Hi, orchestration a key success topic for Telco cloudification transformation and workload automate from end to end perspetive is not an option is a must have to create a successful transformation for Telco Industry otherwise it be a failure as we are introducing a new technologies, brinking higher cost and adding more complexity to the network and if we don't change the way the are operating the network the game will be over and this is among the transformation failure reasons.
I developed a complete framework for Telco transformation adreesing (strategy & business, operation &support , Technology, Skills & organizarion ) which is not a direct path BUT a complete journey with intermediate steps according to AS-IS situation and OpCo strategy moving forward to digitilization.
In fact we have to see NFV/SDN/Cloud as service enablers allowing OpCo to act with flexible and agile way and reducing TTM.
Orchestration is not yet mature in Telco Industry and in my point of view (ECOMP--》 ONAP) project is the right approch addressing this topic as it is build by OpCo to OpCo and you can read more about AT&T initiative for better more understanding regarding challenges & opportunities.
In addition OpCo architecture standardization is mandatory to build different blocks aligned wirh company strategy and based in best in class experiences and this is including all layers (NFVI-VIM-MANO) and their components (storage,compute,networking,hypervisor,storage virtualization,network vitualization,CMP) and orshestrator as upper layer for any applications As having an orshestrator per NFV application vendor is not an option.
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Wadii BELLAAJ
Product owner and cloud technology Head
Technology advisor and NFV/SDN/CLOUD Transformation specialist
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-27-2017 13:19
From: Thanassis Anagnostopoulos
Subject: Telecom & IT Cloud Hot Topic?
I am looking for some feedback on the common orchestration layer for Telecom and IT cloud. To me, this is quite the hot topic... do you agree?
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Thanassis Anagnostopoulos
Ericsson Inc.
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