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Gorkem Yigit, Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason

Automating Data Center Operations: Recent Industry Survey Results

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Still image of Gorkem Yigit from Analysys Mason on the left in a blue shirt with a slide from his presentation that features survey results next to him. There is a yellow text box next to him that says, “The lack of technology standardization and difficulty of justifying an opex-based business case are the main barriers to CSP DC network automation initiatives.” The graph with the results and percentages is to the right. Lack of standardization: 27%; Difficulty in justifying the business case: 23%; Lack of technology maturity: 17%; Lack of the right skillsets: 13%; Change management: 13%; Lack of budget: 7%; Legal/regulatory barriers: 0%; Lack of executive support: 0%; Other: 0%.

Hot off the press: Data center automation survey results

In this short clip from a Roundtable Discussion with Juniper’s Michael Bushong, see the results of the recent Analysys Mason survey of 30 Tier-1 CSPs asking about the barriers and challenges they are facing when it comes to network automation.

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You’ll learn

The two major barriers and challenges to data center automation, according to surveyed CSPs
Detailed info about the respondents, including region located, operator type, and respondent titles
The percentage of operators saying lack of executive support is a barrier (hint: it’s zero)

Who is this for?

Network Professionals Business Leaders

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Gorkem Yigit

Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason

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Transcript

0:00 over the last six seven months we

0:02 collected a great amount of inputs and

0:04 data

0:05 first through an online survey with 30

0:08 tier one communication service providers

0:10 csps worldwide and we also did five

0:14 additional in-depth phone interviews

0:16 with them according to our survey

0:18 csvs are facing two major barriers that

0:21 are hindering their data center network

0:22 automation investments and the progress

0:25 first it's the lack of technology

0:28 standardization and fragmentation in

0:30 their data centers and the second is the

0:32 difficulty in justifying an opex driven

0:35 business case for automation

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