Changes wrought by COVID-19 have led
enterprises to automate, distribute and secure networks as part of
overall IT transformations, ISG Provider Lens™ report says
Many Australian enterprises are adopting software-defined
networking (SDN) as they carry out broad digital transformations to
support business continuity, remote work and overall
competitiveness, according to a new research report published today
by Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global
technology research and advisory firm.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Network — Software Defined Solutions
and Services report for Australia notes Australian companies have
seen significant changes to work models, supply chains and overall
business requirements in recent years, in many cases due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. To support new ways of operating, organizations
have begun to build software-defined-everything (SDx)
architectures, which is leading them to increase their network
capacity and re-evaluate network configurations and security.
“The need for more flexibility, automation and security is
challenging rigid IT architectures at Australian companies,” said
Troy Williams, digital lead for ISG Asia Pacific based in
Australia. “Many are now moving from traditional networking to
SDN.”
The pandemic has fueled faster cloud migration, more distributed
networks, more use of collaboration tools and the movement of
applications from on-premises data centers to cloud-hosted
environments, the report says. One effect has been that companies
now have more reason to seek SD-WAN solutions to support SaaS and
IaaS environments.
Demand for edge computing technology also is expected to grow
dramatically over the next 12 months in Australia, where companies
are still in the early days of realizing its potential, ISG says.
Enterprises are especially focused on improving application
performance, but edge computing also comes with challenges around
resilience, security and operational efficiency.
Australian companies need to develop a greater understanding of
how SDN works hand in hand with cloudification, mobility and
digital business transformation, ISG says. Over the next five
years, creating next-generation enterprises in Australia may
require new network ecosystems that incorporate a wide array of
technologies, including multi-cloud architectures, secure access
service edge (SASE), AI-assisted network automation and 5G/Wi-Fi 6
convergence.
The report also explores several other trends in Australia
related to SDN, including an escalation in enterprise security
requirements, the sale of SD-WAN solutions for DIY (non-managed)
implementations and SDN suppliers’ growing role as advisors and
consultants.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Network — Software Defined Solutions
and Services report for Australia evaluates the capabilities of 40
providers across five quadrants: Managed (SD) WAN Services, SDN
Transformation Services (Consulting and Implementation), Enterprise
Networks Technology and Service Suppliers, Edge Technologies and
Services, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).
The report names Infosys, Orange Business Services and Wipro as
Leaders in all five quadrants. It names Telstra as a Leader in four
quadrants and Cisco, NTT, Tech Mahindra and Verizon as Leaders in
three quadrants each. Datacom, HPE Aruba and Tata Communications
are named as Leaders in two quadrants each, and Aryaka, Cato
Networks, Citrix, Data#3, Dicker Data, Juniper Networks, Macquarie
Telecom, Nuage Networks, Versa and VMware are named as Leaders in
one quadrant each.
In addition, Datacom, Empired, HCL, Lumen, Nuage Networks and
Verizon are named as Rising Stars — companies with a “promising
portfolio” and “high future potential” by ISG’s definition — in one
quadrant each.
The 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Network — Software Defined Solutions
and Services report for Australia is available to subscribers or
for one-time purchase on this webpage.
About ISG Provider Lens™ Research
The ISG Provider Lens™ Quadrant research series is the only
service provider evaluation of its kind to combine empirical,
data-driven research and market analysis with the real-world
experience and observations of ISG's global advisory team.
Enterprises will find a wealth of detailed data and market analysis
to help guide their selection of appropriate sourcing partners,
while ISG advisors use the reports to validate their own market
knowledge and make recommendations to ISG's enterprise clients. The
research currently covers providers offering their services
globally, across Europe, as well as in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
the U.K., France, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, the Nordics,
Australia and Singapore/Malaysia, with additional markets to be
added in the future. For more information about ISG Provider Lens
research, please visit this webpage.
A companion research series, the ISG Provider Lens Archetype
reports, offer a first-of-its-kind evaluation of providers from the
perspective of specific buyer types.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 800 clients, including more than 75 of the
world’s top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping
corporations, public sector organizations, and service and
technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster
growth. The firm specializes in digital transformation services,
including automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory;
managed governance and risk services; network carrier services;
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG employs more than 1,300
digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a
global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence,
deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research
and analytical capabilities based on the industry’s most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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