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Steve Wood is the Vice President of Asia Pacific at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. In his role, Mr. Wood oversees Asia Pacific region and is the Chairman of Aruba Networks Advisory Board...
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2017 marks the year cybercrime went mainstream. Security breaches and ransomware splashed headlines, demonstrating the impact malicious hackers have in today's digitized world.
I could be exaggerating when I say that Asia Pacific is in the eye of the storm. With the advent of Mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud, consider how organizations in the region are 80 percent more likely to be breached than their global counterparts. Did you also know that half of the infected systems in the first two days of theWannaCry outbreakwere found in China? While almost every business and nation is embarking on digital transformation, the majority still struggle to get a handle on cybersecurity.
So what does 2018 have in store for us? One thing's for sure, cybercrime is not slowing down. With digital transformation in full swing, the network has become the foundation for organizations. Securing your business starts with securing your network, but that is already a given (if you don't have a sturdy network security strategy, you shouldget started now). In today's digital age, we need to aim towards delivering new levels of connectivity that ensures security while driving agility, innovation, and productivity. My take on getting there? Adding intelligence to your network, which is a personal business resolution I advocate.
智力的目光
If mobile is the undisputed king of Asia Pacific, then IoT is the queen. The resulting device explosion introduces more devices than ever before to enterprise networks, revolutionizing workplaces and enabling new engagement models.
While this could translate to significant business benefits, it also stresses traditional networking architectures built for the client-server era. Legacy networks are simply not equipped to compute power, agility, and reach needed to support today's complex environments. For instance, connected devices in healthcare often don't have the luxury to wait for a centralized computer source to tell them what to do. At the same time, IT managers now have the added responsibility of manually managing multiple devices per person with unpredictable locations, new traffic patterns, and unknown shadow devices across a wide area.
Having complete visibility into your networks may help alleviate these pressures, but in device-dominated environments, this is hardly enough.
在大多数情况下，智能是关于自动化的：网络足够聪明，可以自动采取行动和反应。让网络自动识别连接的设备以及它们可以访问的数据和应用程序的简单行为在简化工作流程和加速过程方面很大程度上。这最终将减少其压力，以应对不断增长的工作量，从而使他们呼吸空间，以专注于创新而不是维护。Aruba专注于通过其端到端框架来推动可编程性和自动化mobile-first strategy.
随着安全性继续是最高的，下一代端到端的安全解决方案，例如Aruba 360 Secure Fabric, further demonstrate how they are empowering organizations to secure their business and infrastructure IoT through machine-learning, becoming smarter and faster at detecting threats coming through the network.
On the other end of the stick, intelligent networks can enhance end-user engagements. In a world where instant gratification is the new normal, having constant and multiple touchpoints—thinkreal-time engagementslike location-based marketing—is key to building stronger business relationships for healthier bottom lines. Sectors such as healthcare and retail can utilize intelligent networks to collect crucial data on user traffic patterns and automatically enable powerful BI tools to draw insights to help boost end-user satisfaction.
The technology landscape will not evolve slowly and neither should we. LikeGartner, I believe intelligence is the game changer of 2018. Having not just a robust network, but an intelligent one will be key for your organization to move as fast as technology advances.
Intelligence is my 2018 resolution. What's yours?
