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3 Enterprise network trends to expect in 2023
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From ramping up cloud connectivity to a move towards more on-demand and intent-based services, 2023 will see businesses make strong strides towards reclaiming control of their networks. In this article, Genius Wong, Executive Vice President of Core and Next-Gen Connectivity Services and Chief Technology Officer at Tata Communications, explores three enterprise network trends to expect this year.
The past few years have been a transformational time for the business world, presenting countless challenges as well as opportunities. And in 2023, this era of uncertainty is only set to accelerate – from growing inflation and economic recessions to the ongoing global chip shortage, impending regulatory changes and the expected consolidation of providers. However, enterprises have also become increasingly comfortable with uncertainty. As a result, going into 2023, many leaders know they need to focus on strategizing ways to make their enterprise systems ever more resilient to constant change – and network modernisation is one crucial element.
These improvements will be essential to make enterprises more resilient to evolving market conditions and future regulatory and compliance demands. 2. Simplification - More choice and control with greater breadth of on-demand services and intent-based networking Many businesses have seen their work environments not only grow in size, but in complexity. As a result, it’s become tougher for many enterprises to manage and optimise their offerings to the needs of the business or employees. So, in 2023, we’ll see more firms lean on providers and solutions that can give them greater control over their services with simpler terms. Whether a business wants to change the class of service for different kinds of application traffic or decide on which latency path to take, or which cloud application they need to connect to, leaders will look for providers who can give them the power to choose what’s right for them at that moment and in as straightforward a manner as possible."With more than nine in 10 businesses reporting to already have an ongoing investment in AI, it will continue to grow in popularity as businesses’ look to infuse their management solutions with greater flexibility and reactivity."
As such, the next generation of networking will be a lot more intent-based to meet the specific needs of businesses and end users."AI and ML will be integral in bringing these solutions to fruition, by adding intelligence to drive on-demand decision-making."

For example, at Tata communications we saved our power consumption globally by approx. 6.2 million kWh in FY 2021-22. So, technology’s ability to enable firms to reach their environmental objectives has become a key decision-making criteria."Enterprises are increasingly evaluating the partners they work with in terms of their sustainability framework."

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