Past Event
Always On Virtual Series | The Internet is the new WAN. MPLS is Dead, Long live MPLS?
3.18.2021 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Overview
Public and private cloud adoption is on the rise. With the Internet becoming the primary path for connectivity, many organizations have already moved to an SD/WAN solution or are evaluating a SASE/SD-WAN solution. The question looms, do organizations need to cut the cord on dedicated circuits, or private services, such as MPLS?
In this panel sesssion, we’ll discuss how to create the best path to network flexibility and secure connectivity for cloud services. Our experts will dig deep to find out if SD-WAN, MPLS or a hybrid model will help you to achieve a better way to the reach the cloud.
Join us to learn more about:
- Emerging Carrier Trends
- Last mile vs middle mile considerations
- Edge Network Hosting for SDWAN/SASE
- Global vs domestic WAN considerations
- Cloud connectivity – It’s not just about IaaS
- Application Performance over the public Internet
- Path Conditioning Technologies
Presenters:
- Jason Viera, Chief Technology Officer, Carousel
- Charlie Beckman (moderator) VP, Engineering, Carousel
- John Elliott, Director, Infrastructure Solutions, Carousel
Who should attend:
- CIO/CTO
- Vice President of IT
- Director of IT
- Network Architects and Engineers
Presenters
Jason Viera
Chief Technology Officer, NWN Carousel
Jason Viera
Chief Technology Officer, NWN Carousel
Jason Viera is Chief Technology Officer for NWN Carousel. As CTO, he is responsible for spearheading and shaping the vision of Carousel’s technology strategy to help innovate and cultivate new opportunities for its more than 6,000 clients. As CTO, Jason is laser-focused on continuously strengthening Carousel’s range of services and solutions and ensuring client satisfaction through the company’s engineering talent and masterfully designed solutions. Jason is the driving force behind the launch of Carousel’s Office of the CTO whose mission is to align the company’s engineering talent with customers to advance their business outcomes. Through client engagement activities, The Office is responsible for driving unbiased strategic innovation for both Carousel and its customers. Additionally, The Office vets and adds new technology solutions to its portfolio to provide further value to customers as they continue their digital transformation journey. Before serving as CTO, Jason was previously Senior Director of Infrastructure Solutions for Carousel. In this role, he worked with customers across multiple verticals to address their challenges with end-to-end architectures to meet their business and technical requirements. Prior to Carousel, he served in several engineering and leadership positions for Cisco Systems, Amgen, and Proctor & Gamble. Jason is a Tech10 Award winner, a member of the Forbes Tech Council, and is a frequent contributor to Network World, CRN, Channel Futures, and several other leading IT and business publications. Jason has over two decades of industry experience and more than a dozen industry certifications.
Charlie Beckman
VP Engineering, NWN Carousel
John Elliott
Director of Infrastructure Solutions, NWN Carousel
John Elliott
Director of Infrastructure Solutions, NWN Carousel
John is a Principal Consultant at NWN Carousel. Today, he works primarily in data center technologies and has an excellent grasp of foundational technologies such as switching, routing and storage. He also works extensively with new data center technologies such as VXLAN, FabricPath and OTV. John has worked in routing is switching for close to 20 years and is an excellent resource in advanced designs covering multiple technology domains. He has worked on networks dating from the age of X.25 and ATM to networks using the latest MPLS technologies. He has worked with all levels of business and can readily translate business requirements into technical requirements. John has also worked with wireless technology and has been the technical reviewer of two Cisco press books, The Business Case for Enterprise-Class Wireless LANs and 802.11 Wireless Network Site Surveying and Installation. John is a regular speaker at customer presentations and events for events for Carousel, Cisco and VMware user groups. John earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arkansas.