SDxCentral Releases 2017 Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Report

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- SDxCentral.com announces the availability of a new report: The 2017 Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Report.

Standardization, virtualization and disaggregation are standard elements of the wave of cloud architectures sweeping the enterprise and the service provider landscape. As cloud architectures and frameworks take hold, virtualization of compute, storage and networking will evolve. Software-defined networking (SDN) has been one of the key drivers of innovation in networking. SDN principles and framework have taken hold across end-users and networking vendors alike; however, value capture by SDN controller vendors has been mixed, with limited commercial sales of pure SDN controller products, primarily due to business model challenges by the first wave of vendors. Nevertheless, the use cases and solutions enabled by SDN controllers, including network virtualization, SD-WAN, cloud networking are thriving and SDN controllers are a huge enabler and driver behind these solutions.

The most recent survey conducted as part of our research indicate that open-source SDN controller options are down to primarily a two-horse race (OpenDaylight and ONOS), and that leading commercial Network Virtualization vendors either installed or under consideration include Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper, Nuage Networks and VMware.

Further, as network virtualization takes hold in enterprises and service providers, public cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft Azure and Google have built out improved cloud networking capabilities, making them an important part of the ecosystem. Our new 2017 edition of our Network Virtualization Report covers all these trends and provides insight into the maturation of the overall network virtualization and SDN controller market, including the innovations in cloud networking.

SDxCentral's updated report covers the following topics:

    --  Primer on NV and SDN Controllers
    --  Benefits that delivered by NV
    --  Different approaches vendors and open source projects are taking to the
        market
    --  Key attributes to consider when evaluating NV solutions
    --  Key NV trends today - with a focus on clouds
    --  Vendor profiles

This report is complimentary and available for download at SDxCentral.com. Vendors who are interested in participating in future versions of this report or other reports published by SDxCentral.com can contact us at https://www.sdxcentral.com/participate.

Report Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Introduction: Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Landscape
- Benefits of and Drivers behind NV & SDN
- NV and SDN Business and Technical Benefits
NV Platform Requirements
- NV Feature Requirements and Considerations
- SDN Controller Requirements
Network Virtualization Adoption and Vendor Landscape
- Deeper Look at Network Virtualization Adopters
- NV Product Architecture Options
- Network Virtualization as a Service (NVaaS) - A Growing Option
- Role of Open Source in Network Virtualization
- NV Survey results on Open Source
- Use Cases for NV/SDN Controllers
Network Virtualization Trends - Cloud Networking and More
- Cloud Networking - Networking Services in the Cloud
-- AWS
-- Azure
-- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
-- Integrating cloud and on-premises virtual networks
-- Security using VPCs and Microsegmentation
-- Connecting to multiple cloud providers
-- Ramifications of container infrastructure on network virtualization
Conclusion - Network Virtualization Unbound
Network Virtualization and SDN Controller Products

Covered Companies and Organizations

Big Switch Networks, Brain4Net, Ciena, Cisco Systems, CPLANE NETWORKS, ECI, Ericsson, Faucet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Huawei, Inocybe Technologies, IP Infusion, Juniper Networks, Linux Foundation,Lumina Networks, Inc., Midokura, NEC, Nuage Networks, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL), Tempered Networks, VMware, ZTE Corporation.

About SDxCentral

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