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As enterprises go digital, they are finding that their networks cannot keep up with computing demand.
By Zhang Shuai, TMTPost
For as long as cloud has existed, cloud computing has hogged the limelight, while cloud networks have stayed distinctly low-key. But complex core services have imposed new requirements on cloud networks, so cloud-network integration is the only way forward if enterprises want to smooth out the bumpy road to digital transformation.
There are three key elements to cloud computing: computing power, storage, and networks. Computing and storage resources were virtualized long before networks, and so network technologies have lagged behind in the cloud era.
Cloud computing divides and manages large-scale tasks through distributed computing. How is data transmitted and shared? How can computing power be distributed to where it's needed through networks? How can intelligence extend beyond data centers to cover enterprise production scenarios? The answers to these questions all rely on flexible and robust cloud networks.
As cloud computing matures, enterprise customers and vendors have turned to boosting network capabilities.