Chiara Regale, senior vice president

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The Role of Digital Twins in Enterprises
Enterprises and cloud service providers are using digital twin technology to manage their complex networks. In many cases, the technology provides better visibility, helps with troubleshooting, and supports network management automation.

of product management at Forward Networks, says there are many use cases for this technology in enterprise networks. Some use cases depend on the type of user. Specifically, digital twins are used in the following areas:

Network engineers and NetOps staff use digital twins singapore mobile database troubleshoot, prevent failures, verify and analyze routes.
Network security teams use digital twins to respond to incidents, manage vulnerabilities, and maintain proper security posture.
Cloud and multi-cloud service managers use digital twins to provide end-to-end visibility, guaranteed service, and continuous security auditing.
In addition, there are use cases that span all three user groups. Specifically, all three can use digital twins for change control, inventory management, compliance/audit, and workflow automation.

Regale notes that some large enterprise users are reporting quantifiable benefits from their digital twins. “Accurate inventory reconciliation saved one company $6 million,” she says. “Another company reduced P0/P1 outages by nearly 35%, and another reduced mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 80%.

Conclusion
Digital twin technology helps manage network complexity by providing an exact copy of the network configuration and state. This allows for improved visibility, troubleshooting, and automation of network management. Various use cases for digital twins include network security, compliance and auditing, inventory management, and workflow automation. Ultimately, digital twins help improve network efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance security.