Juniper Networks Announces “The Open Disruptive Decade Summit” Series in K.S.A
– Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced dates and details for “The Open Disruptive Decade Summit” series taking place in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A) and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). At these events, Juniper will discuss how open networking is fundamentally changing the way data centers are designed and architected today and how this will develop in the future as digital transformation evolves. Key customers and technology partners from the region will also share their insights and add independent perspectives to the discussion.
According to IDC, 20 percent of companies in EMEA will have an Open Source / OpenStack-first strategy by 2018, with new applications being driven by DevOps. Intelligent, open networking can drive business transformation, according to IT decisions makers who participated in Juniper’s recent survey commissioned to explore the attitudes of senior network professionals across EMEA towards open networking adoption.
The research further revealed that 55 percent of U.A.E respondents stated that their network is now measured on its effectiveness and ability to respond to a range of business needs, rather than merely its capacity and performance. Cost effectiveness is also considered a priority, with 65 percent of U.A.E IT experts surveyed aiming to reduce expenditure for their network infrastructure over the next 12-24 months. The reasons for open networking are clear – open means freedom and choice, translating into faster roll-out of new applications and services and a better use of IT resources and external partners.
Key topics covered in the summits will include:
How key IT use cases, such as hybrid cloud, automated and secure workflow automation and multi-tenancy combined with micro-segmentation, are delivered on an ‘Open Networking’ platform.
How effective security is all-pervasive, from the container to the cloud, and why having a network-embedded approach to security provides the most comprehensive defense mechanism for the prevailing, constantly-dynamic threat landscape. Network-embedded security is pivotal to the delivery of successful open solutions.
How an ‘any underlay for any overlay’ approach provides maximum flexibility in design, by building upon what exists and incrementing with a platform built for scale, automation, seamless integration and supreme agility.
Session Highlights: Riyadh (December 5, 2016)
9:30 AST – The Rise of the Open Data Center: A Vision for Now Paul Gainham, head of marketing, Juniper Networks EMEA
10:15 AST – Software Defined Secure Network: Detect. Enforce. Adapt Rasmus Andersen – director, data center and security partner sales, Juniper Networks EMEA
11:00 AST – Public, Private, or Hybrid Cloud: The Open OverlayMark Hosking – data center and virtualization leader, Juniper Networks MEA
15:00 AST – Winning with SD-WAN: Opening the Door to New Revenue StreamsAmmar Al Tawil, systems engineering manager, Juniper Networks Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
To register, please select the date at the following link: https://goo.gl/52N1q8
Supporting Quote:
“The Open Disruptive Decade Summit is a wonderful opportunity to talk about how an Open Networking approach can provide real benefits within mission-critical data center and cloud environments in the Middle East. Juniper’s open networking vision is based on the concept of de-layering, disaggregation and standards-based platforms where key functions and applications can execute anywhere within the infrastructure and where security is embedded and pervasive. At the summits in Riyadh and Dubai, we welcome organizations that share this vision, or would like to learn more.”
– Hatem Hariri, general manager MEA, Juniper Networks MEA
