Following
on from last week's OD of SDN at Netevents, we have some proper, physical
(ironically) SDN presence in the launch of an SDN controller from HP.
This complete the story I covered this summer of HPs SDN solution - the Virtual Application Network - which we're still hoping to test asap. Basically the controller gives you an option of proprietary or open (OpenFlow), or both.
The
controller, according to the HP blurb, moves network intelligence from the
hardware to the software layer, giving businesses a centralised view of their
network and a way to automate the configuration of devices in the
infrastructure. In addition, APIs will be available, so that third-party
developers can create enterprise applications for these networks. HPs own
examples include Sentinel Security - a product for network access control and
intrusion prevention and some Virtual Cloud Networks software, which will
enable cloud providers to bring to market more automated and scalable
public-cloud services.
Now
it's a case of seeing is believing - bring it on HP!
And here's my tip for next buzz-phrase mania - "Data Centre In A Box"; you heard it here (if not) first...
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