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Top Six Networking
Trends For 2023
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2023 Trends
Staffing shortages
do more with less
Inflationary pressures
continue to
innovate with shrinking capital budgets
Supply chain disruption
creatively
gain access to new technology
Geo-political unrest
address
increasing cyberattacks
The network now plays an even stronger role, powering the
transformation journey needed to thrive during uncertainty,
preparing organizations for what comes next in 2023.
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y the end of 2023, 20% of
organizations will have
adopted a NaaS strategy
With tightening economic conditions, IT requires flexibility in how
network infrastructure is acquired, deployed, and operated to
enable network teams to deliver business outcomes rather than
just manage devices. Migrating to a network-as-a-service (NaaS)
framework enables IT to accelerate network modernization yet
stay within budget, IT resources, and schedule constraints. In
addition, adopting a NaaS strategy will help organizations meet
sustainability objectives because leading NaaS suppliers have
adopted carbon-neutral and recycling manufacturing strategies.
How we help
HPE GreenLake for Aruba enables
organizations to
• Acquire and deploy the latest technology faster
and more efficiently
• Rapidly deploy new use cases in response to
changes in business or market dynamics
• Align IT costs with actual usage
• Reduce/eliminate overprovisioning
• Minimize continuous training costs
In 2023,
campus WLAN NaaS
revenue will grow by 111%.*
*650 Group, Ethernet Switch NaaS for the Campus Quarterly Market and Long-Term Forecast Report,
November 2022
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uilt-in security will
replace bolt-on
Reducing cybersecurity risk has become a core operational
concern. Transformation to a more automated security
architecture is an IT imperative. Organizations can no longer
bolt-on perimeter firewalls around the network to protect
against threats and vulnerabilities. Security must be built-in to
every aspect of the network infrastructure, from Wi-Fi access
points to LAN, campus and data center switches, WAN gateways,
and extending into the cloud. Zero Trust and SASE frameworks
will become more intertwined, not only to protect from threats
but to apply micro-segmentation across the complete IT stack,
including users, connected devices, applications, network
services, compute, and storage platforms.
How we help
• Aruba ESP Zero Trust and SASE frameworks
enable comprehensive, consistent security from
edge to cloud
• ClearPass, CloudAuth, and NetConductor provide
robust identity and role-based access control and
micro-segmentation to help organizations meet
compliance requirements
• Aruba SD-WAN built-in next-gen firewall replaces
traditional branch firewalls
• Automated integrations with leading SSE
providers enable best-of-breed SASE architectures
without compromising network performance or
security capabilities
states:
In 2023
cybersecurity is the top
technology that IT leaders
expect to increase their
spending on.*
*ESG, 2023 Technology Spending Intentions, Dec 2022
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Location services will enable
new business models and
greater efficiency
Challenging skilled labor markets and recurring supply
chain issues will force companies to become more
efficient, productive, and resourceful. Pivoting towards
achieving situational awareness of assets, inventories,
work in process, workers, customers, contractors,
and supply chains will enable better control of costs,
resources, quality, and intellectual property. This will
require merging information technology (IT), Internet of
Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT) data with
contextual information about the environment. A new
focus will be placed on obtaining the accurate location
of work activity and assets, the identity of people and
machines, the real-time applications being used and by
whom or what, and the security posture of every device
and machine.
How we help
• Aruba is first in the industry to deliver Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
LocationTM access points
• A built-in GPS receiver in every Aruba Central-managed Wi-Fi
6E AP helps you map your entire wireless network
• An integrated BLE/Zigbee radio and wired USB ports
eliminate the need for IoT overlays
• Aruba Central serves as the management layer, providing
location services and IoT integrations
states:
In 2023
IoT devices will increase
worldwide to over 35
billion; and almost 42
billion by 2025.*
*IDC, IoT IT Infrastructure Survey, June 2022
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IT will consolidate onto a single,
centralized network and security
management platform
More diverse digital technology is being deployed by enterprises to improve
user experiences and to streamline IT operations. At the same time, employees
and customers expect a better integrated real life/digital experience, regardless
of the enterprise business model. These dynamics have added complexity to
both network and security and have made managing the infrastructure more
complex. With an intensified focus on end user quality of experience while
increasing protection from cyberattacks, IT will look to a single centralized
management system, with visibility across the network and the ability to
configure edge to cloud QoS and security policies.
How we help
• Aruba Central provides a single
point of visibility and control for
Wi-Fi, switching, VPN, and SD-WAN
infrastructure
• Cloud-native capabilities provide the
scale, resiliency, and management
tools needed by large enterprises
• Bi-directional integrations with IoT
and security ecosystems help to
converge and protect infrastructure
By 2023
51% of IT leaders will increase their
spending on management, orchestration,
and automation tools.*
*ESG, 2023 Technology Spending Intentions, Dec 23
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LA measurements will be
based on user experience, not
box uptime and link availability
IT must optimize their networks to meet hybrid working requirements.
Businesses will have dedicated teams whose priority is to ensure a seamless
end user digital experience for employees and customers. Adapting to a clientbased view, rather than a network view, requires complete end-to-end visibility
and application-level insights to ensure the quality of experience meets end
user expectations. Tight control of network performance is no longer sufficient.
Being able to identify and troubleshoot application response time and
performance issues rapidly and remotely will be essential to ensure a seamless
end user digital experience, no matter from where users connect.
How we help
• Aruba UXI real-time customer
experience monitoring ensures
important apps work end to end
• AIOps automated incident
detection provides actionable
insights
• Alerts and automated trouble
ticketing speed troubleshooting
• Improved end user quality of
experience reduces help desk
calls
predicts:
35% of IT leaders surveyed on postpandemic work practices and technology
advances that are most likely to endure
stated “employee experience as a driver
of business growth and innovation will
remain a top priority.”*
*Gartner, Next-Gen Campus Connectivity Must Start by Defining the End-User Experience, May 22
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AIOps shifts from primarily
offering insights to delivering
automated remediation
With AI, cloud adoption, and access to vast amounts of data now common
in enterprise-class network management solutions, automation takes center
stage. Identifying the clustering of similar error symptoms across a full-stack
network is leading to orchestrated workflows that will more readily give IT
organizations the option to allow solutions to automatically remediate an issue.
The need to streamline IT efficiency and do more with less is driving humanassisted workflows, which will enable administrators to examine recommended
changes and their impact, and then enable remediation of
on-going occurrences into production.
How we help
• Built on HPE’s common data
lake and using Aruba’s domain
expertise, AI Insights enables
automated remediation or
avoidance of common network
performance issues
• AI-powered Client Insights
enhances network security with
automated device profiling that
improves policy enforcement
• AI-powered RF optimization
provides automatic channel
assignments and bandwidth
adjustments
By 2023
63% of IT leaders will increase their IT
spending in AI/ML.*
*ESG, 2023 Technology Spending Intentions, Dec 23
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For what
comes next
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By the end of 2023, 20% of organizations will have
adopted a NaaS strategy
Discover HPE GreenLake for Aruba
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Built-in security will replace bolt-on
Learn more about Aruba Zero Trust and SASE Security Frameworks
Location services will enable new business models and
greater efficiency
Read more about Aruba’s Open Locate initiative
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IT will consolidate operations onto a single centralized
network and security management platform
Learn how you can modernize your network
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SLA measurements will be based on user experience, not box
uptime and link availability
Learn how Aruba UXI helps IT ensure end user quality of experience
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AIOps will shift from primarily offering insights to delivering
automated remediation
See how Aruba’s AIOps solution works
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