NaaS: The Next Frontier in Enterprise Connectivity

AvidThink‘s Founder and Principal Analyst, Roy Chua, delves into the evolving world of Network-as-a-Service, from flexible enterprise connectivity to AI, APIs, and campus NaaS. Explore how enterprises are adopting NaaS and what’s driving the shift. What will it take for NaaS to become the standard?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Roy Chua of AvidThink:

How are enterprises using Network-as-a-Service for flexible, on-demand connectivity?
What role do APIs and automation play in the adoption of NaaS?
How are AI workloads influencing NaaS requirements and offerings?
How is the NaaS ecosystem evolving with carriers, hyperscalers, and new market entrants?
Why is standardization crucial for the growth of NaaS?

Learn More

Explore how MEF is architecting a new generation of Network-as-a-Service and get the MEF NaaS Industry Blueprint in English or Spanish.
Read Roy’s recent blog: Analyst Insights: NaaS Evolution
See Roy’s recent Campus and Enterprise NaaS report at AvidThink
Also listen to Roy’s podcast: Driving NaaS Adoption: IT Professionals Prepare
Meet AvidThink’s Roy Chua at MEF’s Global NaaS Event, GNE 2024

About Our Guest

Roy Chua, Founder and Principal, AvidThink

Roy Chua is a principal at AvidThink, an independent research and advisory service focused on infrastructure technologies. Roy is a frequent speaker at telecom and cloud conferences, and AvidThink has been quoted by and featured in major publications including the WSJ, Fierce Telecom, Fierce Wireless, The New Stack, and Light Reading. Roy was also a co-founder at SDxCentral, a technology publication.

He previously worked as a management consultant for Fortune 500 and startup companies, specializing in go-to-market and product strategy. Roy is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s electrical engineering and computer science program and MIT’s Sloan School of Business. With over 20 years of experience in telecom and enterprise computing, networking, and security, he has also founded several Silicon Valley startups.

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

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