{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/62f453dac8c50f001336f39b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Orange VP on automating the API ecosystem","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1660179347256-43805406c57ee907df813af803aa82df.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>DENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Orange Business Services VP Franck Morales returns to the podcast to share how the service provider is utilizing&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/aiautomation/mefs-stan-hubbard-on-accelerating-automation-with-apis/v/d-id/779405?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MEF's Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>In addition to working to further automate transactions with other service providers and enterprise customers via the APIs, Morales said his role as a member of MEF's board provides him with the opportunity to help develop SD-WAN and SASE standards.</p><p><br></p><p>You can<a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wxwx96ieutmd9r/Light%20Reading%20podcast_%20Franck%20Morales%2C%20Orange%20Business%20Services.pdf?dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;download an unedited transcript of the podcast here</a>. If you want to skip around and listen, here are a few more things covered in this interview:</p><ul><li>Orange's use of the MEF LSO APIs (00:23)</li><li>Development of SD-WAN and SASE standards (03:17)</li><li>New Integrated Trust Network (ITN) and blockchain groups (04:25)</li><li>How use of APIs improves automation of business functions (11:00)</li><li>New MEF security standard (16:27)</li><li>Standardized definition of SASE (17:20)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lightreading.com/newsletter_signup.asp?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=Acast&amp;utm_campaign=Podcast_CTA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter.</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}