Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 36 | Page 67

/////////////////////////////////////////////////// t cht lk ARUBA 2020 PREDICTIONS IN KEY TECHNOLOGY AREAS Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head – Middle East, Saudi and South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba, makes some technological predictions for 2020. J acob Chacko, Regional Business Head – Middle East, Saudi and South Africa (MESA) at HPE Aruba, gives an insight into major technology trends that will shape the industry in 2020: • Security breaches will continue to plague organisations of all sizes and attacks will become increasingly complex, widespread and persistent, often carried out by co- ordinated teams of sophisticated hackers. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Network management goes from proactive to predictive mode • AI-powered automation, heightened programmability and the ability to take action based on insights are all attributes of a modern, self-validating network. In 2020, we’ll see continued advancements in the areas of data analysis and security, among others, which will enable the process of network management to go from proactive to predictive, easing the burden on network managers and The rise of AI-based, autonomous security • In 2020, AI-based, increasingly autonomous security technologies will become more prominent as emerging technologies such as IoT and Edge Computing applications consume security practitioners who will require a more efficient way to secure their organisations. www.intelligentcio.com “ SECURITY BREACHES WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE ORGANISATIONS OF ALL SIZES AND ATTACKS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX. INTELLIGENTCIO 67