms.
To provide organizations with a clear example of how to identify the most effective EDRP solutions, leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has conducted independent and objective research on the features and capabilities of two of the leading solution suites in this market: Tanium Core and 1E Tachyon.
EMA’s market research, “Network Observability: Delivering Actionable Insights to Network Operations,” establishes a roadmap for how vendors should improve their products to deliver deep visibility and actionable insights. More importantly, this research will help IT buyers understand what network management vendors mean when they talk about network observability and how they can turn that understanding into NetOps success.
According to EMA, most companies use 6 or more monitoring tool for a fragmented, piecemeal approach to monitoring. Riverbed SteelCentral is the only end-to-end performance management platform that blends user experience, infrastructure, application, and network monitoring for a holistic view of performance.
The new Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research study Big Data Impacts on Hybrid Infrastructure and Management study examined what types of IT monitoring data enterprises are collecting and analyzing with big data technology and how they leverage that analytics to improve IT management practices. These slides cover some of the findings.
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These slides based on the webinar provide key results from the EMA “Advanced Network Analytics: Applying Machine Learning and More to Network Engineering and Operations” research report.
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- Mainframe Modernization - Gain a deeper understanding of how organizations are embracing modernization while still leveraging their mainframe investments.
- DevOps Support and Collaboration - Explore the pivotal role of workload automation in DevOps practices.
EMA Research Director Valerie O’Connell provides insights into the current, practical, and desired states of incident response and management, including:
- The roles of AI and automation in incident management
- Practical use cases for gen AI
- Business metrics and results
- Near-term investments and anticipated changes
- How organizations are changing to exploit technology advances
These slides from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) present a wealth of research data from EMA’s recent study of real-world adoption patterns, challenges, trends, and enterprise-priorities related to infrastructure and application observability.
According to new EMA research, 84% of enterprises are seeing increased collaboration between their network and security teams. This NetSecOps convergence allows these teams to support new technologies, such as hybrid, multi-cloud architecture, and secure access service edge (SASE).
These slides from EMA Vice President of Research, Shamus McGillicuddy, provide highlights from his market research report, “NetSecOps: Examining How Network and Security Teams Collaborate for a Better Digital Future.”
Check out these slides to discover:
- What causes network and security team collaborations to fail
- How network data, especially packets and DNS logs, play a critical role in partnerships between
- Why network automation and network monitoring tools are critical to collaboration
- How SASE and multi-cloud are impacting collaboration
These slides discuss how to improve user experiences, boost IT efficiency, and drive business growth with modern ITSM.
The slides also dive into:
- Global forces—positive and adverse—impacting midsize organizations
- Top challenges to delivering high-quality services and effective strategies to overcome them
- The research-based case for ITSM modernization and practical ways to get started
Based on the IT Executive Survey 2023 fielded by leading IT analyst research firm EMA and global analytics software firm FICO, these slides explore key trends and opportunities shaping the technology landscape in the global banking, finance, and insurance industries. It will also examine how technology executives are aligning with their business counterparts to drive strategic outcomes.
You will also learn more about:
- Top technology-related priorities for banks and insurers, along with strategies to address significant challenges.
- Changing technology buying behavior and considerations for selecting new technology solutions.
- Strategies for maximizing the value of data and AI investments within enterprises.
- The benefits of a unified platform approach and its impact on other initiatives, such as cloud adoption and legacy modernization.
In a landscape where data is king, master data management (MDM) plays a pivotal role in ensuring data quality and consistency across organizations. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research shows that 96% of enterprises have one or more MDM tools or are planning to add one in the next 24 months. Achieving a successful MDM implementation, however, proves challenging for many, with 30% of organizations failing on their first attempt to deploy an MDM. Implementation teams struggle with data quality, data mapping and transformation, integration complexity, and many other challenges. What is the secret to a successful MDM implementation?
Check out these slides from EMA and Semarchy to find out!
The days of traditional passwords are numbered!
To help bring clarity to the rapidly evolving authentication landscape, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) conducted primary research into business and end user requirements, perceptions, and outcomes in the usage of password and passwordless authentication technologies. The results present a clear snapshot of where the identity management market is today and the direction it is heading.
Get the results when you download these slides. Topics to be covered include:
- The greatest security risks posed by the continued use of passwords
- The types of authentication technologies users prefer to use as both employees and consumers
- How to reduce time, efforts, and costs associated with managing user identities
- And, much more!
Too many network managers are fighting losing battles. Since 2016, the number of enterprise NetOps teams that are fully successful has dropped from 49% to 27%, according to Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research.
These slides discuss why NetOps teams are failing and how a monitoring solution with a service-centric view of the network can turn things around.
These research slides provide insights into the critical issues involved in handling application- and infrastructure-complexity in ever-changing hybrid multi-cloud settings. Torsten Volk, Managing Research Director at EMA, and Jasper Paul, a Principal Product Manager at ManageEngine Site24x7, explore:
The Anatomy of Complexity: Understand and escape the complexity trap of distributed cloud native applications.
Monitoring and Metrics: Examine approaches for effective monitoring of resource utilization and performance as key components of complexity management.
AIOps: Examine the capabilities of AIOps.
FinOps Strategies: Explore frameworks and best practices for efficiently managing your cloud's financial operations without compromising on performance, resilience, or security.
Case Studies: Gain insights from real-world instances where companies have successfully mitigated the complexities and risks associated with distributed microservices architectures.
No matter what your current level of cybersecurity knowledge is, these slides created by EMA Research and A10 Networks will provide valuable insights into the latest trends and empower you with the best practices in cloud and web application security.
Download to learn more about:
- The top threats that pose a risk to your organization and how to mitigate them
- The difference between buzz and hype in today’s security approaches, and how this can be used to help your organization
- A discussion of Zero Trust, web application security, DDoS protection, encryption, and more for the hybrid cloud world
These research slides from EMA Managing Research Director Torsten Volk provide you with insights into EMA’s Kubernetes research. Based on the perspective of application developers, platform engineers, and security and IT operations professionals, this research delivers insights into the real-world adoption patterns, challenges, trends, and enterprise priorities related to the Kubernetes container platform.
Download and learn more about:
Challenges and Solutions – The top issues developers, IT operations, and security teams face and how to solve them.
Real-Life Insights – From cost pitfalls to maximizing developer productivity, this research sheds light on what IT professionals face and delivers actionable insights into these issues.
Security Vulnerabilities – The core types of security vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them.
Community Priorities – What the Kubernetes community is working on.
Global Trends – Adoption patterns of Kubernetes worldwide.
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published the most comprehensive market research study on DDI solutions in over a decade, “DDI Directions: DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management Strategies for the Multi-Cloud Era.” Based on a survey of 333 enterprise DDI experts, this research found that less than 40% of enterprises are fully successful in their approach to DDI technology.
These slides created by Shamus McGillicuddy, EMA vice president of research, provide insights into the following:
- Why only 31% of enterprise are confident in the security of their DNS infrastructure
- How DDI enables network automation
- How cloud migration disrupts DDI strategy and what you can do about it
- What to look for in an ideal DDI product
By the end of 2023, 83% of enterprises expect to connect operational technology (OT) and IoT devices to their enterprise networks, according to Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research. IT and OT are converging so that enterprises can analyze OT data, innovate, and optimize industrial systems. A new approach to OT security is required.
Enterprises need to modernize network architecture to protect these critical assets, especially by updating their network security and modernizing their approach to network segmentation.
These slides explore how enterprises can use OT-dedicated firewalls and zero trust network access to protect OT systems from malicious actors.
Despite claims that the rise of cloud cuts the relevance of CMDB, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) experience and field research consistently find the opposite to be true. In a recent EMA research study, a panel of global IT leaders stated that CMDB use was central to major functions. For many of those respondents, CMDB use was viewed as increasing in importance for automation of complex processes.
Where is the disconnect?
Check out these slides from EMA's Research Director, Valerie O’Connell, to get insights into the research findings, including:
- CMDB use is increasing for 64% of organizations
- Hybrid organizations have the highest rate of CMDB use increase
- 24% update the CMDB in real time. Is that the right frequency?
- Why CMDB has an uneven reputation
- Success rates, reasons, and returns
This document summarizes key findings from a survey of 354 IT professionals about challenges of supporting remote and hybrid work. It finds that while most organizations support hybrid work, about a third are not completely successful in meeting networking needs. Top challenges included lack of control over home networks, collaboration issues, and compliance/security risks. The document also outlines how organizations are modernizing tools and processes like secure remote access, network operations, and on-premises networks to better support remote and hybrid work.
As security leaders evaluate the vast array of tools available to combat ransomware attacks, endpoint and extended detection and response solutions still stand out as the best defense against emerging threats. How can an enterprise know which of these tools is the best though?
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) surveyed IT professionals, information security practitioners, and technology business leaders across all verticals to discover their attitudes and perspectives toward XDR solutions. The primary goal was to use survey responses and third-party interviews to create a comprehensive definition of “What is XDR?” for leaders to use as part of their solution evaluation process.
Check out these research slides featuring Christopher Steffen, CISSP, CISA, and vice president of research at EMA, to discover the definition and get results from this research.
Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) research reveals that companies are more successful with SD-WAN transformation when they consume the technology as a managed service. How can an IT organization know if it is choosing the right managed service, though?
Check out these slides to discover the five things you need to know about the power of a managed SD-WAN solution. You will also learn more about:
- Why so many enterprises are choosing managed SD-WAN over DIY deployments
- What to look for in an SD-WAN provider
- Tips for optimizing Day 2 operations with managed SD-WAN
- Charting a path to the future, including secure access service edge
With users working remotely and data now housed in multiple cloud applications, securing access to data is essential to a modern digital infrastructure. The rise of hybrid work has challenged the scalability of traditional VPNs, and hybrid multi-cloud architectures have made legacy centralized VPN concentrators impractical.
Zero trust network access (ZTNA) is an emerging class of technology that addresses these new remote access requirements and challenges.
Check out these slides to discover why it’s time to transition from legacy VPNs to ZTNA solutions. You will also learn more about:
- Why legacy VPN technologies cannot address the needs of modern enterprises
- How ZTNA helps secure remote access in the era of hybrid work and multi-cloud architectures
- The best way to transition to a next-generation solution
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Full-RAG: A modern architecture for hyper-personalizationZilliz
Mike Del Balso, CEO & Co-Founder at Tecton, presents "Full RAG," a novel approach to AI recommendation systems, aiming to push beyond the limitations of traditional models through a deep integration of contextual insights and real-time data, leveraging the Retrieval-Augmented Generation architecture. This talk will outline Full RAG's potential to significantly enhance personalization, address engineering challenges such as data management and model training, and introduce data enrichment with reranking as a key solution. Attendees will gain crucial insights into the importance of hyperpersonalization in AI, the capabilities of Full RAG for advanced personalization, and strategies for managing complex data integrations for deploying cutting-edge AI solutions.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdf
Enabling Digital Transformation with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Network-as-a-Service Solution
1. IT & DATA MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS & CONSULTING
Enabling Digital Transformation
with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s
Network-as-a-Service Solution
Shamus McGillicuddy
Senior Analyst
Enterprise Management Associates
Sauveur Baruch
Business Programs Director
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
5. IT & DATA MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS & CONSULTING
Enabling Digital Transformation
with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s
Network-as-a-Service Solution
Shamus McGillicuddy
Senior Analyst
Enterprise Management Associates
26. 26
NETWORK-AS-A-SERVICE
as a Cost-Effective, Efficient, and Scalable Alternative to
Purchasing or Leasing Networking Equipment
EMA-ALE Webinar February 15th, 2018
Sauveur BARUCH
Business Program Director
Cloud & Services Offers
Network Business Division
sauveur.baruch@al-enterprise.com
27. LAN/WLAN Networks - Trends
1/ Mobility, IoT &
Security
2/ Digitalization
BUY
BUILDUSE
INVESTMENT
STRATEGY
HYBRID
CPECLOUD
DEPLOYMENT
STRATEGY
3/ Shift to Cloud
The 3 Main Drivers
28. 28
LAN/WLAN Networks - Challenges
Always ON
Network scale, adaptability
and guaranteed uptime
Pressure on network due to
digitalization, mobility and
IoT proliferation
Containing security threats
proliferation is vital
Leveraging new technologies
ResourcesBudget Visibility
Lack of IT resources, do
more with less
Geo-distributed locations
with no IT at all on sites
Lack of end-to-end visibility
Make network simple and
easy to operate
Need to capture and
employ analytics for
business outcomes
Proactivity
Budget constraints inhibit
network project success
Continued pressure to
reduce capital &
operational expenses while
keeping up with technology
innovations
IT TEAMS can not address these challenges, they struggle to keep “lights on”
29. LAN/WLAN Networks – Customer Profiles
Mobile workers
off-site
40%
Time a year for
students at school
Focusing on
Core business acceleration
25%
Convention Center/ Stadium
occupancy
Clinics, Schools, Hotel Chains
with limited IT and multi-
locations
70%
Hotel Bed
occupancy rate
Businesses are changing, “On-demand & Cloud” economy for industries is … EVERYWHERE
Pressing financial
priorities
Simplified management
solution and network
element latest and greatest
30. 30
NoD
Network-On-Demand
• LAN & Wi-Fi Network On-Premise
• Subscription-based model, “Pay-
As-You-Go”
More options to accelerate the transition to Cloud Services
Network-as-a-Service – The Umbrella
With ALE, “Network as-a-service” is a differentiating playground for all!
Proactive Lifecycle Management
• LAN & Wi-Fi inventory, asset management
• SaaS model from Cloud
• Freemium based model, Zero cost
Cloud PALM
OmniVista® Cirrus
• LAN & Wi-Fi Network
Management
• SaaS model from Cloud
• Subscription-based model, “Pay-
As-You-Go”
Cloud Network-
Management
31. 31
Network-as-a-Service – NoD key Capabilities
NoD
Network-On-Demand
• LAN and Wi-Fi Subscription-based SaaS
model
• No upfront payment, consumption-
based or installed-capacity-based.
• Align your IT costs to your business
needs & Pay-As-You-Go
• Built-in HW & SW warranties and
support
Consumption-based
model.
Usage-based
invoicing
Capacity-Installed-
based model.
Flat-rate invoicing
Align your LAN & Wi-Fi IT costs to your business needs
OmniSwitch® LAN switches & Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Wireless Access Points
32. 32
AQUISITION
• 100% OPEX, no upfront payment for a
complete LAN & Wi-Fi network
• All hardware & software licenses are included
Network-as-a-Service – NoD key Benefits
ACCOUNTING
• Subscription-based OPEX model
• Consumption-based or capacity-installed-
based, Pay-As-You-Go
• Align IT costs to your business needs
TECHNOLOGY
• Network infrastructure provisioned,
on premise
• Always latest ALE best of breed
products & technologies
ELASTICITY
• Rapid network elasticity, up &
down capacity aligned to
resource needs
EDUCATION
• Quick education and rapid adoption• No separate line items
• Full built-in support for hardware and
software (365*24*7 SLA)
• Free next-business-day replacement
of faulty equipment
WARRANTIES & SUPPORT
33. 33
Proactive Lifecycle Management
Cloud based inventory and asset
management.
Live access to Networks’ essential lifecycle
information
Automated service support renewing
Freemium commercial model
PALMNOD
Network-On-Demand
LAN and Wi-Fi Subscription-based model
(Consumption or capacity based).
Align your IT costs to business needs.
All inclusive (Equipment, Management,
Support)
Network-as-a-Service – OmniVista® Cirrus key Capabilities
OmniVista Cirrus
• Optimal quality of experience and data analytics
• SaaS Model - operated by ALE staff on Cloud
• No appliance, aero deployment/zero footprint
• Smart access anywhere, at anytime on any device
• Align your IT costs to your business needs & Pay-As-You-Go
• Hardware and software warranties and support are included
Cloud Network-
Management
Full LAN & Wi-Fi Network Control from the Cloud
OmniAccess®
Stellar (Wi-Fi)
OmniSwitch®
(LAN Switches)
Secured
Internet
Pure Web Techno
Hosted on
Public Cloud
On-
Premise
On-Premise
34. EASE OF MANAGEMENT
• Anywhere, anytime, any device using a
standard web browser
• New tech adoption accelerator
CLOUD BASED SERVICE
• SaaS model, zero footprint, no physical or
virtual appliance on customer site
• Ready and operational within a minute
• Up & down elasticity from cloud (1 to 5000
devices)
REDUCE RISKS
• Effective troubleshooting tools
• Secured & data privacy regulation, resilient from
Cloud
• No separate line items for warranties and support
(hardware and software support 365*24*7 SLA)
• Free next-business-day replacement of faulty
equipment
INVESTMENT
PROTECTION• Same existing Alcatel-Lucent devices
portfolio to manage, same hardware and
software
• Lower TCO based on “Pay-As-You-Go”. OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE
• Reporting engine & built-in business
performances
• Great user experience (unified LAN/WLAN
management)
• End-to-end visibility from remote central
point even if the network is spread out in
multiple sites
Network-as-a-Service – OmniVista® Cirrus key benefits
35. 35Live access to Networks’ essential lifecycle information (in Freemium)
Network-as-a-Service – PALM key Capabilities
Proactive Lifecycle Management
• Device inventory and asset management as a learning
machine
• Live access to network’s essential lifecycle information
• SaaS model / operated by ALE Staff
• Zero deployment/zero footprint
• Freemium commercial model
PALM
PALM Asset
Management
Support
Renewal
Case
Status
Smart
Upgrade
Adviser
Network
Health
Analytics
Fleet
Dashboard
36. EASE OF MANAGEMENT
• Detailed network inventory
• Easy to understand colors for product
life cycle and details on hardware,
software as well as support services
REDUCE RISKS
• Ensure network elements are
latest and greatest
SIMPLIFIED BUDGET
PLANNING
• Ample advance warning
• Proactive budget plan
SAVE TIME / MONEY
• Gather inventory and lifecycle
information easily
• Instant support entitlement
TRUSTED ADVISOR
• Refresh outdated products
• Ensure network is high performing and
secured
CLOUD BASED SERVICE
• SaaS model, zero footprint, pure ALE Cloud
application
• Freemium commercial model (free of charge
to customers)
• Instant activation service from Web
• Smart access anywhere, anytime, any device
Network-as-a-Service - PALM key Benefits
37. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s
strategy is
Verticals, IoT and Cloud.
Our Cloud NaaS offer is unique,
the market is trending this way.
We’re changing how businesses
buy technology.
How they deploy it.
Use it.
Leverage it.
TO CONCLUDE
5 x VERTICALS
IoT, MOBILITY & SECURITY
PALM
CLOUD & BUSINESS SERVICES
Alcatel-Lucent’s Network Strategy (Vertical, IoT & Cloud)