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Software Defined NetworkingThe key to meetinG Next-generation agility, innovation and application demands

Cloud, mobility, social communications and big data analytics are reshapinghow business gets done, creating opportunities for innovation and growth.Software Defined Networking (SDN) answers the need for a more dynamic, flexible network infrastructure that can support innovation, transformationand growth.

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1 IDC, The Digital Universe of Opportunities: Rich Data and the Increasing Value of the Internet of Things, IDC #1672, April 2014.Schedule a call

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Primary drivers for SDN adoption The network is increasingly being considered as an agent for IT, with virtually every job, transaction and operation depending on it.

Most legacy networks today are expensive, inefficient and poorly utilised, needing huge amounts of manual administration.

Shadow IT as a ripple effect poses considerable risks for the enterprise, compromising operations, security and compliance.

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Creating a growth engine for the businessThe network no longer has to stand in the way of a simpler, more adaptive and responsive infrastructure. With a Software Defined Environment (SDE),the IT infrastructure is completely programmable and application-aware.The benefits of such a dynamic and adaptive IT environment are many:

Reduced risk: Improve the security posture with a zero-trust, granular network, with SDN-enabled micro-segmentation and automation. Enhanced user experience: Create a network environment that is capable of responding to elevated customer expectations for availability, resilience and responsiveness. Operational efficiency: Simplify trouble-shooting and traffic re-routing with a centralised and automated management system.

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Is your organisation ready for SDN?SDN does not merely improve current networking, it necessitates an entirely new perspective of networking and IT. And hence, readiness is vital when it comes to adopting and deploying SDN successfully. In a 2014 survey, IDC found that the top drivers for SDN consideration and deployment were New Application Workloads, Virtualisation and Cloud.2

IDC also found that 53% of enterprises foresee SDN as a means to deploy networking personnel to higher-level tasks, including network analytics, orchestration and virtualisation.3

2 IDC, SDN Momentum Builds in Datacenter and Enterprise Networks, IDC #250288, August 2014. 3 IDC, SDN Survey: Big Changes for Datacenter Networking Operations and Personnel, IDC #224599, June 2014. 4 Juniper Networks and Wakefield Research, The SDN Progress Report, July 2014.

A recent survey from Juniper Networks and Wakefield Research4 found:

27%of organisations feelcompletely ready toadopt SDN

53%of IT leaders plan toadopt SDN

74%of them expect todeploy in the next year

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IBM is helping organisations understand and addressthe readiness challenges associated with SDN

Cloud, mobility and the Internet of Things demand virtualisation, agility and technologies that are software defined. IBM understands what it will take to modernise and optimise the network architecture for this new frontier in technology.

Use IBMs three-step transformation methodology to leverage your current network in creating a software defined network:

Consolidateand virtualise

Strategiseand plan

Automateand optimise

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Download whitepaper

Our clients are led through a transformational roadmap that includes SDN strategy, architecture, design, deployment and operations. We provide the capabilities, experience and expertise to help clients transform their existing network infrastructures and maximise the benefits of a SDE.

Read IBMs Whitepaper Software defined networkingin the new business frontier: The key to meeting next-generation agility, innovation and application demands to understand the trends in SND and what it will take to transform your business and its networking system.

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