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Expanding Global Reach: A New Paradigm for Interconnecting Locations within the Enterprise
Interconnection-Oriented Architecture ™( IOA ™) Cheat Sheet
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Expanding Global Reach: A New Paradigm for Interconnecting Locations within the Enterprise

Interconnection-Oriented Architecture ™( IOA ™) Cheat Sheet

INTERCONNECTION-ORIENTED ARCHITECTU
What to Target
USE CASE PROBLEM SCENARIO PAIN
People
Interconnecting Employees, Customers and Partners
User Experience – Poor or inconsistent user experience creates frustration and lost revenue opportunities.
Economies of Scope and Scale – Current end-user connectivity architecture does not scale cost-effectively. Fragmented delivery, lack of capabilities and increased security exposure diminish user satisfaction.
Not Designed fo Virtual Worker o Demand for rich growing and the
Network Archit WAN, point-to-po technology for a
Locations
Interconnecting Geographic Markets, Ecosystems and Business Locations
Security and Complexity – Spaghetti topology to connect users and applications, and multiple hops and points of failure, present too much exposure for man-in-the-middle attacks.
Speed to Capacity – Long lead times to add / remove / increase connectivity to multiple offices, channels, regions and data centers slows application and data access.
Lack of Flexibil infrastructure req frequently.
Never Enough fix and can be lim are the opposite
Clouds
Interconnecting Internal and External Cloud Services
Integration and Security – There can be complexity and security issues with multitiered external connections across multiple clouds. Cloud sprawl is exponentially difficult to manage without proper architecture and controls.
Lack of Variability – If the network is fixed and provisioned, then it cannot behave in a dynamic, tiered and variable manner as cloud services do.
Siloed Network for dynamic, sec a dependency fo
Fragmented Int bindings to a sub of cloud ubiquity
Data
Interconnecting Data for Accessibility and Real-Time Analytics
Network Physics – Massive amounts of new datasets are increasingly being generated across dispersed locations and regions. It is impossible to consolidate the data in real time, conduct analytics and generate on-demand insight.
Regulations and Compliance – Data security, privacy and residency requirements are being regulated. Legal liability is becoming a top-of-mind business risk.
Data Afterthoug application” rath need the interco storage more ac
Data Sensitivity protection, err on Your security ar
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