Converged Infrastructure for a Network-Enabled Cloud

Cloud computing services supported by converged networks will create new opportunities for forward-looking senior executives to make informed decisions and gain significant new strategic competitive advantages.

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Network Function Virtualization Revenue to Reach $38 Billion

Open source hardware and software projects continue to gain momentum in the global telecom sector. However, after a relatively slow start, the Network Function Virtualization (NFV) market will experience growth through ongoing technology investments by major telecommunication service providers.

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Telecom Providers Adapt to New Enterprise IT Demands

Enterprise networking vendors and telecom service providers encountered a series of challenges in 2016, as more customers shifted their focus from managing business technology investment to the strategic procurement of products and services related to digital transformation projects.

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SDN Revenue will Grow by 72 Percent CAGR Through 2020

Software-defined networking (SDN) is approaching adoption by an early majority of enterprises and will compose nearly 40 percent of global enterprise network infrastructure revenue — that’s about $12.7 billion by 2020 — according to the latest market study by TBR.

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Software-Defined Networking will Coexist with Legacy Systems

Software-defined networking (SDN) is approaching adoption by an early majority of enterprises and will compose nearly 40% of global network infrastructure revenue (roughly $12.7 billion) by 2020, according to TBR.

Source: TBR

OpenStack Gains Momentum within the Telecom Sector

Informed telecommunications service providers have reduced their infrastructure cost and improved their development agility by adopting open source software.  According to findings from a recent survey, 85.8 percent of telecom industry respondents consider OpenStack to be essential or important to their success.

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Software Defined Networking Moves into the Mainstream

The top drivers for service provider SDN investments are simplification and automation of network and service provisioning. Meanwhile, most operators are moving from initial SDN proof-of-concept evaluations to their first commercial deployments in 2016 and 2017.

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SDN and NFV Telecom Tech Gain Global Market Momentum

Traditional telecom networking equipment vendors have been preparing for the ongoing transition from hardware-centric business models of the past to a more software-oriented model. Meanwhile, the leading telecom service providers continue to adopt low-cost commodity hardware and open source software.

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Converged Systems Transform the Enterprise Data Center

According to IDC, the converged systems market increased revenue 11 percent year-over-year to $2.5 billion during 1Q16. The market generated 1,367 petabytes of new storage capacity shipments during the quarter, which was up 36.2% compared to the same period a year ago.

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How SDN and NFV Lead Open Technology Transformation

The traditional carrier networking equipment sector has been awaiting a major transition, as telecom service providers sought a way to free themselves from the constraints of proprietary platforms. Open source software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) hold the key to progress.

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