Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, Aiden Gallagher, Senior Solutions Architect, IBM Technology Expert Labs sits down with Andy Garratt, Technical Product Manager for IBM Cloud Pak for Integration to explore the Control Plane, how it impacts the industry and how it fits into existing and new Integration Platform Architectures.
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Why are Control Planes becoming big in the Industry?
03:06 - The difference between the Control Plane and Data Plane
05:59 - What are the key aspects a Control Plane needs?
09:11 - Logging and Monitoring
14:35 - What should a Control Plane look like in terms of Access Management?
19:58 - Where are the boundaries for teams that are interacting with the Control Plane?
22:55 - Security
24:36 - What about Portals for consumers?
27:55 - What's the most important aspect for customers to consider when implementing a Control Plane?