Network as a programmable service

November 10, 2021

Over the past decade, the cloud has become integral to nearly every digital and business transformation strategy, allowing clients to access the latest technologies, such as IoT, high-performance computing, and blockchain from multiple vendors to reimagine business processes
and ecosystems.

However, the network and the inter-connectivity across physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure, and “as-a-service” ingestion points hinder or block broad cloud adoption across the enterprise. Traditional networking approaches make it difficult to keep pace with change and take advantage of new and differentiating technology.

Today’s leading network service providers are virtualizing the network, separating the proprietary network appliance functions into discrete hardware and software components. This enables networks to achieve the same benefits already realized with the virtualization and software-defined enablement of systems and storage. The virtualization of the network is recognized as Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Virtualized Network Functions (VNF).

Spotlight

ADARA Networks

ADARA Networks is the industry leader in Software Defined Networking, Virtual Computing and Networking. ADARA SDN is an entire ecosystem; End-to-End, (Data Center, Network, Small Office, Home and Mobile User), Production-ready, for Service Providers and Enterprises of all sizes, and verticals.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS

Virtual Desktop Services (VDS) : NetApp Solutions

whitePaper | August 12, 2022

The NetApp Virtual Desktop Service (VDS) orchestrates Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in major public clouds as well as on private clouds. VDS supports Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) on Microsoft Azure. VDS automates many tasks that must be performed after deployment of WVD or RDS, including setting up SMB file shares (for user profiles, shared data, and the user home drive), enabling Windows features, application and agent installation, firewall, and policies.

Cisco ACI Multi-Site Architecture

whitePaper | August 3, 2021

With the increasing adoption of Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) as a pervasive fabric technology, enterprises and service providers commonly need to interconnect separate Cisco ACI fabrics. Business requirements (business continuance, disaster avoidance, etc.) lead to the deployment of separate data center fabrics, and these need to be interconnected with each other. Depending on the deployment option used (and as explained in this document), these fabrics may be called pods or fabrics and sites.

Data Fabric Its time has come

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

This paper is intended to introduce the definition of a Data Fabric solution from a business perspective, the technical capabilities required to instantiate the solution, and a reference architecture representative of the solution.

How Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Can Help Your Business Survive the Pandemic—And Prevailin the Future

whitePaper | December 6, 2022

Growing demand for remote working solutions in light of the pandemic is bolstering the case for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) adoption. In this white paper, we discuss why VDI is best suited for today’s business environments, especially since remote work is poised to play a big role both now and in the “new normal” of a post-COVID-19 world. We discuss VDI’s main advantages, its shortcomings and what can be done to address them.

VMware Software Solution Product Guide

whitePaper | August 16, 2022

Lenovo and VMware have been collaborating for more than twenty years, helping customers solve their most complex problems in virtualization and digital transformation. As an OEM reseller of VMware solutions, Lenovo offers a broad range of VMware based solutions in varying levels of integration to meet different customer requirements and business needs. Solutions range from the turnkey Lenovo ThinkAgile VX series of appliances to build-your-own Engineered Solutions based on Lenovo’s proven reference architecture and VMware software only licenses.

Dell EMC Unity: Dynamic Pools

whitePaper | November 6, 2019

The Dell EMC™ Unity product line is a simple, easy-to-use, and intelligent storage system which helps meet the needs of IT professionals in large or small companies. The systems are designed with flash in mind and leverage the latest cloud-based data management, efficiency, rich data services, and mobility technologies. The Dell EMC Unity product line comes in a variety of deployment models from purpose-built all-flash or hybrid configurations to converged infrastructure and even virtual storage appliances.

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Network as a programmable service