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- Small Business Webinar: Leading Through Uncertainty
- Navigating the CARES Act process
- How Tools That Leverage Blockchain Can Address Escalating Security Concerns
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- Why You Need Managed Detection And Response Services
- The golden age of voice communications
- Worried about fraudulent calls? Build a strong voice security strategy
- Why 56 % of large business are turning to SDN for cybersecurity
- What are successful CX leaders doing differently?
- Three ways technology can enhance your contact center performance
- Five CIO Strategies to Create a CX Roadmap
- Three reasons why the role of the CMO is now a technology job
- Retail Apocalypse? We don’t think so.
- Five technologies helping brand and CPG manufacturers survive disruption
- Digital transformation is everywhere. But did you forget to transform your security program?
- What is an ounce of cybersecurity prevention worth?
- Three Energy and Utility Trends to Watch in 2019
- Stop skimping. Cybersecurity breaches can severely hurt your bottom line.
- How 5G Impacts Your CX Strategy
- IoT Device Security: 6 Ways to Protect Against Often Overlooked Threats
- Why your digital transformation strategy requires a risk management plan
- Overcoming the challenges to digital transformation
- Three reasons why SD WAN is essential for cloud migration
- SD WAN vs. MPLS: Understanding the Difference
- Four ways AI can help build an omnichannel customer experience
- Though behind the scenes, cybersecurity is a star in the media and entertainment industries
- Why connectivity is key to digital transformation
- How Digital Transformation Impacts CX
- How technology is driving the transformation of content
- Security in the public cloud: Get peace of mind
- The Challenges and Benefits of Securing Hybrid Clouds
- Private cloud security: What’s the difference?
- When self-service is done right
- Impact of Communication in Cybersecurity
- Smart City 3.0
- Why rethinking your software culture can be a competitive advantage
- Six reasons you can’t afford to go cheap on network
- A thought experiment about shared credentials
- Acceptable use policies: Keeping your workplace secure
- Advanced threat detection – Adapting to change
- Anatomy of well-managed malware incident
- Briefing the board: Directing security evolvement
- The benefit of IoT for business: Looking past the buzzword
- CIOs need to embrace digital customer experience (CX), otherwise CIO will stand for “Career Is Over”
- Creating the city of the future today
- CX Day 2017: Celebrating customer experience
- Data breaches: how long does the damage last?
- What is the dark web and what does it mean for cyber security?
- Data Breach Digest Update Data ransomware the Catch 22
- Delivering smart, sustainable energy solutions
- Data breaches in industrial environments: Safety comes first
- Error detecting data visualizations
- Help Me, Help You. Sincerely, Your Customer.
- Make sure the bad guys don’t get what they’re hoping for this Christmas
- Man vs machine, which delivers the best customer experience?
- My experience with the Kano Model
- Insider Threat: One pattern, four scenarios, thirteen countermeasures
- My superb Go-To-Gemba customer experience
- Powering the digital economy with modern utilities
- Preparing for GDPR? PCI DSS could help
- Smart cities are the wave of the future
- Smart traffic helps improve quality of life
- Social engineering: Strengthening the weakest link
- Where SMBs have the upper hand
- What to consider when planning your future digital network
- This framework ain't big enough for the both of us
- Verizons Data Breach Digest - Perspective is reality
- Retail’s Digital Roadmap
- Numbers Aren’t Enough: CX Professionals Need to Be Storytellers Too
- A mobile-first approach for designing the best customer experience strategy
- Incident Management Focus: Two Approaches to Incident Response Plans
- I Admit It: I’m Biased
- How to retain viewers with your online video services
- Virtual Network Security Services
- Announcing VERIS Community
- Are we reaching the limits of technology?
- Virtual Network Services- WAN Optimization
- Find the Right Construction Management Tools
- Usage-Based Car Insurance Solutions
- Verizon Intelligent Video and Smart Surveillance
- Ethernet Services & Ethernet Architecture Solutions
- VGo Mobile Telepresence Robot Case Study
- Fleet Maintenance and Performance Case Study
- Auto Dealer Solutions for Courtesy Cars Case Study
- Car Rental Solutions Streamline Rental Operations to Create New Business Models
- Smart Fleet Management Basics
- Adaptive CX Means Liquid Personalization
- Verizon Wireless Private Network Connections
- Entertainment and Media Technology Solutions Help You Deliver More Engaging Content
- Wireless Backup Solutions
- Are you living in a glass house?
- Utilities and Energy Management Technologies
- When it comes to CX, don’t get hung up on the jargon
- Tough Love and the Customer Experience Culture
- “Retail is Dead” — and Other Rumors with no Validity
- Are your vendors the weak link in your cybersecurity?
- Banks—It’s Time To Start Talking To Each Other, Say UK Police
- Cloud storming: You need more than an umbrella to stay secure
- M2M Transportation Solutions Brief
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- Fact Sheet: Verizon Network Analytics
- Customer Experience and the Security Paradox
- Customer Experience Mystification
- Cybersecurity In 2017: It’s Not All Doom And Gloom
- Digital Convergence: The Perfect Storm
- Does connected working kill innovation?
- Don’t make a fish climb a tree: customer preferences matter.
- EESI as Pie: Essential Elements of a Successful Intrusion
- Federal Government Modernization: Priorities for the Federal IT Executive
- Five Ways Tech Can Supercharge Your CX Team
- Get a new perspective on cybersecurity
- Have Your Metrics Become Your Master?
- How to move from product first to customer first
- IoT: from theory to practice
- Is automation your golden ticket to great CX?
- To Sell Or To Serve?
- Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- Keep the "personal" in personalized customer experience
- Make the right cybersecurity investments
- The four pillars of digital transformation
- Stop feeding your customers air sandwiches
- Dedicated IP Internet Services
- Retail Industry Solutions
- Connected working: think outside the box
- Travel and Hospitality Industry Solutions
- Virtual Network Services
- M2M Solutions for Government Brief
- State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017
- Grid Intelligence Water Case Study
- Private IP: Get a network that grows with your business.
- United Security Services
- Business Connections- Business Communication Solutions
- Verizon Cypher Encryption Software
- Achieve Operational Transformation with Dynamic IT Services
- Verizon Collaboration Services: Erase Boundaries and Communicate with Ease
- Workplace Mobility Strategies
- Espionage Health Check
- E-Discovery Support
- Push to Talk Plus Phones & Technology
- Security Incident Response Analytics
- Visual Interactive Calling
- Fleet management service helps improve performance and cut costs
- A Foundation for Growth with Data Center Consolidation and More
- Assessing Intrusion Detection
- Digital Advisory Services - Software Defined Networking Strategic Assessment
- Network Threat Monitoring
- Virtual Network Services-Security
- Drive Business with Fleet Telematics Solutions
- Business Smartphones Jump-Start Productivity
- Mobile Device Management
- Fleet Management Solutions Factsheet
- A better way to get the latest CPE technology
- Rapid Response Services
- Verizon Rapid Delivery Platform
- Advanced Network Experts Retainer
- Cyber Risk Management Program
- Internet Dedicated Services
- Express Connect WAN Services
- Intelligent Cloud Control
- MDM Software Management with OTA Distribution
- Managed Security Services
- Computer Emergency Response Team
- Network discovery service: Discover your network’s potential
- IP Contact Center
- Network Management Solutions Brief
- Mobile Technology for Retailers
- Threat Intel and Response Services
- Business VoIP & Business Phone System Solutions
- Security Health Checks
- Law Enforcement and Public Safety Solutions Brief
- M2M Finance Solutions Brief
- Choosing a Wireless Network Provider
- 4G LTE Enables Business
- Wireless ATMs & Kiosks Factsheet
- Simplify Your Grid Solution
- Take Control of Infrastructure Security with Intelligent Video Surveillance
- Smart Lighting Technology Brief
- Grow your business with leading-edge proof of concept testing
- Managed Security Services – Analytics
- ThingSpace IoT Management
- SD WAN Services
- DDoS Protection Service: DDoS Shield
- Smart Communities Solutions
- Enterprise Mobility Management Solution from MobileIron
- Custom Apps and eForms for Mobile Devices
- Making the Case for MPLS VPNs in the Modern Enterprise
- Diary of a cybercriminal
- HP Elite x2 Business PC on the Verizon 4G LTE Network
- Private Network Traffic Management
- Retail M2M solutions
- SD WAN Service with Application Aware Routing
- Virtual Network Services Solutions Brief
- The Verizon Fleet Management System
- Verizon Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions
- Private Network Traffic and Bandwidth Management
- Verizon ThingsSpace IoT Development Platform
- The Verizon Network-Backed Asset Tracking System
- The resonant theme of RSA 2016
- Optimize Fleet Operations With Verizon Autoshare
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- Networkfleet Fleet Management Case Study
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- Helping your workers get the most out of your new cloud based communications solution
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- Five reasons why your business needs software-defined networking
- The Delicate Nature of Trust
- Will SDN replace MPLS? Not so fast.
- The future of connected vehicles hinges on today’s investments.
- Cyber risk and SEC disclosure: why and how
- Revolutionize your communications: Migrating to a cloud-based platform
- The role human touch plays in the digital customer experience.
- The importance of public-private partnerships to make smart cities a reality
- Staying Ahead of the Curve
- Are You About to Sever the Final Thread Your Dissatisfied Customer Is Clinging To?
- How to break down the barriers to SDN adoption
- Keep an eye on these five KPIs as you drive improved customer experience using artificial intelligence
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- Staying safe online: Observing good digital hygiene
- 2017 Data Breach Digest: Half Year Anniversary
- Better living through parking
- Five best practices for managing your network security in the age of digital transformation
- Your Endpoint Security Strategy Needs a Hug
- 5G and autonomous vehicles: turning fiction into reality
- Making cities safer for everyone
- Be a better bot boss: 3 tips for CX chatbot success
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality: A humanizing revolution for customer engagement
- For insurers, failure is learning—and you need to learn fast.
- It’s real: Digital transformation is already delivering results
- The Humanability of Smart Cities
- How DevOps can turn IT into the leaders of your business
- Knowledge is power: How an intelligent knowledge base powers CX
- Light the way to futureproof your smart city investment
- Why DevOps is critical for improving the customer experience
- Innovate the retail experience with these five steps
- Get the SD WAN facts before you buy
- Are you "over-sharing" your customer feedback data?
- Why risk scoring is critical for your business (and your career)
- Changing consumer demands are forcing entire business models to be rethought
- Cyber security posture FAQ: know your cyber risk
- Deception Technology: A strategic imperative for detection and response
- Voice Security Strategy Best Practices
- CX Improvement: The need to put consumer data protection and privacy first
- The Digital Transformation of the NFL Stadium and the 5G Fan Experience
- How to Improve Customer Experience
- Customer Personalization: The time is now for customized experiences
- Why Cyber Risk Visibility is the Key to Security
- 2019 LinkedIn Phishing Threat
- Minimize Your Attack Surface
- How Velocity Can Impact Cyber Security Strategy
- The top 10 criteria for selecting an SD WAN vendor
- How to implement SD WAN architecture the right way
- The Power of SD WAN and 5G
- Creating an Effective Cyber Security Incident Response Plan
- Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card
- How digital transformation is impacting the utilities sector
- How to promote teamwork among remote employees
- Three keys to managing remote employees
- Business Impact of Coronavirus: Ready in the Face of Uncertainty
- Tips to promote connectivity in digital workplace
- Accelerate Your Digital Workplace with 5G Mobility
- How to Prevent Phishing & Malware Attacks
- Tips and strategies to improve virtual meeting performance
- PCI Compliance: What to Know About Digital Payment Security
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- Keep your business open when your location is closed
- How to improve the customer service experience in crisis situations
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- How to Work Remotely Using Collaboration Tools
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- Teamwork and Collaboration Best Practices
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- Streamline CX with Better Tech Integration
- Creating a Personalized Customer Experience
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- Remote Work Tips for the Public Sector
- Five top mobile security threats
- Strategic Outsourcing
- Tips for Small Businesses in a Tough Economy
- The Future of Telehealth Starts Today
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- BYOD Security for Remote Employees
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- Analyzing the COVID-19 data breach landscape
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- Real-time crime centers and law enforcement technology
- Six ways to strengthen network security and maintain a competitive edge
- Cybersecurity and 5G
- Small Business Webinar: Leading Through Uncertainty
- Navigating the CARES Act process
- How Tools That Leverage Blockchain Can Address Escalating Security Concerns
- How to Run a Public Meeting Online
- Why You Need Managed Detection And Response Services
- The golden age of voice communications
- Worried about fraudulent calls? Build a strong voice security strategy
- Why 56 % of large business are turning to SDN for cybersecurity
- What are successful CX leaders doing differently?
- Three ways technology can enhance your contact center performance
- Five CIO Strategies to Create a CX Roadmap
- Three reasons why the role of the CMO is now a technology job
- Retail Apocalypse? We don’t think so.
- Five technologies helping brand and CPG manufacturers survive disruption
- Digital transformation is everywhere. But did you forget to transform your security program?
- What is an ounce of cybersecurity prevention worth?
- Three Energy and Utility Trends to Watch in 2019
- Stop skimping. Cybersecurity breaches can severely hurt your bottom line.
- How 5G Impacts Your CX Strategy
- IoT Device Security: 6 Ways to Protect Against Often Overlooked Threats
- Why your digital transformation strategy requires a risk management plan
- Overcoming the challenges to digital transformation
- Three reasons why SD WAN is essential for cloud migration
- SD WAN vs. MPLS: Understanding the Difference
- Four ways AI can help build an omnichannel customer experience
- Though behind the scenes, cybersecurity is a star in the media and entertainment industries
- Why connectivity is key to digital transformation
- How Digital Transformation Impacts CX
- How technology is driving the transformation of content
- Security in the public cloud: Get peace of mind
- The Challenges and Benefits of Securing Hybrid Clouds
- Private cloud security: What’s the difference?
- When self-service is done right
- Impact of Communication in Cybersecurity
- Smart City 3.0
- Why rethinking your software culture can be a competitive advantage
- Six reasons you can’t afford to go cheap on network
- A thought experiment about shared credentials
- Acceptable use policies: Keeping your workplace secure
- Advanced threat detection – Adapting to change
- Anatomy of well-managed malware incident
- Briefing the board: Directing security evolvement
- The benefit of IoT for business: Looking past the buzzword
- CIOs need to embrace digital customer experience (CX), otherwise CIO will stand for “Career Is Over”
- Creating the city of the future today
- CX Day 2017: Celebrating customer experience
- Data breaches: how long does the damage last?
- What is the dark web and what does it mean for cyber security?
- Data Breach Digest Update Data ransomware the Catch 22
- Delivering smart, sustainable energy solutions
- Data breaches in industrial environments: Safety comes first
- Error detecting data visualizations
- Help Me, Help You. Sincerely, Your Customer.
- Make sure the bad guys don’t get what they’re hoping for this Christmas
- Man vs machine, which delivers the best customer experience?
- My experience with the Kano Model
- Insider Threat: One pattern, four scenarios, thirteen countermeasures
- My superb Go-To-Gemba customer experience
- Powering the digital economy with modern utilities
- Preparing for GDPR? PCI DSS could help
- Smart cities are the wave of the future
- Smart traffic helps improve quality of life
- Social engineering: Strengthening the weakest link
- Where SMBs have the upper hand
- What to consider when planning your future digital network
- This framework ain't big enough for the both of us
- Verizons Data Breach Digest - Perspective is reality
- Retail’s Digital Roadmap
- Numbers Aren’t Enough: CX Professionals Need to Be Storytellers Too
- A mobile-first approach for designing the best customer experience strategy
- Incident Management Focus: Two Approaches to Incident Response Plans
- I Admit It: I’m Biased
- How to retain viewers with your online video services
- Virtual Network Security Services
- Announcing VERIS Community
- Are we reaching the limits of technology?
- Virtual Network Services- WAN Optimization
- Find the Right Construction Management Tools
- Usage-Based Car Insurance Solutions
- Verizon Intelligent Video and Smart Surveillance
- Ethernet Services & Ethernet Architecture Solutions
- VGo Mobile Telepresence Robot Case Study
- Fleet Maintenance and Performance Case Study
- Auto Dealer Solutions for Courtesy Cars Case Study
- Car Rental Solutions Streamline Rental Operations to Create New Business Models
- Smart Fleet Management Basics
- Adaptive CX Means Liquid Personalization
- Verizon Wireless Private Network Connections
- Entertainment and Media Technology Solutions Help You Deliver More Engaging Content
- Wireless Backup Solutions
- Are you living in a glass house?
- Utilities and Energy Management Technologies
- When it comes to CX, don’t get hung up on the jargon
- Tough Love and the Customer Experience Culture
- “Retail is Dead” — and Other Rumors with no Validity
- Are your vendors the weak link in your cybersecurity?
- Banks—It’s Time To Start Talking To Each Other, Say UK Police
- Cloud storming: You need more than an umbrella to stay secure
- M2M Transportation Solutions Brief
- Network Security Solutions
- Fact Sheet: Verizon Network Analytics
- Customer Experience and the Security Paradox
- Customer Experience Mystification
- Cybersecurity In 2017: It’s Not All Doom And Gloom
- Digital Convergence: The Perfect Storm
- Does connected working kill innovation?
- Don’t make a fish climb a tree: customer preferences matter.
- EESI as Pie: Essential Elements of a Successful Intrusion
- Federal Government Modernization: Priorities for the Federal IT Executive
- Five Ways Tech Can Supercharge Your CX Team
- Get a new perspective on cybersecurity
- Have Your Metrics Become Your Master?
- How to move from product first to customer first
- IoT: from theory to practice
- Is automation your golden ticket to great CX?
- To Sell Or To Serve?
- Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- Keep the "personal" in personalized customer experience
- Make the right cybersecurity investments
- The four pillars of digital transformation
- Stop feeding your customers air sandwiches
- Dedicated IP Internet Services
- Retail Industry Solutions
- Connected working: think outside the box
- Travel and Hospitality Industry Solutions
- Virtual Network Services
- M2M Solutions for Government Brief
- State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017
- Grid Intelligence Water Case Study
- Private IP: Get a network that grows with your business.
- United Security Services
- Business Connections- Business Communication Solutions
- Verizon Cypher Encryption Software
- Achieve Operational Transformation with Dynamic IT Services
- Verizon Collaboration Services: Erase Boundaries and Communicate with Ease
- Workplace Mobility Strategies
- Espionage Health Check
- E-Discovery Support
- Push to Talk Plus Phones & Technology
- Security Incident Response Analytics
- Visual Interactive Calling
- Fleet management service helps improve performance and cut costs
- A Foundation for Growth with Data Center Consolidation and More
- Assessing Intrusion Detection
- Digital Advisory Services - Software Defined Networking Strategic Assessment
- Network Threat Monitoring
- Virtual Network Services-Security
- Drive Business with Fleet Telematics Solutions
- Business Smartphones Jump-Start Productivity
- Mobile Device Management
- Fleet Management Solutions Factsheet
- A better way to get the latest CPE technology
- Rapid Response Services
- Verizon Rapid Delivery Platform
- Advanced Network Experts Retainer
- Cyber Risk Management Program
- Internet Dedicated Services
- Express Connect WAN Services
- Intelligent Cloud Control
- MDM Software Management with OTA Distribution
- Managed Security Services
- Computer Emergency Response Team
- Network discovery service: Discover your network’s potential
- IP Contact Center
- Network Management Solutions Brief
- Mobile Technology for Retailers
- Threat Intel and Response Services
- Business VoIP & Business Phone System Solutions
- Security Health Checks
- Law Enforcement and Public Safety Solutions Brief
- M2M Finance Solutions Brief
- Choosing a Wireless Network Provider
- 4G LTE Enables Business
- Wireless ATMs & Kiosks Factsheet
- Simplify Your Grid Solution
- Take Control of Infrastructure Security with Intelligent Video Surveillance
- Smart Lighting Technology Brief
- Grow your business with leading-edge proof of concept testing
- Managed Security Services – Analytics
- ThingSpace IoT Management
- SD WAN Services
- DDoS Protection Service: DDoS Shield
- Smart Communities Solutions
- Enterprise Mobility Management Solution from MobileIron
- Custom Apps and eForms for Mobile Devices
- Making the Case for MPLS VPNs in the Modern Enterprise
- Diary of a cybercriminal
- HP Elite x2 Business PC on the Verizon 4G LTE Network
- Private Network Traffic Management
- Retail M2M solutions
- SD WAN Service with Application Aware Routing
- Virtual Network Services Solutions Brief
- The Verizon Fleet Management System
- Verizon Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions
- Private Network Traffic and Bandwidth Management
- Verizon ThingsSpace IoT Development Platform
- The Verizon Network-Backed Asset Tracking System
- The resonant theme of RSA 2016
- Optimize Fleet Operations With Verizon Autoshare
- Unified Communications and Collaboration as a Service Factsheet
- Networkfleet Fleet Management Case Study
- Leading the way for vision zero
- How SDN can help your business transform and grow
- Helping your workers get the most out of your new cloud based communications solution
- Implementing automation in your contact center read this first
- How to keep your business communications secure
- Five reasons why your business needs software-defined networking
- The Delicate Nature of Trust
- Will SDN replace MPLS? Not so fast.
- The future of connected vehicles hinges on today’s investments.
- Cyber risk and SEC disclosure: why and how
- Revolutionize your communications: Migrating to a cloud-based platform
- The role human touch plays in the digital customer experience.
- The importance of public-private partnerships to make smart cities a reality
- Staying Ahead of the Curve
- Are You About to Sever the Final Thread Your Dissatisfied Customer Is Clinging To?
- How to break down the barriers to SDN adoption
- Keep an eye on these five KPIs as you drive improved customer experience using artificial intelligence
- The four key steps to improving customer experience with artificial intelligence
- Staying safe online: Observing good digital hygiene
- 2017 Data Breach Digest: Half Year Anniversary
- Better living through parking
- Five best practices for managing your network security in the age of digital transformation
- Your Endpoint Security Strategy Needs a Hug
- 5G and autonomous vehicles: turning fiction into reality
- Making cities safer for everyone
- Be a better bot boss: 3 tips for CX chatbot success
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality: A humanizing revolution for customer engagement
- For insurers, failure is learning—and you need to learn fast.
- It’s real: Digital transformation is already delivering results
- The Humanability of Smart Cities
- How DevOps can turn IT into the leaders of your business
- Knowledge is power: How an intelligent knowledge base powers CX
- Light the way to futureproof your smart city investment
- Why DevOps is critical for improving the customer experience
- Innovate the retail experience with these five steps
- Get the SD WAN facts before you buy
- Are you "over-sharing" your customer feedback data?
- Why risk scoring is critical for your business (and your career)
- Changing consumer demands are forcing entire business models to be rethought
- Cyber security posture FAQ: know your cyber risk
- Deception Technology: A strategic imperative for detection and response
- Voice Security Strategy Best Practices
- CX Improvement: The need to put consumer data protection and privacy first
- The Digital Transformation of the NFL Stadium and the 5G Fan Experience
- How to Improve Customer Experience
- Customer Personalization: The time is now for customized experiences
- Why Cyber Risk Visibility is the Key to Security
- 2019 LinkedIn Phishing Threat
- Minimize Your Attack Surface
- How Velocity Can Impact Cyber Security Strategy
- The top 10 criteria for selecting an SD WAN vendor
- How to implement SD WAN architecture the right way
- The Power of SD WAN and 5G
- Creating an Effective Cyber Security Incident Response Plan
- Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card
- How digital transformation is impacting the utilities sector
- How to promote teamwork among remote employees
- Three keys to managing remote employees
- Business Impact of Coronavirus: Ready in the Face of Uncertainty
- Tips to promote connectivity in digital workplace
- Accelerate Your Digital Workplace with 5G Mobility
- How to Prevent Phishing & Malware Attacks
- Tips and strategies to improve virtual meeting performance
- PCI Compliance: What to Know About Digital Payment Security
- Getting Calls When Working Remotely
- Keep your business open when your location is closed
- How to improve the customer service experience in crisis situations
- Methods & Types of Business Communication Services that Businesses Rely On
- How to Work Remotely Using Collaboration Tools
- How Mobile Hotspots Can Help When Working Remotely
- Teamwork and Collaboration Best Practices
- Remote Work Security Policy & Best Practices
- Streamline CX with Better Tech Integration
- Creating a Personalized Customer Experience
- Does your school have these five critical security features?
- Telehealth Relief for COVID-19
- Transform Your Network with Edge Computing
- Five ways the cloud can help improve your school's security
- How to enhance distance learning and remote employee training sessions
- Nine scary security stats educators everywhere should know
- What is Zero Trust Architecture
- Remote Work Tips for the Public Sector
- Five top mobile security threats
- Strategic Outsourcing
- Tips for Small Businesses in a Tough Economy
- The Future of Telehealth Starts Today
- Considering Remote IT Support Solutions
- Four tips to strengthen your digital marketing strategy
- User Experience Checklist
- BYOD Security for Remote Employees
- Building a 30/60/90 Day Business Plan
- How to create an effective acceptable use policy
- Strategize with Small Business Cyber Security Plan
- Small Business Cyber Security and Data Breaches
- Five productivity tips for your newly remote team
- Corporate Network Enhancements
- In cybersecurity, integrity matters.
- Creating the New Normal for Your Small Business
- Connectivity best practices for distance learning
- Scalable Network Solutions During Critical Events
- Ways to Find New Customers Now
- How to Protect Data Security
- Small Business Innovation for Big Impact
- Finding Alternative Small Business Funding
- Tips to Transition to Working from Home
- Five best practices for choosing the right security provider
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Network Orchestration Enhances Digital Transformation
Published: Nov 14, 2018
Author: Eric DeRose
As part of their digital transformation strategies, many organizations are deploying software-defined networks (SDN) to shake off the constraints of hardware-based networks in exchange for greater management flexibility, speed to market, and time to revenue. To capitalize on the benefits of SDN automation, however, organizations should seriously consider network orchestration as part of their strategy.
There is some confusion around orchestration because it has multiple definitions depending on the context in which it's used. Network orchestration gives managers the ability to automate network service deployments and configurations, and then to monitor how those services perform. With orchestration, the root causes of performance issues can be addressed with the least amount of disruption to users and customers.
Network orchestration, therefore, is an integral component of digital transformation since the ultimate goal of the digitization process is to boost operational efficiency and improve business outcomes—with processes that require minimal human intervention.
Is network orchestration necessary?
In implementing a software-defined environment, network orchestration is not a requirement. It is still possible to run a SDN and virtualize functions through NFV (network function virtualization) without orchestration. You can spin virtual servers up or down manually, going through all the motions these processes require.
But why would you want to? If the ultimate objective is to digitize and automate, orchestration provides a cleaner, faster path to that goal. It makes it quicker and easier to deploy the functionality you need, quickly introduce innovations to customers, and resolve problems without taking critical systems offline for hours or days.
Faster provisioning
It all starts with planning and implementation. Traditionally, a company looking to deploy a new service or application would undergo a months-long process. You would provision the necessary hardware, wait for delivery, and then wait for technicians to roll in with the tools and experience needed to install, configure, and connect everything—sometimes having to spend hours on the phone with multiple vendors to configure components and connect services. This would require a series of truck rolls over days or weeks, driving up costs. With network orchestration, provisioning can get scaled back to mere days, especially in a hosted environment.
Remote deployment
Once the appliance is on site the real magic happens. Whether the box is meant to run security, application-aware routing, WAN optimization, SD-WAN, or a combination of services, when it arrives at a customer site the service is already configured. If the configuration involves components from multiple vendors, everything has already been tested for compatibility and performance.
Someone on site then plugs in the appliance to establish a remote connection with the provider. From there, all the required connections are made to the network, a managed services console, and even the provider’s billing systems. The service is up and running quickly, typically without the need for an expensive truck roll.
If you multiply the process by, say, 20 sites, the savings in time and resources can be significant. Rather than deploying technicians to each site, the appliance is shipped there to be configured remotely. Once connected, each box can automatically download the “golden image” of the service, install the software, configure it to the network, set policies, and get the box ready to send and accept traffic.
Subsequently, updates, upgrades, and additions can be managed remotely and automatically, eliminating all the staff hours required to run these processes manually.
Performance assurance
Though tightly linked with automation, orchestration goes a step further by providing the means to fine-tune service and network performance, helping maintain business continuity. Take, for example, a retail mission-critical application such as POS (point of sale). If the application underperforms or malfunctions, through orchestration it can be spun down and spun back up in a data center or another site so service to the customer can continue with little interruption.
While the application is running from a different site, technicians troubleshoot the box at its normal location—this is akin to rerouting road traffic from the scene of an accident until emergency crews have time to clear it. Once the fix is complete, the service can return to its normal site and customers will be none the wiser. The same could happen with a web storefront or a different customer-facing service.
Business benefits
Orchestration yields multiple benefits. An obvious one is the redeployment of IT and network management staff to less-routine tasks. As organizations grow to rely more on automation and artificial intelligence (AI), some will want to reallocate staff to those areas for planning and programming.
Other benefits of network orchestration can include:
- Improved customer experience
- Enhanced network management through automation and fast remediation
- Accelerated time to market for services and innovations
- Operational improvements
- Better budget management
As noted, network orchestration provides plenty of benefits to organizations deploying SDN as part of their digital transformation strategies. A critical component of the entire process, though, is something planners sometimes overlook—connectivity. If you don’t plan for bandwidth demand, it will come back to haunt you. Service performance is only as good as the connectivity allows, and orchestration cannot produce the desired results without sufficient bandwidth. With sufficient planning and execution, however, organizations can successfully implement their digital transformation strategies and become the kind of company others will want to emulate.
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