{"id":738622,"date":"2013-02-19T11:55:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T16:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=610606"},"modified":"2013-02-19T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T16:55:24","slug":"evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/738622","title":{"rendered":"Evolving SDN: tackling strategic, technology and operational challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Software-defined networking has finally evolved to address key gaps plaguing businesses trying to capitalize on emerging cloud-enabled architectures. It offers a level of operational efficiency, interoperability and scale thus far impossible in traditional network infrastructure. Innovations in pervasively networked software are enabling key innovations in virtualization, automation and context-aware service delivery.<\/p> <p>Our panel of experts will address these questions:<\/p> <ul><li><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>What are the major market drivers for SDN?<\/b><\/li> <li><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>How are carriers and enterprises implementing SDN to enable distributed applications and cloud infrastructures?<\/b><\/li> <li><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>How can customers prepare for SDN, given the technology and marketplace is rapidly evolving?<\/b><\/li> <li><b>What are the key industry standards efforts and how do they differ? (IETF, ONF, NFV)<\/b><\/li> <\/ul><p>Speakers include:<\/p> <ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/members\/jomaitland?utm_source=cloud&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=610606+evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges&%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\"><b>Jo Maitland<\/b><\/a>, research director, Cloud, <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=cloud&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=610606+evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges&%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\">GigaOM\u00a0Research<\/a><\/li> <\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/members\/leedoyle\/?utm_source=cloud&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=610606+evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges&%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\"><b>Lee Doyle<\/b><\/a>, principal analyst, <a href=\"http:\/\/doyleresearch.wordpress.com\/\">Doyle Research<\/a><\/li> <\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/members\/mattsarrel\/?utm_source=cloud&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=610606+evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges&%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\"><b>Matt Sarrel<\/b><\/a>, executive director, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarrelgroup.com\/\">Sarrel Group<\/a><\/li> <\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/jennifer-lin\/2\/87a\/19a\"><b>Jennifer Lin<\/b><\/a>, VP, Product Marketing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juniper.net\/us\/en\/\">Juniper\u00a0Networks<\/a><\/li> <\/ul><p>For a detailed discussion that answers these questions, join GigaOM Research and our sponsor Juniper Networks for \u201cEvolving SDN: tackling strategic, technology and operational challenges for web-scale deployments,\u201d a <strong>free analyst webinar<\/strong> on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. PT.<\/p> <p>Claim your spot <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/webinars\/juniper-evolution-of-sdn-increased-operational-efficiency-with-reduced-cost-and-complexity\/?utm_source=cloud&#38;utm_medium=editorial&%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler&%2338;utm_campaign=intext&%2338;utm_term=610606+evolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges\">here<\/a>.<\/p> <br \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?resize=1%2C1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=362084\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=362084\" \/><\/a><\/p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/28bb988e\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border='0'\/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Evolving+SDN%3A+tackling+strategic%2C+technology+and+operational+challenges&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F19%2Fevolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Evolving+SDN%3A+tackling+strategic%2C+technology+and+operational+challenges&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F19%2Fevolving-sdn-tackling-strategic-technology-and-operational-challenges%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><br\/><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873095138\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28bb988e\/a2.htm\"><img src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873095138\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28bb988e\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873095138\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28bb988e\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=1j0wfmaOLnQ:syrjyeAkY5M:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/1j0wfmaOLnQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software-defined networking has finally evolved to address key gaps plaguing businesses trying to capitalize on emerging cloud-enabled architectures. 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