The document discusses the growing importance of Software Defined Networking (SDN) for enhancing network agility, operational efficiency, and supporting cloud technologies. It highlights that while 53% of IT leaders plan to adopt SDN, many organizations feel unprepared for the transition. IBM's white paper explores trends driving SDN and offers guidance for successful adoption.

1. Next-generation network agility SDN
Software
defined
networking
The network is a critical linchpin for business growth and innovation. But cloud-era technologies
and empowered users have intensified network demand beyond the capabilities of current
architectures, putting the entire business operation at risk.
Primary drivers for SDN adoption
#3
Network
programmability
and operational
efficiency
#1
Network agility to
support cloud and
virtualization #2
Delivery of new
applications
and services
Creating a growth engine for the business
SDN fulfills the promise of an agile network environment by making the network completely
programmable, able to sense and respond to changing workload conditions dynamically.
SDN
features Simplified network administration
and maintenance
Granular, zero-trust network security
Automatic traffic re-routing
Network-wide visibility
Simplified DevOps collaboration
Centralized network management
Orchestrated network
provisioning in minutes
Higher
productivity
Reduced costs
Reduced risk and more
targeted protection
Enhanced user experience with
better availability and response
Faster time to market
Accelerated innovation
and new development
Faster access to cloud
services and capabilities
Increased operational efficiency
Is your organization ready for SDN?
53%of IT leaders
have plans to
adopt SDN
74%of them expect
to deploy SDN
in the next year
Only 27%of companies believe they
are completely ready to adopt SDN
IBM’s white paper, “Software defined networking in the new business frontier: The key to meeting
next-generation agility, innovation and application demands” explores the trends driving SDN,
what it will mean for business and the pathway to successful adoption.
Read the white paper today at https://ibm.biz/SDNpaperNow
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Source: IDC,“SDN Momentum Builds in Datacenter and Enterprise Networks,”IDC #250288, August 2014.
Potential
business
benefits
SDN is building momentum, but the majority of
organizations do not feel ready to make the transition.
Source: Juniper Networks and Wakefield Research, “The SDN Progress
Report,” July 2014.
Take steps now to build SDN readiness
Network automation