Remote/Hybrid Workforce
How secure and speedy networking is helping the remote workforce?
Markus Nispel, CTO of EMEA at Extreme Networks explores how SD-WAN networking is helping to connect the remote workforce.
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xtreme Networks offers an eclectic portfolio, including solutions with SD-WAN and AIOps with digital
twin capabilities to allow customers to operate more securely at the edge of the network, enhance cloud deployment speed, and gain valuable insights into their network. Markus Nispel, CTO of EMEA at Extreme Networks tells us more.
How have networking needs and demands changed since the pandemic? Te biggest impact of the pandemic in terms of networking has been how and where people work. Many traditional carpeted enterprises turned into a series of remote endpoints overnight. Tis started the creation of what we call the “Infinite Enterprise” meaning that with each new endpoint, companies are quickly becoming infinite in their reach and distribution to meet users where they are. Today, the majority of employees favour some form of remote or hybrid work. Tis means businesses are now having to look at their networks through a long- term lens. Networks must give employees the same quality user experience
no matter where they are, while also ensuring security and scalability. Work-from-home strategies have changed how
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businesses address the network edge, which had already expanded outwards with cloud services and soſtware-defined WAN. Now, the network edge - and in particular the SD-WAN edge - is reaching the employee residence as vendors market SD-WAN for home offices. In today’s world of the infinite enterprise
the network has become a more strategic asset than ever. Te network supports growth, operational efficiency, flexibility, and enhanced user experiences. It has quickly become the lifeblood of any business or organisation. Tat’s a significant step- change in a short space of time. And it’s something no business can afford to ignore.
When working remotely, how are IT managers ensuring that infrastructure is still operating at peak performance? What trends are we seeing? Te cloud has made it much easier to implement consistent IT practices across a distributed organisation. It also provides the visibility and control that organisations need
to better understand the performance and usage of the network. With things like AIOps, the network becomes more intelligent each day. Tat means, it helps proactively predict outages or network threats and can even go as far as to help prioritise these issues in a task list for network managers and IT professionals. By integrating
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