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SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs part 2
SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs part 2
"I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years . . . Ever since, I have distrusted myself and avoided all
Aug. 14, 2013
SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs
SDN in the Enterprise: aligning with business needs
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong. - H.L. Mencken As a long-time practitioner of the art of beating
July 31, 2013
The Programmable Network: Elastic Services
The Programmable Network: Elastic Services
In our last blog on “Advanced Flow Control” we used the metaphor of a three-dimensional collection of intersecting highways of many different kinds with a
July 23, 2013
Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture: Programmability for WAN Networks
Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture: Programmability for WAN Networks
In my last two blogs I discussed the challenges Enterprises are facing for their WAN, the differences between Enterprise needs in their LAN and WAN, and
July 8, 2013
Enterprise Networks: Practical Differences in LAN and WAN SDN Deployments
Enterprise Networks: Practical Differences in LAN and WAN SDN Deployments
In my last blog I introduced challenges Enterprises are facing in their WAN deployments and the definition of ONF SDN. While the broad definition of ONF’s
July 3, 2013
SDN – What is it and what does it mean for Your Business?
SDN – What is it and what does it mean for Your Business?
As the long awaited innovation in the networking space moves out of hype cycle and market interest in software defined networking (SDN) steadily rises,
June 28, 2013
Leading the Network Evolution to SDN – Helping You with Your SDN Adoption Strategy
Leading the Network Evolution to SDN – Helping You with Your SDN Adoption Strategy
If you are following the industry debates around Software Defined Networking (SDN), and are wondering “What really is SDN?”, “How the concepts of network virtualization and network programmability relate...
June 23, 2013
Hitchhiker’s Guide for Service Providers at Cisco Live Orlando
Hitchhiker’s Guide for Service Providers at Cisco Live Orlando
Written by Amrit Hanspal, Sr. Product Manager, Service Provider Segment Lead, Network OS Tech Group Cisco Live at Orlando in...
June 21, 2013
Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions – Is SDN Relevant to the Enterprise WAN?
Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions – Is SDN Relevant to the Enterprise WAN?
June is summer weather in the San Francisco Bay Area, but quite different from the June I was used to in Boston. A common misconception around Mark Twain
June 20, 2013
Services – the Missing “S” in the SDN Debate
Services – the Missing “S” in the SDN Debate
While I’ve been writing about Cisco Domain TenSM, I’ve been watching the SDN debate evolve in our industry, and I have to say, I’ve had my concerns.
June 7, 2013
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
The Programmable Network: End-to-End Visualization and Control
In our last blog, we talked about the next generation Internet. It will be about the Internet of Everything­ ─ people-to-people, machine-to-machine,
May 2, 2013
Three Truths about Networking – the Next Chapter
Three Truths about Networking – the Next Chapter
It’s great to see, hear and read various points of view on the evolution of networking.  It’s a hot topic right now, highlighting the fact that the
April 3, 2013