Executives at the Edge

A podcast brought to you by MEF.

Join host Pascal Menezes as he explores thought-provoking perspectives from the leaders and changemakers who are propelling enterprise digital transformation forward.

Each episode delves into leading-edge business insights from top network, cloud, and technology executives and industry analysts—leaving you with key takeaways to help grow your revenue and bring solutions to market faster.

Interested in sharing your industry perspective as a podcast guest? Contact Us!

Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform

Apple   Spotify   Pandora   YouTube   RSS Feed

Episodes

Power Play: Analysts Sound Off on NaaS

7 November 2024

The transformative impact of NaaS from the Edge.

NaaS: The Next Frontier in Enterprise Connectivity

24 October 2024

What’s driving the enterprise shift toward API-driven, automated network services?

Automation Imperative: Modernizing LATAM Telecom

10 October 2024

Will automation drive efficiency and competitiveness in Latin America’s complex telecom landscape?

AI-Powered Telco Networks: A New Era

26 September 2024

How are partnerships between tech companies and telcos empowering automation through cloud technology, AI, and data solutions?

Power Play: Tech Landscape Transformed

12 September 2024

Satellite, multi-cloud, and AI highlights from the Edge.

Enterprise Network Needs: High-Capacity Carrier Opportunities

29 August 2024

How are SD-WAN, DIA, and cloud adoption overhauling enterprise networks?

SD-WAN vs MPLS: Battling for Network Dominance

15 August 2024

Is rewiring the enterprise the roadmap to NaaS?

Bursting the Telecom Pipe: 5G, Cloud, and AI

1 August 2024

Can cloud and AI release the telecom pressure around becoming mere utilities?

Network Nirvana: The Power of NaaS

18 July 2024

Is vertical integration the path to enlightened enterprise networking?

CNaaS: Cracking the Campus Network Code

3 July 2024

Is Campus Network-as-a-Service the answer to enterprise IT infrastructure?

Africa Rising: Surging Toward Data Sovereignty

20 June 2024

How will NaaS remove barriers across Africa’s rugged telecom landscape?

Telecom DNA: Integrating Automation

6 June 2024

How are core business processes evolving to meet an automated world?

Business-Led Advantage: Streamline Processes, Boost Profits

23 May 2024

Does aligning business goals with technology lead to happier customers and a more profitable business?

Business Internet: The Future is NaaS

9 May 2024

Is Network-as-a-Service the answer to unlocking flexibility, automation, and efficiency?

Cloud Chaos: Simplifying Multi-Cloud Networking

25 April 2024

Can businesses find harmony within the complexity of multi-cloud environments?

Telecom Carrier Insights: Deciphering Network Evolution

11 April 2024

Who are the telecom leaders delivering essential connectivity services?

Telecom Operating Models: Envisioning a Zero-Touch System

28 March 2024

Can service providers achieve seamless service orchestration across the ecosystem?

Driving NaaS Adoption: IT Professionals Prepare

14 March 2024

How is Network-as-a-Service transforming the IT landscape?

Software-Defined Edge: Unraveling Complex Distributed Environments 

29 February 2024

How will enterprises combine cybersecurity, SD-WAN, and SASE at the edge?

Supply Chain Automation: Building the Global Business Internet

15 February 2024

Can automation and a common language connect fragmented supply chains?

Zero Trust: Closing the Cybersecurity Gap

1 February 2024

Is a zero trust approach the key to outsmarting cybercriminals?

OuterNET Unveiled: Networks in Orbit

18 January 2024

Will the OuterNET reinvent global communications?

Satellite Tech: Beyond Earth’s Business Horizons

4 January 2024

Can satellites close the great digital divide?

The Rise of Campus NaaS: Revolutionizing Connectivity

14 December 2023

Can enterprise campus NaaS deliver the performance, security, and cost savings businesses demand?

Unifying NaaS: Shifting the Network Infrastructure Paradigm

30 November 2023

Can one platform meet every networking need?

AI, Blockchain, and DOAs: Private Data, Public Trust

16 November 2023

Why are Decentralized Autonomous Organizations the future of telecom collaboration?

Transforming Telecom: New Technologies and Global Regulations

26 October 2023

How can innovation meet the evolving needs of customers in a globalized world?

SASE: On the Edge of Securing the Digital Future

28 September 2023

How is Secure Access Service Edge transforming the way we connect and protect our data?

Navigating NaaS: Beyond the Hype

21 September 2023

Can a seamless NaaS ecosystem fulfill its promise of being better, faster, cheaper?

The Shift to NaaS: Where Connectivity and Security Converge

14 September 2023

How can Network-as-a-Service address the complexities of modern enterprise networks?

Network-as-a-Service: The Utility of Networking

7 September 2023

How can NaaS help businesses move towards a pay-as-you-go model?

Service Orchestration: Automating Good Intentions

24 August 2023

How can translating intent into action help telecom operators innovate faster?

Blockchain: Unchaining the Blocks to Accurate Billing and Ordering

10 August 2023

Can blockchain build a single source of truth through automated ordering and billing?

Edge Compute: Defining the Edge of Digital Transformation

13 July 2023

How will edge computing and AI-driven edge innovation revolutionize how we interact with the digital world?

Network-as-a-Service: The Enterprise Cloud Revolution

29 June 2023

What will it take to deliver a subscription-based technology model?

Automation and Standard APIs: The Key to Network Transformation

15 June 2023

How can APIs and automation help managed service providers deliver a better customer experience?

Toward NaaS: A New Model for Global Operators

1 June 2023

Can telecom operators align to adapt to the changing global landscape?

Business-Driven Automation: Don’t Boil the Ocean

18 May 2023

When will automation support business goals and initiatives?

SASE and 5G: Delivering Cloud-based Security and Connectivity

4 May 2023

What’s keeping enterprise CISOs up at night?

Internet-based Networks: Going the Extra Mile

20 April 2023

How are strategic partnerships moving enterprises to global internet connectivity?

Standards-based LSO APIs: Expanding the Industry Pie

6 April 2023

Why is creating a baseline of standardized services and automation APIs critical to industry growth?

End-to-End Automation: Differentiating Digital Experience

23 March 2023

Can automation deliver on enterprises’ expectations for manageable services to support their applications?

Disruptive Technologies in the LATAM Market: The Rising Tide

9 March 2023

Is boarding the automation boat key to raising adoption in Latin American regions?

Ransomware-as-a-Service: Securing the Enterprise

16 February 2023

Can managed service providers secure organizations against organized cybercrime?

Secure Networking: Turbocharging Global Strategy

2 February 2023

What does it take to accelerate the expansion of secure networking as a service globally?

SASE Convergence: Civilizing the Wild West of Cybersecurity

19 January 2023

What’s driving the state of the cybersecurity threat landscape today and how is convergence the answer to taming it?

Experience-Led Transformation: How We Meet Customer Demands

5 January 2023

How can “we” philosophy help service providers stay relevant in a market focused on the cloud and software-driven architectures?

Network as a Service: Putting the Customer in the Driver’s Seat

15 December 2022

How are service providers shifting models to empower the customer to control their network?

In the Industry: The Future is Now

1 December 2022

How is the service provider ecosystem now positioned to deliver secure, automated, on-demand services?

Automating Inter-Carrier Ordering: A Transformational Effort

22 November 2022

In a perfect future, how will enterprises access connectivity in the telecom marketplace?

People-Centric Automation: Integrating the Service Provider Ecosystem

10 November 2022

What does automation truly mean to the customer and other stakeholders in customer relationship management?

AI on the Edge: Data Served from Bento Boxes

27 October 2022

What does it take to process and analyze the massive amounts of data generated through AI to empower machine learning at the edge?

Telco Clouds: Putting Virtual Networks to the Test

13 October 2022

How can service providers transform and validate their virtual networks to benefit from cloud-native hyperscale-like infrastructure?

The SD-WAN Cake: Cutting Through the Underlay

29 September 2022

How do service providers cut through the ambiguity to intelligently steer traffic over the underlay—dynamically, securely, and without interruption?

5G and Network Slicing: Hybrid Clouds with Silver Linings

15 September 2022

How will 5G and network slicing spark an evolution of next-generation services offered over diverse networks?

Integrating the IoT: Beyond the Yellow Submarine

1 September 2022

How can service providers lead the movement to full Internet connectivity between humans, enterprises, and things in the Internet of Things?

Disruptive Innovation and LSO APIs: Shifting the Mindset 

18 August 2022

How can service providers leverage LSO APIs to make the shift to real-time, on-demand services?

5G and Intelligent Automation: The Truth Is Out There

4 August 2022

What does it take to transition to 5G in this multi-cloud, distributed-edge world and how can telcos achieve it?

Digital Transformation: What Does It Take?

21 July 2022

How are businesses and service providers adapting to orchestrate true digital transformation in which everything happens in the cloud?

SASE: Journey or Destination?

7 July 2022

How are SASE and SSE evolving, with SD-WAN as the foundation to securely connect users and devices running many applications in different locations?

Transforming the WAN: Bringing Applications to the Users

23 June 2022

How has networking and particularly SD-WAN evolved to support hybrid, secure multi-cloud environments?

Trailer: Executives at the Edge

26 May 2022

Exploring thought-provoking perspectives from the leaders and changemakers who are propelling enterprise digital transformation forward.

Executives at the Edge is brought to you by MEF, an industry association of 200 service, technology, and cloud providers who together accelerate enterprise digital transformation.

Never Miss an Executives at the Edge Episode.     Subscribe