An increasingly diversified mix of users, devices, and internet-connected items connect to the network within the enterprise network edge. However, enterprises face significant challenges in managing the edge of their networks. Applications that organizations seek to access are more distributed than ever; over the past two years, users accessing those applications have become more distributed, too. Both factors make securing the edge of the network more challenging than ever. Complexity from multiple technologies managed by multiple platforms limits the ability of a company to gain value from its network.

HCL Technologies is a next-generation global technology company that helps enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age. Through its worldwide network of R&D facilities and co-innovation labs, global delivery capabilities, and 218,000 "ideapreneurs" in 59 countries, HCL delivers holistic services across industry verticals to leading enterprises, including 250 of the Fortune 500 and 650 of the Global 2000.

This paper outlines some of the key trends enterprises are focused on at the edge and explores how an advanced services-based approach can help organizations leverage powerful new technologies that can accelerate the digital transformation of their business.

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