Michael Chauvin

[sayit]Whenever people ask me about preparing their IT networks for the future, two emerging technologies immediately come to mind: software-defined WAN and 5G mobile broadband connectivity. While 5G is still emerging, many organizations are already taking advantage of the capabilities of SD-WAN. By combining these technologies in the coming years, organizations will be able to…

Digital transformation occurs when enterprises fundamentally change their business model, creating a shift in technology that affects IT culture and how value is being delivered to customers. Scale, referring to additional connected devices increasing data growth, is one of those technological changes. The Internet of Things, for example, is often a key component of digital…

IT departments usually have more work on their plates than they can handle, which explains the appeal of intent-based networking solutions that elevate manual tasks into smart, automated optimization that the network performs on its own. For example, Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture eliminates a lot of grunt work, such as manually provisioning network elements —…