| | December 20206CIOReviewIn today's digital world, networking technology is everything. It's what makes the internet possible. It's how businesses support sprawling multinational footprints. For all of its importance, though, networking technology as a whole doesn't tend to change much. For example, the internet itself runs on an iteration of a protocol that's now 40 years old. Most of the developments in networking over that time have revolved around capacity and speed ­ not capability.One of the most important features of digital infrastructure is the ability to bridge distances and make it easier to efficiently meet societal needs in terms of resource utilization, collaboration, competence transfer, status verification, privacy protection, security and safety. The networking industry supports other industries by enabling them to deliver digital products and services such as health care, education, finance, commerce, governance and agriculture. It also plays a vital role in tackling climate change by helping other industries reduce emissions and improve efficiency.Future technologies will enable a fully digitalized, automated and programmable world of connected humans, machines, things and places. All experiences and sensations will be transparent across the boundaries of physical and virtual realities. Traffic in future networks will be generated not only by human communication but also by connected, intelligent machines and bots that are embedded with artificial intelligence (AI). As time goes on, the percentage of traffic generated by humans will drop as that of traffic generated by machines and computer vision systems ­ including autonomous vehicles, drones and surveillance systems ­ rises.From a high-level perspective, network teams will be tasked with creating networks that support emerging services, create time-saving efficiencies, and extend the reach of the corporate network footprint. Digitization of previously manual processes will be driving the need for faster network EditorialThe Future of Networking: A Fully Programmable WorldCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewEmail:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com December - 30, 2020, Vol 09, Issue - 115 (ISSN 2644-237X) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffAaron PierceCarolynn WaltersShirley FaithRussell ThomasVisualizersIssac GeorgeJaxon Jase*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJustin Smith Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comManaging EditorJustin SmithSalesStephen Thomasstephen.thomas@cioreview.com Dean Winchester
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