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Multi-Cloud Networking: Connecting and Securing the Future
The document discusses the rising trend of multi-cloud networking, identifying challenges and future solutions for organizations adopting this model. It highlights key issues such as security, cost management, and the inadequacy of native cloud provider networking solutions, which leave many network engineering teams dissatisfied. The need for end-to-end multi-cloud networking solutions and improved observability tools is emphasized as essential for successful network operations.
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- 1. | @ema_research Multi-Cloud Networking: Connectingand Securing the Future Shamus McGillicuddy Vice President of Research Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) SMcGillicuddy@enterprisemanagement.com Robert Gates Senior Analyst Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) RGates@enterprisemanagement.com Sponsored by
- 2. | @ema_research 2 Watchthe On-Demand Webinar • Multi-Cloud Networking: Connecting and Securing the Future On- Demand Webinar: https://info.enterprisemanagement.com/multi- cloud-networking-webinar-ss • Check out upcoming webinars from EMA here: https://www.enterprisemanagement.com/freeResearch © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 3. | @ema_research | @ema_research FeaturedSpeakers Shamus McGillicuddy is the Vice President of Research at Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), where he leads the network infrastructure and operations practice. He has more than 16 years of experience in the IT industry. His research focuses on all aspects of managing enterprise networks, including network automation, AIOps-driven network operations, multi-cloud networking, and WAN transformation. Robert Gates is a Senior Analyst of network infrastructure and operations EMA. Bob has over 20 years of experience in writing for general audiences, B2B audiences, and TechTarget, along with performing account-based marketing research for many prominent vendors in the network management field. © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 3 Shamus McGillicuddy Vice President of Research Network Infrastructure and Operations EMA Robert Gates Senior Analyst Network Infrastructure and Operations EMA
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- 5. | @ema_research Agenda Research Goals and Methodology 12 3 The Rise of Multi-Cloud Networks Cloud Providers’ Native Networking Solutions Remain Dominant 4 End-to-End Multi-Cloud Solutions are the Future 5 Multi-Cloud Network Observability 6 Final Thoughts and Q&A © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 5 | @ema_research
- 6. | @ema_research | @ema_research ResearchGoal: Identify How to Build a Better Multi-Cloud Network © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. Only 35% of multi-cloud networks are fully successful People who evaluate, procure, and implement multi-cloud networking solutions are more confident People who operate multi-cloud networks are less confident What are they doing wrong? What should they do differently? 6 6
- 7. | @ema_research | @ema_research Topjob titles Company size (employees) Region Top industries 27% 500 to 2,499 40% 2,500 to 9,999 33% 10,000 or more 31% Network engineer 14% CIO/CTO 14% IT director 9% Network architect 9% IT manager/supervisor 64% North America 36% Europe 21% Manufacturing 14% Banking/Finance/ Insurance 13% Government 13% Healthcare 11% Retail 7% Energy/Utilities 5% Education Top IT groups/teams 39% Network engineering/architecture 21% CIO’s office 15% Cloud architecture/operations 11% IT security/cybersecurity Annual sales revenue 27% $5 billion+ 47% $1 billion to <$5 billion 12% $500 million to <$1 billion 12% $50 million to <$500 million 2% Unknown or no revenue EMA Surveyed 351 IT Pros Involved in Multi-Cloud Networking 7 © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc.
- 8. | @ema_research The Riseof Multi-Cloud Networks
- 9. | @ema_research | @ema_research Multi-Cloudis the New Status Quo © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 9 Multi-cloud enterprises are everywhere 72% multi-cloud today 88% will be multi-cloud by 2024 Drivers of multi-cloud adoption Performance optimization 56% High-availability application architecture 46% Cost reduction/optimization 45% Workloads require specific cloud provider services 44% Workload mobility 43% Data sovereignty 39% 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 10. | @ema_research | @ema_research Multi-CloudPuts Networking in the Spotlight © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 10 HAS NETWORKING BECOME MORE IMPORTANT OR LESS IMPORTANT TO YOUR CLOUD STRATEGY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS?
- 11. | @ema_research | @ema_research Multi-CloudNetworking Challenges © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 11 32% Security monitoring/ incident response 30% Cost management 30% Performance monitoring & troubleshooting 25% Security policy management 23% Network design 37% Security risk 31% Conflicts/collaboration issues between groups 29% Budget 29% Undefined processes 37% Network vendor sprawl 29% Performance issues 27% Product maturity 27% Inconsistent support across cloud providers Most Broken Tasks Business Pain Points Technical Pain Points
- 12. | @ema_research Cloud Providers’ NativeNetworking Solutions Remain Dominant
- 13. | @ema_research | @ema_research CloudProviders’ Networking Solutions Dominate Multi-Cloud Networks Today © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 13 TECHNOLOGIES IMPORTANT TO TODAY’S OVERALL MULTI-CLOUD NETWORKING STRATEGY
- 14. | @ema_research | @ema_research EnterprisesCannot Build a Multi-Cloud Network with Proprietary Cloud Provider Solutions © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 14 CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED WHEN USING NATIVE NETWORKING SOLUTIONS OF CLOUD PROVIDERS Less satisfied Network engineering teams and cloud operations teams less More satisfied CIO suites and cybersecurity teams Practitioners in the trenches are more troubled Only 24% of network teams are fully satisfied with cloud provider networking solutions
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- 16. | @ema_research | @ema_research 93%of companies want an end-to-end, multi-cloud networking solution © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 16 Successful multi-cloud networking teams are more likely to adopt 15% of multi-cloud enterprises are already in production More cloud providers in use = more aggressive adoption timeline
- 17. | @ema_research | @ema_research CriticalFunctionality of End-to-End Multi-Cloud Networking Solutions © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 17 Network security 58% VPN for secure ingress/egress 34% Transit routing 29% NAT 25% Load balancing 22% VPC/VNET subnets and VLANs 20% 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 18. | @ema_research | @ema_research Platformand Vendor Requirements for Cloud Networking Solutions © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 18 SOLUTION CHARACTERISTICS MOST IMPORTANT TO ORGANIZATIONS WHEN SELECTING A CLOUD NETWORKING SOLUTION Monitoring and observability Integrations with third-party systems Best practice focus Cost Ease of use Scalability Less successful network teams focus on
- 19. | @ema_research | @ema_research OpenAPIs can Make or Break End-to-End Network Solutions © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 19 82% say open APIs are at least somewhat important to multi-cloud networking Successful organizations make them a priority Key use cases: ITSM integration Cloud network vendor integrations Telemetry collection (best practice) 19
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- 21. | @ema_research | @ema_research Only24% Fully Satisfied with Current Multi-Cloud Network Observability © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 21 SATISFACTION WITH TOOLSET’S ABILITY TO MONITOR AND TROUBLESHOOT MULTI-CLOUD NETWORKS “Compared with on-prem—where we have visibility into everything—in the cloud, it’s all opaque, We don’t know if something is wrong, and we don’t get alerts if a region is having a problem.” Senior network engineer large university hospital system and medical school CIO gap CIO’s suites are more satisfied Network engineering teams are least satisfied
- 22. | @ema_research | @ema_research Pathsto Network Observability © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 22 48% Cloud-to-data center connectivity 46% Cloud-to-cloud connectivity 42% Site-to-cloud performance/user experience Monitoring priorities Favored by more successful network teams More popular as organizations add new cloud providers Adapting incumbent monitoring tools TOOLS USED FOR MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING MULTI-CLOUD NETWORKS
- 23. | @ema_research | @ema_research FinalThoughts © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 23 Multi-cloud is ubiquitous Native networking of cloud providers is failing End-to-end network solutions are the future Observability must be optimized Check out the full report for more insights into everything covered today, PLUS: Addressing skills gaps with training How network teams can increase influence over cloud strategies Deep dive into cloud network security strategies Network management challenges and automation strategies
- 24. | @ema_research | @ema_research Learnmore and get the report! http://bit.ly/3j7qceK © 2023 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. 24