{"id":30563,"date":"2019-12-03T10:05:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/12\/03\/aruba-2020-predictions-in-key-technology-areas\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T10:06:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T10:06:58","slug":"aruba-2020-predictions-in-key-technology-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/12\/03\/aruba-2020-predictions-in-key-technology-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Aruba 2020 predictions in key technology areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head \u2013 Middle East, Saudi and South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba, makes some technological predictions for 2020. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we approach the end of 2019, Jacob Chacko, Regional Business\nHead \u2013 Middle East, Saudi and South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba, gives an\ninsight into major technology trends that will shape the industry in the Middle\nEast in 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning<a> <\/a>(ML)<br> <br> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The rise of AI-based, autonomous security <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2020, AI-based, increasingly autonomous\nsecurity technologies will become more prominent as emerging technologies such\nas IoT and Edge Computing applications consume security practitioners who will\nrequire a more efficient way to secure their organisations.&nbsp; <\/li><li>In the coming year, security breaches will\ncontinue to plague organisations of all sizes and attacks will become\nincreasingly complex, widespread and persistent, often carried\nout by co-ordinated teams of sophisticated hackers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Network management goes from proactive to predictive\nmode<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>AI-powered automation, heightened\nprogrammability and the ability to take action based on insights are all\nattributes of a modern, self-validating network. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, we\u2019ll see continued advancements in\nthe areas of data analysis and security, among others, which will enable the\nprocess of network management to go from proactive to predictive, easing the\nburden on network managers and allowing them to focus their efforts on\nbusiness-impacting issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This will enable IT teams to not only take a\nproactive stance, but will allow systems to predict when issues will occur\nbased on nuanced patterns, behaviour monitoring and network health, easing the\npressure on IT resources even more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cloud-driven era <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The containerised future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In this modern era, networks that exhibit\ncloud-native characteristics \u2013 such as modularity, programmability, elasticity\nand resiliency \u2013 will become increasingly popular. <\/li><li>In 2020, cloud-native networks will help\nDevOps teams by having switch infrastructures that interact with a cloud-based\nGUI to better support applications that have proliferated almost everywhere in\nmodern enterprises, especially in containers or as micro-services. <\/li><li>Whether on premises, or in the cloud, the\nnetwork must evolve to embrace a containerised future.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Death\nof network software subscription models<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Having network switches, routers and\ncontrollers that go dark once the software registration ends is harmful to\nbusinesses. <\/li><li>When customers buy equipment, they want all\nthe ownership of features, functionality and their network, not a ticking time\nbomb in the form of a services contract that could impede essential features,\nsecurity functions and even connectivity itself. <\/li><li>In 2020, customer-first subscription models tailored\nto cloud-driven strategies will emerge to deliver value and peace-of-mind. &nbsp;<br>\n<br>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Securing widespread adoption of the Internet\nof Things (IoT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>While the growing use of IoT devices is\nproviding organisations with new levels of data to make intelligent decisions\nabout business operations, they can also provide an open door for malicious\nactors to exploit vulnerabilities. With over 70 billion devices expected to be\nin operation by 2020 according to Gartner, securing these devices, and using behavioural\nanalytics to detect Indicators of Compromise (IOC) will be critical.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Continued\nintegration and orchestration of security tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With enterprises using over 130 plus security\ntools and technologies on average, in 2020, we will see a rise in the use of integration\nand orchestration tools to better leverage these technologies for better threat\ndetection and accelerated response.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wireless<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wayfinding\nis just the beginning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2020, location services will continue to advance and serve up more meaningful, personalised experiences to users, inviting them to engage with their environment like never before. <\/li><li>No longer just about wayfinding, location services will enable a new host of services based on proximity and preferences, delivering value to both the provider and the user in the form of customised offers for the user and consumer insights for the provider.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you build It, they will come<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Despite the fanfare, the introduction of Wi-Fi 6 this year was met with cautious optimism, with sceptics citing that the increased bandwidth enabled by Wi-Fi 6, though impressive, will not necessarily be put to use very soon. <\/li><li>As a result of continued Wi-Fi 6 innovation, Aruba predicts that 2020 will usher in a new swath of Wi-Fi 6-enabed services that will deliver the performance, availability and quality of service that is promised by technologies such as 5G.<\/li><li>Wi Fi 6 will be the preferred on ramp to 5G for the majority of enterprise Edge applications.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SD-WAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Entire distributed\nenterprises managed from a single pane of glass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With all layers of the distributed enterprise managed from a\nsingle platform, complex WAN management activities for all branches and\nhead-ends (data centres or public clouds) will be greatly simplified in 2020.\nIT teams will also be able to use these same platforms to unify policy and\nmanagement, as well as networking and security, for LAN traffic. Throughout the\nLAN and WAN, a single pane of glass will monitor and manage corporate\napplications for all users, gateways, access points, switches and other network\nelements, including IoT devices. &nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cloud connectivity\nbecomes more seamless and ubiquitous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2020, organisations will increasingly leverage cloud-based\nservices from branch offices to support mission-critical applications while\nreducing exposure to malicious users and other sources of cyberattacks. Virtual\ngateways will better integrate with network services provided in public clouds\nto greatly simplify and accelerate this trend. New SD-WAN features will enable\nIT to better monitor and manage applications from public cloud infrastructures.\n&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public\nInternet continues to replace MPLS at remote branches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2020, organisations will&nbsp;increasingly\nutilise public Internet services, which is more widely available and costs up\nto 100x less than legacy MPLS, for SD-WAN remote office connectivity. This\ntrend is being driven by next-gen SD-WAN solutions which use ML-based analytical\ntools to improve performance and utilisation. Additionally, these solutions\nautomatically reroute traffic to minimise network disruptions which further\nincreases confidence in public Internet services as a primary transport\nvehicle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, it\nis hard to grasp the scale of innovation with the dynamic nature of the tech\nindustry and the pace at which changes are happening. The above list of\npredictions highlights some of the technology trends that we at Aruba believe\nCIOs and IT managers should take note of, but it is far from exhaustive. It will\nbe interesting to wait and see the exciting innovations that 2020 will bring! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head \u2013 Middle East, Saudi and South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba, makes some technological predictions for 2020. 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