Of course, a unified approach with standardized processes was always a good idea. After all, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) goes back to the 1980s, and more and more management technologies support these requirements. Although no single NSM tool can provide all the capabilities you need, hundreds of management vendors are trying to design for this collaborative, process-centric market. The enterprise systems-management market is slowly becoming civilized.
Movers And Shakers
The transformation won't be complete this year, or even next. But we'll get a good start thanks to a handful of technologies--some emerging, some old friends--that will become more prominent.
>> DISCOVERY: The hottest area has been application dependency mapping--the discovery of application-to-infrastructure interdependencies--which would seem defined more by company acquisitions than conventional metrics. But core requirements to provide accurate and consistent views of discovered "realities" will remain an area to watch. These views include everything from Layer 2 and Layer 3 topologies through Layer 7 and into application components, content and dynamics.
Why is discovery important? Because the IT infrastructure and its applications are becoming more unpredictable all the time. And while SOAs aren't yet keeping most NOC professionals up at night, trust us on this: They will herald a shrill and monstrous awakening to the need for accurate and dynamic visibility within the next five years.
Pending 6GHz spectrum availability, faster speeds, and private wireless access use drive FWA forward.
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Verizon is demoing crowd analytics technology that uses 5G along with AI and mobile edge computing to give stadium operators insights into the flow of fans throughout a venue.
