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