Getting along with SDN
The latest topic in enterprise networking is software-defined networks (SDNs), which increase the intelligence of the core network making it more receptive to overall IT and business demands of an enterprise. It is essentially a new approach to providing networks with more real-time intelligence, deep application integration and high levels of automation to prepare networking technology for rigorous demands of the cloud era. In this post we will focus on various aspects of SDN, market forecasts, the ‘OpenFlow’ connection and Calsoft’s value proposition towards SDN innovation. SDN – A Greener Pasteur? Doyle Research and GigaOM Research predict that the enterprise SDN market (as defined by this report) will reach $320 million in 2014 and grow to $2.45 billion by 2018 . North America continues to be the biggest market for SDN solutions. Plexxi, Lightspeed Venture Partners and SDNCentral recently came up with a research report on SDN market sizing that high...