- the most current contracting business terms and conditions that comprise a market leading contract
- options that enable the highest degree of flexibility for technology transformation in the next sourcing cycle
- tips for optimizing your pricing constructs to ensure near-term savings and future technology enablement
- specific terms and conditions pertaining to technology transformation, SD-Wan, hybrid-WAN sourcing
Future Networks Summit
September 24 - 25, 2018
Swissôtel Chicago
Digital Transformation: It Starts with the Network
Digital Transformation enables businesses to innovate faster, become more agile and gain competitive advantage. But without a fast, secure network, digital transformation becomes impossible. Networks will need to be more resilient and dynamic to support the pace of change and elevate the customer experience.
When organizations begin conversations concerning digital transformation, the network is rarely a factor and often viewed as a cost center. As the world races towards 30 billion connected devices, organizations must deal with greater levels of security, scale, and cost, as well as the fractured nature of the IoT landscape.
The network of the future will be simpler, faster, transparent, self-repairing and cheaper. The ISG Future Networks Summit will explore the various avenues and trends that enterprises can consider in transforming existing network infrastructures to support their digital transformation, including:
The ISG Future Networks Summit will address the following key issues:
• Moving from present state to the network of the future -- what are the important considerations?
• What are the sourcing strategies to ensure making the right network technology transformation choice?
• Are 3rd-party managed networks the wave of the future?
• The threat of Iot and hyper-connectivity on network security.
• Could blockchain be an answer to enhanced network security?
• NFV and SDN -- bringing the network out of the closet and into the cloud.
Who Should Attend
The Future Networks Summit will provide attendees with insight into nextgen networking that will enable and facilitate their organization’s digital transformation strategy.
Senior IT Leadership (CIO / CTO)
Directors of IT
Networking Executives
Communications Company Executives
Keynote Speaker
Peyton Maynard-Koran
Senior Director - Worldwide Infrastructure Operations
Whole Foods - Amazon
Network Contracting and Sourcing Strategies Workshop
Optional Pre-Summit Workshop
Monday, September 24, 2018
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join a panel of Network and Technology Sourcing experts to review current network sourcing trends and techniques to ensure your network agreements are market leading and enable your network technology transformation plans for the future.
The workshop will explore:
Note: Attendance is reserved for Enterprise IT and business executives. Non-practitioners may participate through event sponsorship. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact us. Download the sponsorship prospectus here.
Future Networks Summit
Chicago, IL, US - September 24-25
Digital Business Summit
Sourcing Industry Conference