Software-defined Networking: Understanding the threats and opportunities

Software-defined networking (SDN) continues to gain momentum, threatening to upend the networking landscape. While the technological advantages of SDN compared to traditional network architectures are clear, enterprise customers have been slow to adopt the technology due to its complexity, immature standards and a limited amount of vendor solutions, as well as the lack of a quantifiable business case. Still, vendors are evolving their portfolios, strategies and messaging around SDN to capitalize on customer spending as it occurs.

The TBR Network & Mobility research team hosted a thought leadership webinar on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, where they delved into the future of software-defined networking.

Senior Analyst Scott Dennehy shared his perspective on the market and provide additional insight into vendor performance and the future of SDN.

Questions for discussion will included:

1. What is SDN, and why is it important?
2. What are the opportunities and challenges presented by SDN?
3. What is the impact of SDN on the vendor landscape, both now and in the future?
4. Who are the major vendors pursuing the SDN opportunity, and what strategies are they using?