FINAL WORD
Considerations for network innovation as IT budgets dwindle
In an era where AI and Generative AI are reshaping business efficiency , yet economic uncertainty is still pertinent , Alan Stewart-Brown , VP EMEA , Opengear , offers guidance for organisations striving to balance innovation with financial constraints , explaining why robust network infrastructure investment remains imperative .
In 1980 , Robert Metcalfe proposed what became Metcalfe ’ s Law , stating the value of a network grows exponentially with each connected device . Today , with billions of devices and server cores , we ’ re experiencing an unprecedented scale that even Metcalfe might not have envisioned . The current wave of IT transformation is notably driven by AI and Generative AI , significantly impacting business efficiency and necessitating robust network infrastructure investment .
But funding that investment is a little trickier in today ’ s business climate . Rising costs mean that CFOs are having to be more selective when allocating budget for network , and it ’ s already having a big impact .
As budgets tighten , what do organisations need to think about when ensuring their networks remain fit-for-purpose ? How do they guarantee that innovation remains on the agenda ? Here are the top considerations for businesses .
1 . Invest in a unified management framework
Enterprise observability traditionally reacts to user-reported issues , tasking the Ops team with diagnosing problems like application failures or internet outages . The push towards virtualisation and management fragmentation in the enterprise make it extremely difficult to get the observability needed to not only troubleshoot but to automate .
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