In the cloud era, a new network infrastructure is necessary to support the performance and bandwidth requirements of agile and innovative applications and platforms. In order to achieve the level of programmability and visibility desired, many enterprises are turning to software-defined networking (SDN). SDN 101: SDN offers centralized visibility of the network with management optimization through a separation between the control plane and the forwarding plane. The control pl

There’s no room for a finish line or even stagnation in an enterprise pursuing digital transformation. In order to remain competitive and relevant, enterprises will keep their foot on the gas, pursuing perpetual innovation rather than fixating on an endpoint. The dangers of ignoring innovation can be seen in the glaring example of Blockbuster, which saw its entire business model go extinct under the looming shadow of Netflix. In an age where smartphones are updated every week