Hewlett-Packard Enterprise recently unveiled significant enhancements to its self-driving network architecture. Juniper Networks can be credited for much of the groundwork, having put an early stake in the ground well before its acquisition by HPE. Modern AI applications and agentic frameworks have enormous potential in unlocking digital transformation and deploying automation at scale. Commensurately bringing autonomy to not only the underlying network architecture but also network operations has the capability to strengthen assurance and security posture. Defining A Self-Driving Network Architecture HPE positions itself as the industry’s first and exclusive provider of fully autonomous, agentic AIOps enterprise networking. It is a bold statement, one that is technically accurate given Nokia’s…
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Gigamon held its fifth annual Visualyze Bootcamp virtual event over three days in early September. Since its founding 20 years ago, the company has developed a deep observability pipeline that leverages network intelligence to detect threats often missed by traditional security tools. The Bootcamp serves as an opportunity for Gigamon to share its industry and technical knowledge with customers. Most organizations using cloud services employ a multi-cloud model to benefit from competitive pricing and access to best-of-breed service offerings. Additionally, the trend toward containerization and virtualization aims to enhance operational and cost efficiencies. However, hybrid cloud deployments can introduce complexities that require careful management. The Bootcamp addressed many of these challenges, with…
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Bio: Will Townsend is a frequent Forbes contributor and advises some of the largest networking and telecommunications companies in the world. His more than thirty years of experience spans tenures spent with iconic companies such as Dell & Hewlett-Packard, serving in several senior level roles including sales, marketing, product management, and business development. Presently, Mr. Townsend manages the networking infrastructure and security practices for Moor Insights & Strategy, an analyst firm regarded as a leader in the technology sector based on principal and founder Patrick Moorhead’s #1 ranking by ARInsights. Mr. Townsend also ranks consistently within the top 100 technology analysts in the world according to ARInsights and by same…






