The network was once an IT resource to which few business leaders paid attention. Most considered the network to be the “pipes” or the “plumbing” of a company and thought of it as a commodity. That opinion has been changing, because the network has rapidly increased in importance as digital transformation has taken hold in the business world.
The building blocks of digital are technologies such as cloud computing, mobility, internet of things and artificial intelligence, all of which are network-centric. This means as business becomes more digital, the network increases in strategic value.
