Hits and Misses From Our 2022 Tech Trends Predictions – Part 6 of 6

 Integration of Network and Security along with Visibility of the User Experience and Applications

Our popular blog series, “Six Technology Predictions for 2022”  focused on trends around Cloud, Data, Cybersecurity, AI, and more. For our last in a series look back, we focus on challenges with aging network infrastructure that doesn’t have the capacity or scalability to support a seamless end-user experience.

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Read on for Part VI, the final installment of our 2022 Recap Predictions.

Operate at Scale in a SASE Model – Score A

Our Prediction

In 2022, the focus will be on the integration of network and security along with visibility of the user experience and applications. We’ll see a shift from the traditional LAN/WAN environments to “work from anywhere” hybrid architectures.

Scalability in the IT platform and applications will also be a shift in focal point. Expanding or reducing consumption will also be based upon needs.

Aging technology and infrastructure that doesn’t have the capacity or scalability to support a seamless end-user experience (whether from a home office, coffee shop, or corporate office) has been a real struggle for many organizations in the new ‘Hybrid Work’ model. In the coming year, customers are looking to cloud service providers to deliver secure, managed, as-a-service platforms that create this seamless experience for their employees.

Poor application user experiences have led to workplace dissatisfaction and reduced productivity. Disparate technologies have caused operational inefficiencies leading to IT teams spending a majority of the time fighting fires instead of proactively supporting the business.

What Experts Say

“IT solutions built for an ‘office-based’ era do facilitate remote working, but largely, a significant amount of IT technology isn’t developed with the remote deployment, security, and connectivity requirements of effective and flexible remote working” according to “The IT Demands of Work from Anywhere” article.

Our Score – A

Customers are looking to cloud service providers to deliver secure, managed, as-a-service platforms that create this seamless experience for their employees.

Poor application user experiences have led to workplace dissatisfaction and reduced productivity. Disparate technologies have caused operational inefficiencies leading to IT teams spending a majority of the time fighting fires instead of proactively supporting the business.

Attention will also be on a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) infrastructure. SASE allows for the merging of wide area networking and security technologies through cloud services to connect users and apps, regardless of location.

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