Cloud Computing Strategist and Cybersecurity Innovator: Harnessing New Trends in Data Networking to Connect Businesses

Introduction

The world of technology is constantly evolving, and new trends are emerging every day, especially in the field of data networking and cybersecurity. From cloud computing to innovative solutions in data protection, there is a growing demand for professionals who can keep pace with these changes. The ability to stay ahead of the curve and implement new and emerging technologies is key to staying competitive in today’s rapidly changing landscape. This requires a deep understanding of the latest trends and a willingness to adapt to new and innovative solutions. As the world becomes increasingly connected, it is essential that businesses adopt cutting-edge approaches to data networking and cybersecurity in order to stay ahead of the game and protect against potential threats.

Core Story – trends

Businesses today are relying more and more on technology to run their operations and manage their data, making the need for advanced cybersecurity and data networking hardware more critical than ever before. The increasing frequency of cyberattacks and data breaches has made it clear that traditional security measures are no longer enough to protect sensitive information and assets. By using the most advanced cybersecurity and data networking hardware, businesses can stay ahead of potential threats and minimize the risk of data loss or theft.

Advanced cybersecurity and data networking hardware offer a number of benefits for businesses. For example, by using the latest hardware, businesses can enjoy faster and more reliable network performance, which can help them to improve productivity and efficiency. The hardware can also help to keep data and information secure, as well as ensure that the network is protected from unauthorized access or tampering.

Moreover, by using the most advanced cybersecurity and data networking hardware, businesses can stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in technology. This can help to ensure that their networks are running smoothly and securely, and that they are prepared to face new and emerging cyber threats. Additionally, by using the latest hardware, businesses can demonstrate their commitment to protecting sensitive information and ensure that their customers feel confident in their ability to secure their data.

In conclusion, businesses that use the most advanced cybersecurity and data networking hardware can enjoy improved performance, increased security, and a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. The investment in cutting-edge hardware is well worth it, as it can help businesses to minimize the risk of data loss or theft, and ensure that their networks are running smoothly and securely for years to come.

Some interesting facts and statistics about Cybersecurity and Data Networks

1. Cybercrime costs are projected to reach $6 trillion annually by 2021, a nearly four-fold increase from 2015.
2. Over 90% of all data breaches start with a phishing email.
3. The global cybersecurity market is expected to grow to $248.26 billion by 2023.
4. Ransomware attacks on businesses have increased by over 300% in the last 3 years.
5. Approximately 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses.
6. A business’s average data breach cost is $3.86 million.
7. In 2020, remote work due to COVID-19 increased the risk of cyber attacks by more than 30%.
8. Approximately 60% of small businesses close permanently within 6 months of a cyber attack.
9. Over 50% of employees have accessed sensitive company data using personal devices and networks.
10. By 2025, it is estimated that there will be over 75 billion connected devices, increasing the need for robust cybersecurity measures.

What are the latest Technology trends in Networking?

What added value do they bring to your business?

Data Networking got some serious attention in recent years with the wide adoption of the new scope. We want to bring to your attention succeeding technologies and how they can add value to your business. Within the scope are; Automated Networks, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Technologies, Self-Healing Networks, 5G and Wi-Fi6, IoT and SDWAN, Intent-Based Networking (IBN)

Networking and Security Technology is evolving and we need to embrace it to empower our businesses.

1. Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Automated Networks

Over the last few years, networking vendors announced automation platforms to make managing networks easier. However, until now, they have felt sort of like flowers not ready to bloom. There have been many interoperability issues, feature parity issues and even cultural issues as the networking community pronounced the conventional — “Network Engineer”.
As we enter 2021, I think we have finally reached the point when we will see automation blossom into the leading way to manage networks as we advance. Vendors incorporating automation into their infrastructure platforms—not just another feature-must be treated as the baseline on Operating Network environments.
The Fusion, Collaboration between Networking and Application teams grows stronger to deploy architectures in the Public cloud providers. Networking engineers will have to extend their skills to deliver secure and agile Network Environments in the Cloud as they did on-premise infrastructures. Make no mistakes, core networking foundation, routing protocols, switching, and network security will play a vital role; however, programming languages like Python will allow them to work smarter and deliver even more bespoke solutions engaging many Automation Tools.

2. Multi-Cloud Technology

While many organisations are already ‘multi-cloud in the sense that they may have different applications or workloads running on various public clouds, often due to other teams selecting cloud providers independently, this doesn’t mean they have a multi-cloud strategy?

“What we are increasingly seeing is multi-cloud developing a deliberate strategy, which means making applications truly Cloud-Native and lowering architectural dependencies on a specific Cloud service.”

An IT team, just a few years ago, might have been stumbling trying to figure out how to move an application to a cloud environment might now be reaching a more sophisticated phase in its Cloud Strategy. This is echoed in Hybrid Cloud environments’ growth – implying a mix of Public and Private clouds and including on-premises infrastructure – as a trend that overlaps Multi-Cloud Strategy.

3. Hybrid Networking Environments

Global Businesses recognise that Cloud Data Management isn’t about having one specific platform or infrastructure; it’s about choosing the correct solution for the job at hand. In various instances, this is may not be Cloud at all; it might be on-premises or even legacy systems. It’s not uncommon that enterprises are locked into specific systems for business-critical solutions that are cumbersome or complex to adapt.

In 2021, the emerging cloud trend is that enterprises are becoming less worried about setting with one particular cloud vendor and are adopting a multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud offering to get the most excellent service out of each solution. The trend is: “Gartner estimates that by 2021, 75 percent of midsize and large organizations will have adopted multi-cloud or a hybrid strategy. When I think about that just in terms of where we are in the evolution, that means 2021 is going to be a year of enormous acceleration.”

4. Edge Computing

The potential of Edge Computing is exceptionally high, according to research firm — Gartner. The firm projected 2x years ago that by 2025, a whopping 75% of enterprise data would be generated and handled at — “The Edge.” In other words, in five years, the majority of enterprise data could bypass the cloud entirely

Edge Computing, a distributed network infrastructure approach, enables data to be processed and analysed closer to the source. This has considerable value for the enterprise business, especially in the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data analytics.

Smart Edge devices need to deal with the data they collect, share timely insights, and, if applicable, take suitable corresponding action. Edge Computing — is the science of having Core Edge Devices without needing the data to be transferred to another server environment.

“Edge computing brings the data and the compute closest to the point of interaction.”

5. 5G Mobile Networks, inevitable technology

After years of anticipation and significant hype, fifth—generation (5G) wireless networks are finally becoming a reality. As an enabling technology, 5G could affect our lives in five key ways. Please read full details on 5G Technology in our dedicated Post.

6. WiFi6, agile and innovative for home and workplace

Wi-Fi 6 boomed in the second half of 2019. Networking vendors rushed to release new hardware, access points, wireless controllers, smartphones and marketing initiatives. Now, Wi-Fi 6 foundation is ready to go, and digital devices, such as laptops and other Wi-Fi-capable device chipsets, weren’t there until very late in the year.
So in 2020/2021, I predict we’ll see the widespread proliferation of Wi-Fi 6 capable devices as computer and smartphone producers move to the new standard. This is an encouraging prospect because both at home and the office, Wi-Fi 6 will solve many problems, and people be happy to take advantage of it everywhere.
With Wi-Fi6 speed increases, however, this is not the main factor; the core improvement is the volume of data from many devices that can be transmitted and reliable.

7. Internet of Things (IoT)

We can expect a massive acceleration in IoT-based tracking and managing critical business services, shown below as an example. Businesses will have access to a better understanding of their infrastructure’s health and know what services/applications to improve and focus on to enhance business growth.

Healthcare investment in IoT to sky-rocket

As with every part of our lives, the global Covid19 pandemic has undeniably affected how this trend is evolving and impacting our lives. In a world where contact between people is now more limited, contact between digital devices and automated tools can help us remain connected.
So, here’s my look ahead to 2021 and some of the ways we can expect to see this Mega-Trend playing out and playing an increasingly large role in how we live, work, and play.

IoT means more productive WFH

Working From Home (WFH) is the new standard for all of us in the information economy these days due to safety anxieties around large numbers of people congregating in offices and City Centers.
When corporations still require physical human presence – as is the case with most manufacturing plants, industrial, and logistics operations – IoT implies that digital assets can be more effectively monitored remotely, giving peace of mind that automated machinery parks will continue with their work. System Engineers or maintenance employees can be alerted when their intervention is needed.

IoT in retail – safer and more efficient stores and supermarkets

Automation via remote IoT-enabled devices will also continue to grow in the massive fulfilment facilities that dispatch inventory to shops. Contact-free payment methods will also become increasingly widespread as we move forward further towards the “cashless society” that has been expected to arrive for some time now – bringing with it its challenges.

IoT at City Scale

With safety concerns around Public Transport, City-Center workplaces, monitoring, management, and recreational facilities such as leisure centers and parks, IoT technologies will allow authorities and businesses to understand patterns of usage better and resourcefully plan safety measures and emergency response strategies.

IoT at the Edge

With Edge Computing, rather than IoT devices transmitting collected data to the cloud to analyse and extract insights, this work is carried out directly on the devices themselves. Core and the clear advantage are massive savings in bandwidth consumption and the reduced cost, both financially and environmentally, that this brings.

“What the IoT is really about is information technology that can gather its own information. Often what it does with that information is not tell a human being something, it [just] does something.” — Kevin Ashton

8. Artificial Intelligence (AI), leading to Autonomous Networks

Analysing complex data with machine learning (ML) algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become the common starting point for many technologies. ML can make forecasts based on network data, and in the broader sense, AI can take intelligent action based on those forecasts.

In 2020/2021, analytics tools built on ML and AI will get improved and more powerful. Instead of being yet another simple management platform that no one logs into, they’ll be built right into sophisticated networking platforms.

That doesn’t mean networking components, like routers and switches, will be doing network analysis for us. Remember, we also see a tendency toward completely automated networks managed by a small group of controllers. Advanced analytics will be integrated within these automation infrastructure platforms, subsequently evolving into validation mechanisms and the foundations of a self-operating network.

I don’t think we’ll see completely autonomous networks in 2020/2021. I believe we’ll see advanced analytics and automation—significant components of intent-based networking—become so common that we’ll discuss self-remediation as the simple next step in software-defined networking.

9. SDWAN will become a new standard

In the last two years, from 2018 and 2019, we saw SD-WAN go from an emerging technology to one of the fastest-growing data networking sectors. Rather than bleeding edge, in 2020/2021, we will see SD-WAN become the norm for how we do wide-area networking. It will no longer be an exciting option, relevant for only corner cases and the most technologically progressive organisations. Instead, SD-WAN will become the new benchmark for connecting branch offices and Public Cloud resources.

It took a few years for the most known and prominent networking suppliers to integrate acquisitions into their portfolios. I believe we’re now at the point that vendors, including VMware, have worked out many of the initial challenges of fusing two systems. Feature parity, interoperability and visibility—all previously major concerns—were addressed head on over the last year. Now, going into 2020/2021, we have reliable, tightly integrated SD-WAN options for the smallest to the very most extensive, reliable and agile networks.

10. Intent-Based Networking

Intent-based networking (IBN) is an — Intelligent Network deployed to automate enterprise networking assignments using Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and network instrumentation in the IT industry. IBN offers a substantial shift from traditional networking. The IBN system is comparable to Software-Defined Networking (SDN), wherein enterprise hardware is logically separated from the software network.

IBN signifies an advanced methodology to data networking, where software and dedicated APIs help plan, design, and automatically deploy required changes to the existing network and improve the network’s availability and agility. IBN networking recognizes the business objective (intent) and interprets it into IT guidelines that can be applied repeatedly across the network.

ICT personnel might expediently commit errors while configuring changes to the enterprise network. This results in a network outage. In turn, this negatively affects organisational productivity. The need to eradicate network downtime is creating demand for IBN across the globe.

11. Wireless Data Links for Drones

Providing ubiquitous connectivity to various device types is critical for 5G and beyond 5G (B5G). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to be an essential component of the upcoming wireless networks that can facilitate wireless broadcast and support high rate transmissions.
UAV has salient attributes compared to communications with fixed infrastructure, such as flexible deployment, strong line-of-sight connection links, and additional design degrees of freedom with controlled mobility.

12. Self-healing Networks

What Is A Self-Healing Network?

Network Self-Healing is when network troubles are resolved without the need for humans to get engaged. Network Automation tools can detect and remediate outages, failures, and breaches of all kinds.

During the last decade, there was much emphasis on automation in the networking world. Many companies moved away from a manual command-line interface (CLI) configuration to automated network provisioning, which has resulted in huge operations expense savings. If automation was the primary driving force for this last decade, what will be the big game-changer in the next one?

Like automated network provisioning, many technologies are already genuinely evolving the network environment. Whether it’s Cloud, Hybrid-Cloud or on-premise infrastructure, the biggest challenge and opportunity in the networking world lies in network analytics troubleshooting tools.

Many tools and services emphasise network analytics and assurance. It’s no longer a question: “How can I collect information from my devices and systems?”; it’s a question of “What valuable information can I extract from my networking hardware with the minimum CPU and memory consumption?”

This is where innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can help. Having this level of granular visibility can be vital to an efficient network operation.

What are the predictions for Cloud Computing in 2021?

1. Cloud computing will be central to the post-pandemic new normal
2. Public clouds will grow even more dominant
3. Enterprises will mitigate cloud lock-in through hybrid and multi-cloud strategies
4. Platform as a service will grow in public cloud revenue share
5. Intelligent edge will become the principal cloud on-ramp
6. Under regulatory siege, Big Tech will emphasize open partner ecosystems
7. Augmented reality will help train the employees needed to support cloud growth

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