The most prevalent networking principles a few years ago included cloud integration, virtualization and software-defined networking. Now, networking has entered a new era, according to ONUG co-founder and co-chairman Nick Lippis during a session at the recent ONUG Fall 2023 conference in New York City. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to wide consumption of AI, cloud services, multi-cloud, remote access and IoT. The features that were once important to networking remain, but others have emerged as well. As a result, networking needs a new model to manage this complexity, Lippis said. This new networking model prioritizes security as the two disciplines further align in organizations. When GSK — a London-based pharmaceutical company — began its digital transformation journey to the cloud , the organization used a unified approach to networking and security. This approach was integral to the process migration, said Mohamed Khalid, GSK director of enterprise architect hosting services, during another conference session. Networking and security in GSK’s digital transformation GSK’s internal customers work in R&D to discover new medications. They work with an influx of data that comes from various sources around the world, such as research labs, universities and third-party partners. Khalid said his team needed to […]