In an era when networks just moved bits from Point A to Point B, network upgrades were mostly about adding bandwidth. Rethinking the very nature of the network was not on the table. If it wasn’t broken, there was no need to fix it, to paraphrase my grandmother.
Good versus evil. Heroes versus villains: Perhaps one of the reasons we’re universally drawn to superhero movies and comics is because deep down we know there’s a nugget of truth to them that plays out in real life. The CenturyLink 2018 Threat Report is a case in point. Peel back the layers and you see the story of our CenturyLink Threat Research Labs team meticulously tracking and mitigating threats on the CenturyLink global network backbone impacting roughly 104 million unique targets per day — from data servers to IoT-connected devices owned by the world’s businesses, consumers and government agencies.
In some ways, the debate over retail’s impending demise is a little like the debate over climate change. There are factions on both sides of the argument. Like climate change, there are those who are sounding the alarm of rapidly impending doom and those who are calling the whole notion overblown and suggesting flawed science. In the end however, Mother Nature really doesn’t care what we mere mortals believe. She will ultimately have the final word. No amount of disbelief, debate or discussion will reverse the melting ice caps, slow the rising seas or cool the heating planet. Soon, regardless of what we believe, we’ll hit a point of no return.
How do you balance digital transformation with limited budgets? This question and many others are top of mind for most IT decision-makers. CenturyLink can help. Our team of experts help organizations such as yours determine the best strategy for addressing the tremendous possibilities that come with digital transformation – without breaking the bank. Our enterprise services — from networking and cloud to managed services and security — have been recognized by industry analysts as among the best in the market.
Have you booked your flights for SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference? This innovative cloud and business technology conference will be here before you know it! SAP customers, SAP partners, and Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) members from around the globe will converge on Orlando June 5–7 for the event, which will provide outstanding opportunities for education, inspiration, and connection.
Like a cheetah racing across the Serengeti, digital transformation is accelerating tremendous opportunities in the private sector, increasing productivity, improving efficiency and expanding inclusiveness. Just like enterprise organizations, federal government agencies recognize the need for IT modernization, but modernization is more than just updating technology.
As the best soccer teams in the world prepare to face off this summer, their coaches and managers will be looking to utilize every competitive advantage available. Team managers begin building competitive strategies long in advance. They evaluate players for speed and skill and work to attract the best talent in the country, offering an experience not available in other organizations. Their main objective to is to build a team that will work together to attain the ultimate prize.
Most enterprises today recognize the tremendous benefits that come with evolving IT infrastructures to introduce more cloud services and new networking technologies. As innovative IT professionals begin to lead their enterprise-wide digital transformations many are struck by questions about how to manage and optimize performance.
