Automation and Transformation in IT Infrastructure with Jordan Lowe Network AF

Co-founder and CEO of Deft, Jordan Lowe stops by Network AF to talk to host Avi Freedman about all things IT infrastructure. Previously known as ServerCentral, Deft continues to innovate on its services to make managing IT infrastructure a better experience for the business and those who run it.

Highlights of the conversation include:
ServerCentral and being one of the first providers to combine domain names and web hosting for customersChallenges in the networking business throughout Jordan's career, and the complexity of it allHow automation differs from 20 years ago when ServerCentral beganThe challenges of running a networkSimplicity and reliability in the context of cloud native thinkingHow Deft divides responsibilities between teams for cloud networking and network opsThe need for automation, and checks and balances for maintaining operationsThe reason Deft uses its own global nLayerPacket destiny and public peeringWhat emerging and interesting tech Jordan is interested in that is coming down the roadHype around SDN and SD-WanThe evolution of Edge computing, and cloud architecture's ability to deploy easily