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Enterprises, CSPs and MSPs worldwide are leveraging the speed, flexibility and scalability of modern networks to power digital transformation initiatives. However, because these new environments create monitoring challenges that legacy approaches can’t handle, better solutions are needed. Many enterprises are turning to network telemetry, with push-based technology that delivers real-time network performance data. In this NOW19 Webinar, 451 Research Senior Analyst Mike Fratto and experts from SevOne will discuss telemetry and how leading networking vendors are paving the way for its wider use. The session will also cover how to maximize the power of telemetry data by coupling it with flexible and scalable network monitoring systems.

Mike Fratto
Senior Analyst, Applied Infrastructure and Dev Ops - 451 Research
Mike Fratto is a senior analyst on 451 Research’s Applied Infrastructure and DevOps team covering enterprise networking. He has extensive experience reviewing and writing about enterprise remote access, security and network infrastructure products, as well as consulting with enterprise IT, equipment and software vendors, and service providers.
Prior to joining 451 Research, he was with GlobalData as Research Director with the Global IT Technology & Software team covering the enterprise networking and datacenter technology markets. Mike was with TechWeb for more than 15 years, most recently as Editor of Network Computing. He was Lead Analyst with InformationWeek Analytics, Senior Technology Editor with Network Computing and Executive Editor for Secure Enterprise. He has spoken at several conferences including Interop, SD-WAN Summit, MPLS + SDN + NFV World Congress and SDN NFV World Congress, as well as to local groups, and he served as the chair for Interop's Datacenter and Storage tracks. Prior to Network Computing, Mike was an independent consultant.

Brendan Schimmel
Senior Principal Solutions Architect - SevOne
Brendan Schimmel is a Senior Principal Solutions Architect serving in the Office of the CTO at SevOne. At SevOne, Brendan is a technology strategist, advocate and product management advisor helping to deliver network performance management, telemetry collection, data visualization and analytics solutions via the SevOne Data Platform. Drawing on a unique diverse set of previous roles as a technician, engineer, planner and architect where he monitored and managed complex, large scale, cutting-edge networks he drives a customer centered focus into the SevOne product portfolio.
Prior to SevOne, Brendan was a Principal Network Systems Engineer at Verizon Wireless, where he worked for nearly 14 years. Brendan held several positions at Verizon Wireless starting as a cell site technician and then transitioning into network engineer, planning and solutions architect roles.
Brendan is currently in his 16th year of service in the Air National Guard. He is a Technical Sergeant, serving as a Combat Communications engineer where is he responsible for mission planning, network design and systems engineering of tactical enterprise-style networks to support combat operations in deployed environments.
