The Cloud-native computing for telcos: definitions, challenges and opportunities
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Executive summary
Mastery of cloud-native computing is critical for DSPs, but adoption is fraught with challenges
Telco industry players should prioritise cloud-native computing if they are committed to becoming DSPs
Key recommendations
IS BECOMING A DSP THE RIGHT STRATEGY?
Not all CSPs are willing or able to transform themselves into DSPs
DSPs expect to gain significant business benefits over other types of telco, but need a strong appetite for risk
UNDERSTANDING CLOUD-NATIVE COMPUTING
The principles of cloud-native computing have developed over the past 5 years and its definition is still evolving
Microservices oriented: Applications need to be developed as, or refactored into, microservices
Containerised: Applications must be packaged in containers
Dynamically orchestrated: Application containers must be centrally and dynamically orchestrated
ACCELERATING CLOUD-NATIVE ADOPTION
True believers must do more to accelerate their own rate of adoption, while hybrids have a vested interest in accelerating that of their vendors
Key telco barriers to cloud-native computing must be understood and addressed before mainstream adoption can take place
Selecting the right base technologies is tricky in a fragmented ecosystem, but the current winners are emerging
VENDOR SNAPSHOTS
Canonical
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Docker
Mesos
Rancher
Red Hat
VMware
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Analysys Masons consulting and research are uniquely positioned
Research from Analysys Mason
Consulting from Analysys Mason
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Drivers of digital transformation and recommendations for CSPs
Figure 2: Benchmarks for cloud-native computing KPIs set by FANG companies
Figure 3: Three ways in which CSPs should advance cloud-native network function virtualisation
Figure 4: Characteristics of the three types of CSP
Figure 5: KPIs for the three types of CSP
Figure 6: The evolution of cloud-native computing
Figure 7: The CNCFs definition of microservices oriented
Figure 8: Example of how a virtual network function might be decomposed into microservices
Figure 9: CNCFs definition of container-packaged applications
Figure 10: Comparison of containers and virtual machines
Figure 11: CNCFs definition of dynamically orchestrated
Figure 12: Overview of the container platform and container engine
Figure 13: Strategies for accelerating cloud-native adoption
Figure 14: Four key barriers to rapid adoption of cloud-native computing
Figure 15: Overview of the CNCF tooling taxonomy
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