TrendsReport2020Global2020GlobalNetworkingTrendsReport1TheevolvingroleoftheITnetwork7Globaltrendsshapingnetworkdemands9Globalization9Digitalbusinesstransformation9Businessautomation10Businessandoperationalresilience10Sustainability10Technologytrendsdrivingnetworkevolution11Theevolvingapplicationlandscape11IoT12AI13Mobility13Security14Immersiveexperiences14Theneedforanewkindofnetwork16Ciscoexpertsenvisiontheemergingnetworkarchitecture17Thestateofnetworkarchitecture19Contents4Introduction:Stateofnetworkingforthedigitalage20TrendsinnetworktechnologyNetworkautomationatscale23Software-definednetworking:Justthebeginning25Intent-basednetworking:Closingtheloop25Networkfunctionsvirtualization27Programmabilityasanetworkfoundation272020GlobalNetworkingTrendsReport2Open-platformIBNcontrollers:ITprocessandbusinessintegration28Cross-domainpolicyandassurancealignment:Clienttoworkload29AI-enabledassurance30WhatareAI,ML,andMR?31NetworkcomplexityfuelsAIadoption32HowareMLandMRappliedinanetworkcontext?34CurrentandfuturestateofAIfornetworkassurance34ConsiderationsforgoingforwardwithAI36Networkingfordataandapplicationsinmulticloudenvironments37Thenetworkimpactofchangingapplicationmodels39Optimizinguser-to-multicloudconnectivity41Networkingforananywheredatacenter45Considerationswhenarchitectingyournetworkformulticloud48Networkaccessandwireless49Deliveringadelightfulmobileuserexperience51PreparingITforwirelesssuccess53Currentandfuturestateofnetworkaccessreadiness53Considerationsforenablingaccessandwirelessforthedigitalera55Changingroleofnetworksecurity56Challengeswithnetworksecurity59Tacklingsecuritychallengeswithanintelligentnetwork61Currentandfuturestateofnetworksecurity64Trendsinnetworktechnology(continued)2020GlobalNetworkingTrendsReport3Preparingforchangingnetworkingskillsets82Thebiggestinformationtechnologyskillsgaps82Thebiggestnetworkingskillsgaps83Increasingneedforbusinessandsoftskills84Crossoverrolesmoreprominentinthefuture84Newrolesfornetworkstrategists85Strategistofthefuture:...
