Intelliden' Predictions For Networking Industry In 2008

Intelliden has announced key predictions for the networking industry in 2008. “The networking industry is facing a critical time of change,” said Glen Tindal, CTO and co-founder of Intelliden. “The rapid adoption of IP-based service offerings such as VoIP and IPTV, data centre automation solutions and unified communications have all placed increasingly complex demands on the network. The ability to automate and simplify network resources will become more and more critical.”

Each of the following five predictions for the networking industry is a harbinger of increased IT infrastructure complexity for enterprise and service provider organisations. The industry trends predicted include, The edge of the network will be everywhere; The next frontier of virtualisation is the network; Habits of Millennials will become entrenched in the enterprise, placing new demands on the network; Organisations will no longer be able to fix network security in the rear view mirror and Consumers will demand IP-based communications on a par with traditional phone service quality.

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