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Managing a New Kind of Complexity in Software-Defined Networking

Software-defined networking (SDN) has moved up the enterprise IT agenda in recent years. And it’s easy to see why–in theory, SDNs are far quicker and easier to control and alter than traditional networks. By using open protocols t…

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Mar27

Infrastructure/Networking

Why SDN’s Hot Streak Continues in 2020

The software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to grow by double-digits between now and 2023, driven by the increasing mainstream adoption of this technology. And for goo…

3 min

Mar25

Infrastructure/Networking

Why the Buzz on Software-Defined Everything (SDx)?

You’ve likely heard the buzz getting louder the last few years around software-defined everything (SDx). You’re probably finding a swarm of companies knocking on your door selling…

3 min

Sep18

Blogs

IBN’s Success is Driven by Formulating the Right Test Validation Strategy

Intent-Based Networking (IBN) is widely considered to be the next big innovation in networking industry. IBN is all about simplifying the process of implementing new upgrades and c…

3 min

Mar28

Blogs

DevOps: Embracing the Telco Cloud

Ongoing developments in technology have led businesses to look to the cloud for greater flexibility, scalability and processing power. The telecoms industry is no different. Under…

3 min

Aug08

Blogs

OpenStack and Open Source MANO: Technologies for NFV Deployment

We have experienced how open source software technologies revolutionized the application development process, which ultimately resulted in digital transformation across various ind…

3 min

Jul12

Blogs

SDN/NFV DevOps: Release Automation for Network Operators

A powerful force is waiting to be unleashed. Software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) are already acknowledged as exciting possibilities in the…

3 min

Jul11

Blogs

NetOps: Thorn in the Side of Continuous Deployment?

Over the last few years, we have definitely gotten continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) down. We now can maintain a relatively constant flow of deployable code…

3 min

Sep02

Blogs

Why DevOps Should Care About SDN

Software-defined networking (SDN) and DevOps are not mutually exclusive. Actually, DevOps wants SDN, whether it knows it yet or not. Why? If software is going to eat the world, the…

3 min

Aug30

Features

Cisco DevNet: Cisco’s Window into DevOps

Again recapping some of the events and people I spoke to this summer, I wanted to report on a really great person I had the chance to chat with. Susie Wee is the VP & CTO of Networ…

3 min

Apr22

Blogs

Infrastructure as Code is SDN for Ops

As we continue to recognize the importance of DevOps—particularly its automation and orchestration aspects—to achieve the agility necessary for continuous deployment of apps, the q…

3 min

Oct28

Blogs

Continuous test and monitoring essentials for SDN and NFV

The prior blog Continuous Test Monitoring DevOps Healthbeat discussed the importance and suggested practices for testing and monitoring test trends. This need is amplified when the…

3 min

Apr02

Blogs

What IT expects from SDN is DevOps

There was much excitement in the air when the announcement that Docker had acquired SocketPlane. Not the least of which was emanating from my corner of the world, where DevOps for…

3 min

Feb05

Blogs

The Last Frontier in the Software-Defined Data Center

Three years ago, technology pioneer and venture capitalist Marc Andreesen famously proclaimed, “Software is eating the world,” and, more recently, industry research firm Gartner –…

3 min

Jan22

Blogs

DevOps needs infrastructure multi-tenancy

DevOps will, under whatever moniker you want to give it – NetOps, DevOps for Networks, operationalization – continue to make inroads into the network infrastructure because ultimat…

3 min

Dec10

Blogs

You Might Already be Doing DevOps in the Software-Defined Data Center

I was out reading the Internet and came across a report from EMA (Enterprise Management Associates) regarding the state of the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) in 2014. After pe…

3 min

Aug13

Blogs

Network Engineers as Programmers? Not so fast.

It is interesting, as the triplet new waves of hype evolve – cloud, SDN, and DevOps – that we are repeatedly hearing The Voice of Reason say things like “All network engineers need…

3 min

Jul22

Blogs

Is SDN just DevOps for the network?

The answer depends on your definition of SDN. There have been several vibrant discussions via Twitter of late on the relationship between SDN and DevOps, with some calling for a di…

3 min

Mar24

Blogs

What “Programmable” Means

One of the most often used words these days to describe emerging architectures and technology is (drum roll please) “programmable.” Now, from my used-to-be-a-developer-and-architec…

3 min

Mar12

Features

Ops is dead, long live DevOps

Yes, that’s a bold statement, but if the vibe at the recent AWS re:Invent conference was any indication there are a number of methodologies, technologies, and companies working to…

3 min

Mar11

Blogs

The Fourth Seat at the IT Service Velocity Table

Agile. Devops. SDN. Development. Operations. Network. Notice anything missing? How about security? On the one hand, that could be because we’ve finally managed to realize that secu…

3 min

Feb19

F5 Delivers on Its Synthesis Vision to Accelerate the Expansion of Mobile Broadband

F5’s reference architectures and solutions enable service providers to optimize, secure, and monetize their mobile networks SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) announ…

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