August 2024

This year’s network outages serve as a wake-up call for organizations of all sizes. They need to be proactive about managing their networks and battle-testing them for today’s unpredictable landscape.

A string of network outages in the first half of 2024 from major companies underscores the critical role of the IT network in our always-on digital world. These disruptions, impacting millions of users, highlight the importance of ensuring network infrastructure performance and resilience. Network complexity combined with increasing demand and persistent cyber threats call for a new approach that delivers the scalability, flexibility, security, and ease of use needed to ensure consistent performance and protect against disruptions.

The traditional network management model is buckling under the weight of increasing complexity, scalability demands, and the relentless pace of digital transformation. As businesses increasingly rely on cloud-based applications and services, network infrastructures must rapidly scale to accommodate fluctuating workloads. Simultaneously, the proliferation of IoT devices and the growing volume of data generated by these devices are straining existing network architectures. This complexity, coupled with the need for constant network optimization, has overwhelmed traditional network management approaches, leading to increased operational costs, service disruptions, and hindered innovation.