Software-Defined Networking Is Complementary, Not Revolutionary Says SDN Executive
Steve Garrison of Pica8 says data centers need to adjust their view.
Speaking at aforum held today for corporate management, institutional investors, private equity investors and venture capitalists, Steve Garrison, vice president of marketing at Pica8, told attendees that software-defined networking (SDN) is continuing to catch the attention of data centers because the technology has gained traction as a complementary approach that continues to solve issues not always best served by traditional switching and routing.
Speaking on a panel at the Pacific Crest Emerging Technology Summit in San Francisco, Garrison said he believes the larger, traditional networking vendors have also overestimated the probability that data centers will shy away from SDN because of its perceived disruptive technology. Far from it, according to Garrison, who told the panel that SDN in fact has shed light on the efficiencies of the data center network and has made administrators and managers examine how they can be more dynamic and policy-based.