Enterprise Modernization: From Vertical Silos to an Innovation Platform | Dell Technologies United States
Small, medium and large enterprises have been captives of vertically integrated solutions at the edge for a long time. The organizational silos and the much-talked-about lack of alignment between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) are often the reasons for such an inconsistent short-term approach.
Enterprise modernization relies heavily on edge-premise solutions to deploy private wireless and intelligent data management. Security, time to value and cost-effectiveness cannot be achieved if enterprises need to build a new stack from scratch for every new service they launch.
The most advanced enterprises are quickly moving from a short-term isolated and verticalized OT deployment environment toward a more consistent and long-term platform for innovation. They understand the modernization process as a continuous journey and look for the best combined total cost of ownership (TCO).
Opportunities and Challenges
Enterprises that want to modernize their business need to ensure the networks connecting their operational processes are robust and flexible enough to support an ever-changing ecosystem of operational innovation. Modern enterprise processes heavily use AI/ML and distributed ledger technologies. The underlying platform needs to be able to provide the upper layer applications with enough computing, storage and connectivity resources. It is also required to offer flexible network operations; IT teams change device access point names (APNs), move users between networks and activate and change privileges based on needs that emerge in real-time.
The challenge is that in mission-critical environments, waiting to implement the needed configurations is not an option. Operators need to abstract that complexity and allow enterprise customers to easily manage network changes on their terms and timelines.
Why Do Enterprises Need a Horizontal Network to Deploy New Services?
Dell Technologies have been innovating at the edge with open disaggregated platforms and services to enable our Telecom and Enterprise customers to modernize operations and generate new outcomes. We partner with industry-leading companies to compose end-to-end solutions to reduce complexity and accelerate time to value. At Dell Technologies, we enable Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to deliver enterprises with dedicated networks tailored for performance and flexibility. More information and resources on this topic are available on our Infohub page.