Hossein Eslambolchi of AT&T Global Networking Technology Services and AT&T Labs gave a fascinating talk -- about three times too fast, alas -- about the rise of collaborative IT networks. A few highlights:

Customer business drivers include:

Security (anti-viruses worms, spam, terrorism, etc.)

• Right-time collaboration (broadband, Metro Ethernet, presence IM, IP, VoIP, Grid, new access technologies)

• Mobility/remote worker (telecommuting, wi-fi, Wimax, RFID, sensors, personal firewalls)

• Flexibility/pay per use: We're at the beginning of on-demand computing design, virtualization, real-time enterprise, software as a service.

• Business process/integration. More companies are moving to web services. The network is shielding the customers.

• Compliance challenges: as much as 8% of corporate budgets is spent on compliance technologies for section 17a3, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.


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