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"The motivation for deploying SD-WAN may have started with cost reduction and improved performance, but that's changing."
It promises to simplify the process of buying and adding network functionality.
It runs on standard off-the-shelf Intel servers and achieves core network efficiency by packing multiple networking components into a small number of compute cores.
"This new network will be programmable at its core and will automate the provisioning of new applications and services."
The networking modernization movement is going slowly, so Cisco wants to find out why.
Telecoms such as Vodafone and AT&T are leading the way in network modernization efforts.
Five-year-old startup rival Viptela was founded by former Cisco execs.
"SDN controllers introduced undesired complexity and limit interoperability."
It helps organizations spin up SDN/NFV environments for development, evaluation and learning.
Here's a look at new developments in the software-defined networking space.
Carrier takes another step to fully virtualize its global network with next-generation technology.
The Nuage Virtualized Service Platform provides policy-based automation across the datacenter and WAN.
Web giant is building a next-gen networking platform for operators to run their services on.
Framework provides real-time, policy-driven software automation of virtual network functions.
Don't blame it all on Amazon.
Company extends software-defined reach to branch offices, network edges.
"A trend has emerged where vendors leverage open source to build closed proprietary solutions, providing only marginal benefit to the broader ecosystem."
It claims SDN can help organizations increase agility, enhance security and provide optimal efficiency.
Its software-defined networking fabric now supports hyper-converged solutions from VMware, along with multi-container environments.
Software-defined networking isn't making datacenter inroads as quickly as expected, according to IHS.
Company commercially supports Juniper-backed SDN project, teams up with Wind River for NFV proof-of-concept.
The reasons this university chose DataCore software.
VMware has joined the OPEN-O Project, recently formed to enable network operators to deliver end-to-end services across network functions virtualization infrastructure, software-defined networks and legacy network services.
Although old-guard networking company Cisco was slow to embrace new-age disruptions such as network functions virtualization and software-defined networking, it's fully invested now and a company exec predicts big things for the upstart technologies in the year ahead.
Enhancements to its SDN monitoring fabric are part of a new BigSecure Architecture.
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