Software-defined network (SDN) and large-scale network virtualization will...
Software-defined network (SDN) and large-scale network virtualization will combine to drive a more software-centric and programmable telecom infrastructure and services ecosystem, research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) said Thursday. Both technologies will have a “sustained impact” on current communication service…
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providers, IDC said. “Rapid global growth of data and video traffic across all networks, the increasing use of public and private cloud services, and the desire from consumers and enterprises for faster, more agile service and application delivery are driving the telecom markets toward an inevitable era of network virtualization,” said Nav Chander, IDC’s research manager-Telecom Services and Network Infrastructure. CSP networking of large data centers will be the first battleground for SDN because it will be driven by requirements for hyperscale networked data centers like the ones being built by Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Rackspace, IDC said (http://bit.ly/Z31Myd).