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batye
3/1/2016 2:52:46 AM User Rank Platinum
Re: Not a great year?
@Mike Robuck I would say it a change Now... as it poping everywhere... slow but visible... - how I see it...
batye
3/1/2016 2:51:21 AM User Rank Platinum
Re: SDN
@Mitch Wagner yes you right as it no longer anymore good ENOUGH :)... as competion could do it better...
batye
3/1/2016 2:49:37 AM User Rank Platinum
Re: Not a great year?
@mhhf1ve interesting to know, thanks for the link...
Re: SDN
Reliability, standards, and usability are all important, but it's also important to put those into balance. In the case of reliability, in particular, we're seeing a shift of definitions from requiring the standard "five nines" to making the service just reliable ENOUGH.
Re: Not a great year?
Early definitions of SDN focused on OpenFlow. The current definition is more flexible -- it's just about using software to define the network, as the name implies. SDN today is about disaggregating software from hardware, which all the major vendors are doing. Indeed, it is becoming standard for networking.
I'm baffled why nearly a half-dozen analysts would think it's a bad year for SDN.
mhhf1ve
1/25/2016 10:05:01 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: Not a great year?
Perhaps your informal poll of analysts just marked the "trough of disillusionment" stage of adoption?
http://www.gartner.com/technology/research/methodologies/hype-cycle.jsp
Re: Not a great year?
In my previous job, I interviewed four or five analysts, and SDN was mentioned by all but one as being a dissapointment in 2015. But maybe last year was the start of the shift from classic, early SDN to more of a second generation SDN?
mhhf1ve
1/22/2016 9:11:11 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: Not a great year?
> "I question the assertion that 2015 wasn't a great year for SDN, other than SD-WAN."
Yup. Is there an objective metric for how good a year is for a particular tech? I mean was it a good year for hoverboards? (Even when they caught fire?)
vnewman
1/22/2016 8:02:37 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: SDN
@Mitch - even though I like the overall gist of what you are saying, I feel like sometimes people lose sight of what's really important when persuing a lofty goal and important things (reliability, standards, useability) get sacrificed just to get there.
Re: SDN
@DHagar:
Absolutely.
Time is of essence. Not to deny - that could be a differentiator and game changing factor. It kind of becomes mandatory to play 'catch up' game and keep up the pace.
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