At the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference 2014, Steve Garrison, vice president of marketing at Pica8, told attendees that vendors’ ability to migrate their data centers from traditional to software-defined networking (SDN) seamlessly and effectively will be as important as any key technology advances seen in 2015.
He further said that while data center and service providers intellectually understand and see the value of SDN, they are still awaiting a proven, reliable migration path that can both improve network performance and provide a compelling financial case.
Based in Palo Alto, Pica8 pioneered open networking with PicOS™, the network operating system that enables customers to easily migrate from conventional networking to software-defined networking (SDN) using commodity bare metal switches. PicOS supports all major routing and switching protocols and delivers SDN solutions through Pica8’s adoption of Open-vSwitch (OVS).
"In 2015, the SDN and NFV vendors that gain the most traction will deliver compelling technology that moves people beyond window shopping to where they want to test-drive it and see how it can help them deliver value to their customers”
- Steve Garrison, Vive President, Pica8