Key Trends in Networking from Gartner, Itential, & Industry Experts for a Successful 2023
Enterprise networking took big strides in 2022, and forward-looking organizations are set to take that to new heights in the coming year. Check out the key networking trends to explore in 2023, and refer to knowledge gained in 2022 to ensure your strategy is built for a successful year.
By: Tyler Lochan , Technical Content Specialist?
We’ve seen rapid change in the networking world recently — and it’s just the beginning. With networks growing more complex, the organizations that see the best results will be those who adopt key innovations and ensure they can stay agile as they scale.
From beginning to end, 2022 was the year of new. Organizations, now armed with new networking experience from the remote-work revolution and exploring new ways to manage and empower their complex, growing networks, adopted new technologies and approaches to drive value across their IT infrastructure.?
For successful organizations, 2023 will be a year of evolution and extension. Those key innovations and ideas that organizations looked to in 2022 have to be developed and implemented for real business success. Automation evolves into integrated, holistic automation and orchestration. Cloud evolves to become multi-cloud, hybrid environments of ever-increasing scale. Infrastructure as Code is revolutionizing the way organizations harness the capabilities of their networks.?
To hit the ground running and set up for continued success in 2023, it’s crucial to take the key lessons and insights from 2022. Below is a list of key trends compiled from insights learned at the recent Gartner I&O event from top Gartner Research analysts.?
Bonus: Keep reading and you’ll also find a list of top content from Itential experts in 2022. These webinars, panels, reports, and blogs dive deeper into tech details and business strategy so you can bolster your understanding of these trends and put them into action.
Expect a Shift from NetOps to from NetDevOps
It’s time for network teams to embrace DevOps with open arms as their core responsibilities grow in scale and become more essential. Gartner Research’s Andrew Lerner , VP of Networking, predicts that CI/CD pipelines, continuous testing, and end-to-end automation will be necessary in efforts to upgrade and power up networking capabilities, bringing NetOps up to speed with the rest of IT.
Network as a Service is Set to Grow
Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is here and here to stay. The big advantages of robust NaaS solutions are that service offerings are dynamically scalable and expose self-service interfaces directly to customers, allowing for easy configuration.
Increased Agility through Infrastructure as Code
Simon Richard, VP Analyst on the Gartner for Tech Professionals Operations research team, spent time at Gartner I&O outlining how organizations that want to successfully automate and manage their networks must adopt Infrastructure-as-Code strategies and mentality. Success in networking means approaching IT infrastructure with scalability, easy management, and agility in mind as core business goals.?
Achieving End-to-End Automation with Robust Integration?
To see the value network automation promises to deliver, organizations need to think bigger and adopt a comprehensive, end-to-end automation strategy. Siloed automations that handle specific tasks on specific domains are limited, and with automation becoming more essential, integration-focused, holistic network automation solutions are increasingly important options for tech leaders.?
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Top Content: 2022 Recap & Looking Ahead
Trends are great, but having a tangible plan to put them into action is even better. Check out this mix of webinars, demos, industry panels, and thought leadership to dive into key networking topics to arm you with the knowledge you need to develop a successful automation strategy in 2023. These are sorted by prominent networking concepts that rose in 2022, and each will feed into all of the trends above – a strong automation strategy has to be holistic, adaptable, and built with the future in mind.
Scaling Automation for Success
Debunking Network Source of Truth
Conquering Change Management
Advancing CI/CD for Network Automation
Building a Future-Fit Automation Strategy
If you’d like to see for yourself what a holistic, end-to-end automation solution can deliver to your organization, you can test drive Itential for free or request a custom demo of our platform.?