The 10 Most Valuable SDN Solution Providers 2017 Dec-Jan2018

MATHIEU LEMAY CEO

Efforts to Accelerate the Future of SDN Industry

Overthepastfewyears,therehavebeenamultitudeofreports

predictingthatwidespreadSDNadoptionisnotonlyinevitable,but explosive.IDCpublishedastudyoftheSDNmarketearlierthisyear andpredicteda53.9%CAGR(compoundannualgrowthrate)from2014 through2020,bywhichpointthemarketwillbevaluedat$12.5b.

However,SDNitselfremainslargelyoutofsightinproof-of-concepttrials. Whilethatmeansithasn’tfoundmuchofahomeincommercialprojects,some companieshavefullyintegratedSDNwiththeirbusinessplans.These companiesincludeGoogle,Amazon,Facebook,andMicrosoft.

Certainly,100%utilizationisnothingtoignore,anditcallsintoquestionwhy wehaven’tseenSDNtrulycatchholdonacommercialscale.Executivesare awareofSDN’sbenefits,butthosebenefitsarerelativelydifficulttoquantify. It’saclassicproblem--howdoyouspurtheadoptionofanunproven technology(howdoyougetajobwithoutexperience)?Everybodybelievesin SDN,butnobodyhasthenumberstobackitup,soithangsincommercial stasis.

ExecutivesarestillwaryofimplementingwidespreadSDNprotocols,even thoughSDNrunsalongsidetraditionalnetworkinfrastructurewithoutissue. Themovetowardagiledevelopmentandcontinuousdeliveryisforcing companiestopursuenewgoalslikeelasticscaling,agileprovisioning,and disaggregation.SDNisthekeytorealizingthesegoals,butcurrentadoption ratesshowagooddealofreluctance.WithSDNthenetworkismoreeasily maintained,lessexpensive,andmoreflexible,aswell.

SDNmeansafastertimetomarketwithnewservices,andnewservicesmean newrevenue.It’slikelythatapplicationdeliveryusecaseswillbetheonesto driveSDNadoption,focusingonapplicationdeliveryimprovementsandthe subsequentrevenueincreases.ApplicationdeliverywillbeimprovedbySDN’s operationalefficiency,networkservicesautomation,rapidtimetoservice,cloud integration,andanynumberofas-yet-undiscoveredbenefitsthatwillbenoticed uponfulldeployment.

InIHSMarkit’sfourthannualcarrierSDNsurvey,one-hundredpercentof respondentssaidtheyintendtodeploySDNatsomepoint.That’salittletoo openended,buttherearenumerousprojectsandcompaniesattemptingto acceleratetheadoptionofSDNrightnow

CollaborationisattheheartofopensourceSDN.Itseemsthateveryweek thereareexcitingnewprojectsrisingfromtheseproductivepartnerships. Recently,theOpenNetworkingFoundationandOpenNetworkingLabagreed tobecomeasingleorganization,combiningtheir180companiesand17 partnersunderoneumbrellawithSDNstandardizationasitscoregoal. StandardizationwillmakeSDNintegrationmucheasier,meaningadoption rateswillgetfasterasthey’reidentifiedandimplemented.

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Simplifying the Deployment Management of Intelligent Open Networks

Softwaredefinednetworking (SDN)isnotatechnology, ratherarchitectureforthenext generationofnetworks.Bydefinition, SDNistheseparationofthehardware planefromnetworkdevicesandthe operatingsystemthatmanagesnetwork trafficandsecurity Traditionally,cloud serviceproviders,telecoms,andsome enterpriseshavemadesignificant investmentsinclosed,proprietary networksolutionsfromvendorslike Cisco,Ericsson,Juniper,Nokia, Huawei,andothers.Thesesolutions weredesignedtoallowtheircustomers tomanagemainframefunctionalityand client-serverapplicationsinanonvirtualizedworld.TheInternetof Things(IoT),publiccloud,

virtualization,andmobilityhas renderedtheseclosednetwork architecturearchetypesofthepast. ThecurrentindustryscenarioforSDN istoallowcustomerstohavemore networkfunctionalitytocontrol resources,provisionrevenuegeneratingservicesfromamyriadof serviceproviders,anddeploysoftwarebasedsolutionsoncommodity hardware.SDNisallowing organizationstoextendtheir technologyfootprintoutsideofthedata centerandtotheedge.

Cloud,IoTand5Garechanginghow modernnetworksareoperatedand deployedatscale.Inocybe'sOpen NetworkingPlatformisthefirstto

enableenterprisesandservice providerstodeploysoftwaredefined networking(SDN)andnetwork virtualization(NV)solutionsacrossan integratedandconsumable environment.InocybeTechnologiesis theleadingOpenNetworkingand OpenDaylightSoftwareDefined Networking(SDN)technology providerfromthedatacentertothe networkedge.

Inocybe’sOpenNetworkingPlatform andservicesenablescustomersto simplifythedeployment,management andupgradabilityofautomatedand intelligentnetworksbasedonthe leading,emergingandinnovativeopen networkingsoftware.TheInocybe

MATHIEU LEMAY CEO

OpenNetworkingPlatformaccelerates theadoptionofautomatedand intelligentnetworkingforenterprises andserviceprovidersbasedon OpenDaylightandotherprojectslike FD.io,PNDAandONAP.

BackbonesofInocybeTechnologies

MathieuLemay,CEOofInocybe Technologies,theleadingOpen NetworkingandOpenDaylight SoftwareDefinedNetworking(SDN) technologyproviderfromthedata centertothenetworkedgeandCTOof CivimetrixTelecomacompany deployingOpenAccessNetworks. Mathieuhasmorethan20yearsof experienceininformationtechnology Attheageof10hewasprogramming C++,ADAandx86ASMandthengot involvedinnetworkingfromtheearly BulletinBoardSystemstothefirst commodityInternet.Heearneda Master’sdegreeinElectrical EngineeringwithafocusonWireless andOpticalTelecommunications. InocybeTechnologiesisamemberof OpenDaylightsinceJune2013and Mathieuiscurrentlyacommittertothe DocsandReservationprojects.After9 yearsatbeingCEO,Mathieuhas acquiredintensiveknowledgebusiness administration.

InocybeTechnologieshasbeen involvedinnetworkinginnovationfor overadecade.Theirmainvisionhas alwaysbeenthatnetworkmanagement istoocomplicatedandconsistsoftoo manymanualprocesses.

Withtheindustry’screationofthe OpenDaylightecosystemin2013, Theysawthatthemajorityofthe memberswerebuildingproductsoutof OpenDaylightandtheprojectitself waslackinginusability

Afteryearsofhelpingservice providersandenterprisessuccessfully leverageOpenDaylightaspartoftheir solutions,wehadgrowingdemandto provideandsupportthecompleteopen networkingstack.Fromthedatacenter tothenetworkedge,Inocybeisnow theleadingOpenNetworkingand OpenDaylightSoftwareDefined Networking(SDN)technology provider

PromisingInocybeProductand Services

TheSDNmarketplaceisproviding telecomandcloudserviceproviders, FinancialServicesCompaniesand enterpriseswiththeabilitytoreduce costsandlatency,improve performanceandreliabilitywhile improvingscaleandmanageability acrossallaspectsoftheirnetwork. Inocybe’sOpenNetworkingPlatform, andOpenDaylight(ODL)Software DefinedNetworking(SDN) controllers,helpsitscustomersto acceleratetime-to-marketand interoperabilitywhendeploying networks.Inocybe’ssolutionsoffer economiesofscalebyreplacing expensivenetworkhardwarewith software,thusdecouplingtraditional hardwarefunctionsfromclosed, proprietarysoftware.Providingdata centerswithbenefitsincluding improvedefficiency,enhancedsecurity, andreducedoperationalcosts.Inocybe differentiatesitselffromthe competitionby:

● Trafficengineeringandsegment routingtoincreaseimprovements inthemeasurementand managementofnetworktraffic whileallowingforimproved networkqualityofservice(QoS)

● OneofthehallmarksofInocybe’s solutionistheirabilitytodeliver servicefunctionchaining(SFC). SFC,inessence,createsachainof connectednetworkserviceslike networkaddressing,firewalls,load balancers,intrusiondetectionina virtualchain.SFCmakesiteasier fornetworkoperatorstodeploy revenue-generatingservices, provisionvirtualnetworkfunctions (VNF),andothersolutionsmore dynamicallyandefficiently

● FullOpenDaylightNFVi integrationwithOpenStack. Havingafullyintegratedsolution organizationsreceivegreater customization,improved operationalefficiency,and scalabilityoftheirnetworks withouthavingtospendcountless hoursandmanpowerintegrating OpenStackfunctionality.

Inocybeisabouthelpingitscustomers todeployopenandcohesivenetwork servicesmoreefficiently,faster,and withoutthehassleofproprietaryand traditionalnetworkingsolutions.

Challengesfacedduringtheir businessdays

Theorganizationisluckytobeinan industryatapointintimewhenthings areconstantlychanging.Theindustry isataninflectionpoint.Traditionally, cloudserviceproviders,telecoms,and someenterpriseshavemadesignificant investmentsinclosed,proprietary networksolutionsfromvendorslike Cisco,Ericsson,Juniper,Nokia, Huawei,andothers.Thesesolutions weredesignedtoallowtheircustomers tomanagemainframefunctionalityand client-serverapplicationsinanonvirtualizedworld.TheInternetof

Things(IoT),publiccloud,virtualization,andmobilityhasrenderedthese closednetworkarchitecturearchetypesofthepast.Inocybe’’sgreateststrength hasbeeninpredicting,adaptingandadvancingwiththetrendsastheycontinue togrowwiththeeverchangingmarket.

AdvancementsinbothtechnologyandtheindustryhavedrivenInocybeto implementinthebusiness:

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-Fullyintegratedandreliable platformfordeployingSDNandNFVsolutionsthatwillprovidecustomers withanend-to-end“SDN/cloudinabox”solution.

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standards-based,opensourcesolutions, customerscanemploytrusted

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sourceandindustrystandards,customerscanavoidthehigh costsofnetworkhardwareandsoftwareupgradesbyusingcloud services,commodityhardware,andvirtualenvironments.

Inocybe’sTargetMarkets

ThebenefitsgainedbyInocybe’sclientssuchascarriers,service providers,andenterpriseslookingtodeployopen networking/OpenDaylight(ODL)SDNandNFVsolutions include:

● Carriers-Thetargetmarketforcarriersaretier1&2 wishingtodeploynewcommunicationsandserviceswhile bringingefficiencyandvaluetotheircustomersandinternal networks. Inocybeisidealforcarriersthathavealready implementedOpenStackwithintheirenvironment.

● ServiceProviders-Muchlikecarriers,serviceproviders wanttoimprovetheiroperations,butdonotwantcookie cuttersolutionswhendeployingnetworkingsolutions. Inocybeallowsorganizationstouseabroadrangeofopen

sourcesolutionsoncommodityhardware,therebyreducing theirTotalCostofOwnership(TCO)andgaining considerablespeed-to-marketadvantagewhen implementingnewservicesandsolutions.

● Enterprises-Manyenterpriseshavemadeconsiderable investmentsinclosed,proprietaryhardwareand softwaresolutions.Largecompanies(especially financialservices,retail,transportation,and manufacturing)aremovingawayfromclosed, expensivesystemsandaredeployingopennetworking solutionssuchasnetworkvirtualizationandSDNoncommodityservers(andvirtualizedinthecloud).Furthermore,IoT hasbecomeareality,andenterprisesmusthavetheabilitytooperatetheirnetworksatalowercost,morescale,andfrom thedatacentertotheedge.Inocybeprovidesanindustrialgradeplatformthathelpscustomerstoreducecosts,improve networkflexibilityandperformance.

2018PredictionsbyInocybe

Artificialintelligenceandmachinelearningwillcontinuetobethemostinterestingstoryintechnology;but,in2018,Inocybe islookingfortheactualvalueaddedbymachinelearningtooperatingmodels.Theconvergenceofcloud,5GandIoTwill demandtheimplementationofintelligent(machinelearning)andautomatednetworks(SDN).Thesesoftware-smartnetworks willbethefoundationforimprovingtheexperienceofeverythingfromconsumerinteractionwithvoiceandvisualweb products,totheexpansionofB2Bservices.

The convergence of cloud,5G and IoT will demand the implementation of intelligent (ML) and automated networks (SDN)

AsiaPacific

NamalSenaratna CEO

AsiaPacificTechnologySystempreferredproviderfor corporateandbusinesscustomers.

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BlakeDarling President

ForwardNetworks

DavidErickson CEO GaryKinghorn MarketingDirector

CompleteCommunicationisaleadingSD-WANsolution providerintheUSAandmanypartsoftheworld.

ForwardNetworksdeliversaninnovativeplatformthat providesnetworkvisibility,intentverification,andchange modeling.

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RamiRahim CEO

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JasonEdelman Founder

Deliveringconsistentvalueandachievingtotalcustomer satisfactionthroughsuperiorproductsandservices.

TheNetworkAutomationCompany, isanetwork automationsolutionproviderhelpingclientsaroundthe worldreducemanualinefficienciesandandincreased customersatisfaction.

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CEO ByronClatterbuck CEO

Pica8buildsnetworkingplatformsdesignedtooptimizeyour applications.

Seacomisprivatelyownedandoperated,allowingthecompany theagilitytorapidlydeploynewservices,commercial structuresandinfrastructureinresponsetocustomer requirements.

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AndreaSaraviaSauter CEO

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AltafRehmani CEO

ZeettaNetworks

VassilisSeferidis CEO

Ufinetprovidedataconnectivitytoourclientsthroughfiber opticwithextensivenetworkcoverageinmajorcitiesin 20countries.

TinyTappsSoftwareisaleadingeducationalcompanywhich focusesonEarlyLearning.Itsexistingportfoliohas53+ educationalappswhichareapartofintegratedcurriculumfor 3-6yearolds.

ZeettaNetworkstransformsyournetworkintoaninteractive programmableplatformforbettercontrol,improvedefficiency, enhancedperformanceandbettercostcontrolsofyourexisting infrastructure.

Asia Pacic Technology Systems:

Advancing Security Services and Network Infrastructure in the Industry

AsiaPacificTechnology Systems(Private)Limited, wasinauguratedinAugust 2008asanITsolutionsproviderinSri Lanka.Itwasfoundedtobridgethe gapinthelocalIThardwaresectorfor truevalueaddingsolutions,which weresoughtbymostlocalcompanies atthetime.Thevisionarythinkingand proactiveinitiationofFounder, resultedintheincorporationofa much-neededbusinessentitywhich, fromitshumblebeginnings,hasgrown intoafully-fledgedinternationally recognizedcorporate.

AsiaPacificTechnologySystemhas beenmakingwaveswitheachprojectit successfullycarriesout.Thebusiness initiallyfocusedmainlyonsmallscale businessestocatertothevoidexisting inthepersonnelsystemsmarketandto fulfilleverdemandingcustomer requirements.

TheAsiaPacificTechnologySystem motto;“RightthingsfortheRight reasons,”mostpreciselyputsacross theobjectivesandaimsofthecompany inperspective.Attimeswhenmost newITcompaniesstruggletofacehigh tidestoevensurvivethefirsttwo years,theownerhastakenhis companythroughthechallengingtimes whichengulfanystart-up,togreen pasturesandbeyond,reachingits eighth-yearmilestone.Hisunwavering beliefinsincerity,trustandkeepinghis promisestoclients,togetherwith

perseverance,perspirationandbeing proactivehastakentogreatheights.

MagnificentPersonalityofAPTS Everyonewantstobegreatandreach achievementmilestones,butnot everyoneiswillingtocommittothe gruelingprocessthatbeinggreat requires.Manypeoplegiveupafter onetry,onefailure.Theysettlefor beingaverageinsteadofstrivingand workingtobegreat.

But,thisisadifferentcharacterthat breaksallthebarriersandachievedthe lifesofast.HewasborninGalleasthe firstchildofhisfamily.Afterschool,in theyear2001hejoinedwitha mercantilefirmasthestartofhis careerpath.Helearnedaboutthebasic thingsinITfieldthroughthatjob. Afterfewmonthshethoughtthathe knowsmuchbetterinthefieldand decidedtostarthisownstorein Colombo.

Mr.NamalSenararatna,ownsa profitableorganizationinITsector calledAsiaPacificTechnology SystemsPrivateLimited.

PromisingServicesofAPTS

AtatimewhenSriLankanbusinesses needturnkeysolutionstostay competitive,theorganizationhas becomethepreferredproviderfor corporateandbusinesscustomers. Backedbyrenownedandeverreliable productsandfinancialstrength,The

Companyisacapable,flexible,and reliablesolutionspartner.The organizationemploysaconsultative approachtomeettheneedsofmodern business.Itstartswitharigorous processofinnovativethinking.

Advancedtechnologyisusedtoensure thateveryrequirementismet.

Thousandsofbusinessesofalltypes andsizes,ineverysectorofthe economy,relyontheirsolutions.Some ofthelargestandmostsophisticated integratedsystemscommissionedin SriLankahavebeenimplementedby APTS.EveryAsiaPacificTechnology SystemSolutioniscoveredbya multi-facetedservicecommitmentthat hassetthestandardinthelocalIT Industry.

Fivewaysofourproductsasfollows:

1. SecuritySolutions-Protectyour businessfromdevastatingthreats andgrowwithpeaceofmind

2. NetworkInfrastructure-Make sureyourdatapacketshave seamlessmovementacrossthe network

3. Wirelesssolutions-Essentialfor today’smobileworkforce

4. ManagedServices-Scalability basedonbusinessdemand;fewer deliveryrisks;and operational performancemetricstiedtoprocess excellence

5. DatacenterSolutions-Thebrain ofacompanyandtheplacewhere themostcriticalprocessesarerun.

Namal Senararatna CEO

ChallengesExecutedbyAsiaPacificTechnologySystem

Theorganizationnolongerlookstothepasttohelppredict thefuture.Therearemanychallengesaheadinensuringour organizationscontinuetosurvive.Theyhadlessresources andlessmoneywhentheystart.Nowtheyhavegrown.Yet theexpectationsforproductandservicedeliveryarehigher thanever

Itisnowurgentthattheyquicklybuildorre-shapeour organizationalculturesothatquality,inthedeliveryoftheir productsandservices,is“rightthingsforrightreasons.”

Thiswillensureacontinuedfocusonorganizational effectiveness,efficiencyandthemeetingofallcustomer requirements.

AsiaPacificTechnologySystemallsetforExecutionsin theComingBusinessDays

AsiaPacificTechnologySystemvisionis “to be a globally recognized company in the ICT industry, providing quality

services that exceed client expectations and are reliable and flexible.”

Missionis “Building long term relationships with customers by providing exceptional customer service, pursuing business through innovation and latest technology and adding value by delivering the right service, at the right time, for the right reasons.”

AsiaPacificTechnologySystemfootstepsare-

· ExpandingintovariousaspectsandsectorsoftheICT industry,whilemanaginganddevelopingastrong,loyal andsatisfiedcustomerbase.

· Increasingcompanyinvestmentstosupportthe developmentofproductdelivery

· Buildinggoodreputationamongcustomersandthriving tobeakeyplayerintheindustry

· Inspireothersontheteamtogetonboardaboutfuture changes

· Usecollaborativetoolstoenactthechangesand generateframeworkforlargerorganization

· Automateprocesseswithintheorganizationtomaintain efficiencywhilemovingtothatnextlevel

· Bepreparedtomakechangestothestrategyalongthe way

· Identifyingcurrentandplannedneedsorcustomer insighttoshapenewproductorservicedevelopment

· Cross-sellingofotherproductsbyhighlightingand suggestingalternativesorenhancements

· Traineveryonewhohelpsusinbusiness

· RaiseourLeadership

· Createa“Wow”experienceforourcustomersand prospects

· And,toachieve1billioninnextyear

AsiaPacificTechnologySystemfirmlybelievesintreating theircustomerswithrespectandtrust.Theygrowthrough valuedservices,timelydeliveryandprofoundnessinend solutions.Theyintegratehonesty,integrityandbusiness ethicsintoallaspectsoftheirbusinessthatbuild relationships,professionalism,reliability,knowledgeand skills.

“To be a globally recognized company in the ICT industry, providing quality services that exceed client expectations and are reliable and exible”

Significant Take of Cloud Strategies

SD WAN Industry in

SIndustryignificantTakeofCloudStrategiesinSDWAN

Haveyouheardofthisthingcalledthe“Cloud”?Ifnotthen youhavelikelybeenhidingfromtechnologyforquitesome timenow

TheCloudiswherecompaniesgotoaccesstheircritical businessapplications.Overthelastseveralyearscompanies havebeenmovingtoanumberofdifferentCloudstrategies. WithcriticalbusinessapplicationsintheCloud,howdoes anenterpriseconsumergettothecloud?Today,itisdone overtheInternetorviaaprivateconnectiontothe applicationprovider.Mostofficestodayhavemultipledata circuitscomingintotheiroffice.Why?Becauseifthey cannotgettotheirapplicationstheirbusinessesgooffline. Traditionally,businesseshavehiredSeniorNetwork Engineerstoconfiguretheonsitedevicesthatoneortwo datacircuitsterminateinto.Thegoalistoalwayshave accesstothesecriticalapplications.Thedevices traditionallyusedcanbeexpensive,requireskillsetsthat

arenotavailableinagivenorganization,havefailoversthat taketoolongandfranklydonothavefriendlyanalyticson thehealthofaconsumer’sdatacircuits.

Fastforwardtotoday.Mostenterprisecompaniesare lookingintoSDWANsolutionstoremedysomeofthese currentobstacles.DependingontheSDWANoptionthe consumerislookinginto,asingleorredundantdevicecan essentiallyreplaceatraditionalrouter,firewall,optimizeror wirelessaccessdeviceintoasingleturn-keydevice.The devicesoftwarehasaGUIinterfacethatisuserfriendlyand takesmuchofthetraditionalhighlevelnetwork engineeringoutoftheequation.Dependingonthedevice beingused,theconsumercanexpectthattheycanplug multipledatacircuitsintothedeviceandwithverylittle effortsetupandmanagethedeviceoutofasingleviewing panel.Oneofthemajorbenefitsistheabilitytomake changesandupdateswithasingleclickofabuttontoallthe devicesonthenetwork.Foraretailorganizationthathas severalhundredsofdevicesthisisadreamcometrue. Additionally,SDWANdevicesareconstantlypolicingand

Have you heard of this thing called the “Cloud”? If not then you have likely been hiding from technology for quite some time now.

monitoringthehealthofthedatacircuitsto makesuretheconsumertrafficistakingthe mostoptimalroutestotheirapplications. PerimeterscanbesetuptonotifyanIT organizationofpotentialissuesonthecircuit(s) inthenetwork.Thisallowsamuchbetteruser experience.

AgreatexampleistheWAZEapponmymobile phone.Icanputinthesameoriginationand destinationpointsseveraltimesinagivenweek anditwillprovidevariousroutesbasedonthe dynamictravelinformationavailableatthat moment.ThesameistruewithSDWAN circuits.

Asaglobalserviceproviderthatprovides enterprisebusinessconsumerswithdatacircuits thisisarealgamechanger.Businesseswillhave analyticsandtoolsavailabletothemthathave neverbeensoeasilyaccessible.Aswecontinue tomovetoaworldofvoiceovertheinternetand videoovertheinternetthesedeviceswill enhancetheuserexperienceimmenselyand provideautomaticfailovernearlywithout incident.

Imagineasalespersononthephonewithavery importantclient.Theofficeinternetdropsoffline butisautomaticallyreroutedtothe“other”data circuit.Thecallisneverdropped.Itisasifthe incidentdidnottakeplace.Thesamegoesfor missioncriticalapplicationsthatsitinthecloud.

Weliveinexcitingtimesasitrelatesto technologyandifyouhaven’theardaboutthe roleSDWANwillplay,youmostcertainlywill. Inthenearfuture,organizationswillenjoya fasterexperiencetothesemissioncritical applicationswithlessopportunityof experiencingtheinabilitytoreachthem.

About Author

Rick Crabbe President

Rick Crabbe is the President at Threshold Communications. He holds a degree course from Washington State University and contributed his massive skills to Airbone Express and McLeod USA. Currently he is working at Threshold Communications is a global full service telecommunications provider.

Leader Thoght

WHY CLOUD to Rule the Future?

CloudComputinghassurprisedusbyitsvastuses anditisgettingbiggerandbigger.Takeafew examples-Unlimitedstorageoftheemailsfor infinitetime,120hoursofvideoseveryminutearegetting uploadedonYouTube,andtosupportnewsmartphones,a servergetsactivatedevery10secondsandthesearejusta fewusesofCloudComputing.

Thefuturehasagreatpromisewhenitcomestothecloud. Nodoubt,cloudcomputinghastakenoffintherecent yearswithbusinessapplicationsandnewinnovations.But knowingwherewillbethecloudcomputingbytheendof thedecadecanbeveryusefultotheorganizations. Cloudcomputingisakindofcomputerharddrivewitha differenceofstoringandaccessingdataovertheinternet.

Whenthedataisstoredontheharddrive,it’scalledalocal storageandcomputing.Howwillcloudcomputingevolve? Andhowwillitaffectthefuture?Aresomeofthequestions anorganizationaimstofindouttheanswersto.Hereare somepredictionsforthecompaniesthatlooktocloud computingbeingcost-effectiveinalong-term.

More Application Availability in the Cloud

It’sestimatedthatbytheendof2020,morethanaquarter ofallapplicationswillbeavailableonthecloud.Morethan 58percentofthecompaniesspendabout10percentoftheir annualbudgetonthecloud,whileabout56percentofthe companiesthinkcloudtobeastrategicdifferentiator As researcherspredicted,therewillbeabout8.2billionactive

mobiledevicesbytheendofthedecadewithmoreandmoreapplicationstofollow.Applicationswillbemadeavailableon thecloudtobuildanddeployapplicationsthatwouldleadtobettertechnologyandfasterresponsetime.

Migration to Private Clouds with More Education

Companiesarestartingtoknowthedifferencesbetweenpublic,privateandhybridcloudcomputing.Companiesoptingto staywiththesharedcloudswillhavetheriskoftheslowerperformanceandmoresecuritythreats,whichwouldresultinthe migrationtoprivatecloudsinthefuture.

Increased Hybrid Cloud Computing

Someindustryleaderpredictsthatabout50percentofthecompanieswillhavehybridcloudsby2017.Asweseeanumber ofcompaniesareadoptingcloud,weseeCIOsarecraftingnewandwellthoughstrategies,whichincludeshybridcloud.Ifit waspossible,theneverythingavailableinthebusinesseswouldhavemovedtothecloudbecauseoftoday’scomplex

environment.Whichiswhyhybridgivesmorereasonsforbusinesseslikeonandoffpremiseswhich alloworganizationstoachievethehighestperformanceofon-premisessolutionsandalsocloudbusiness model’smanagementconvenience.

Increased Growth of Cloud in the Market

Thecloudhasbeendevelopingovertheyearsandwillbeacceleratinggloballyinthefuture.Enterprises havebeenrelyingonthecloudtomarket,develop,andmanagesupplychains,sellproductsandmore. IndustryexpertsexpectcloudadoptiontohitUSD250billionby2017.Theyalsoexpectthatthe worldwideSaaS(SoftwareasaService)wouldgrowatanoutstandingrateof20.2percenteveryyear

WiththekindofgrowthSaaSispromising;itwillnotbesurprisingtosaythatcompanieswillbelooking forCloudComputingasaservice.

Increased Cloud Development

Moredevelopmentwillbegoingtothecloud.Ascloudcomputingisevolving,wecanexpectmoreand moredevelopersgoingtowardstheclouddevelopment.An85percentofthenewapplicationsarebeing builtwiththecloudinmind,whichexpecttomajorresourcesgoingtowardstheclouddevelopment. Companiescanexpectanincreaseinthethirdparty,commercialandenterprisedevelopersandAPI exchanges.Clouddevelopmentwillalsogiveusmorereasonstoadoptit.

More Innovation Due to Cloud

Thecloudspacehasgivenwaytobetterproducts,services,andinnovationduetoincreasedcompetition. Thecloudwillmakethetraditionalphenomenonthatreferstohowcompaniesrequiredtobecomelikethe competitorsinordertoachievehighmainstreamsuccess.Withthekindofgrowthandinnovation,the cloudhasgiventotheindustrysofar,anditwouldbeeasytosaythatmoreinnovationwillbemadedue tothecloud.

End of Traditional Infrastructure

Duetotheevolvingfeaturesofthecloud,softwarecanbeexpectedtoalmostcompletelystayawayfrom hardware,sincemanycompaniesarestartingtosearchmanyapplicationsavailableonlinebyeliminating theneedtokeepbuyingnewservers.Companiescanexpectsoftwareapplicationstogetmorecomplex andlargerforscalability Theemphasiswillbemostlyonmodularsoftwaresinceapplicationstendtoget larger Themodularsoftwarewillrequireanovelapproachtothetechnologybysayinggoodbyetothe traditionalinfrastructure.

TheCloudComputingisleadingtheindustrytowardstherevolutionandonlythosecompanieswill survivewhowilladoptthecloudcomputing,ultimatelyCloudwillberulingthefuture.

Complete Communications:

Creating the business casefor SD-WAN and making management easy

TheSoftware-Defined Networking(SDN)and NetworkFunctions

Virtualization(NFV)marketis expectedtogrowfromUSD3.68 Billionin2017toUSD54.41Billion by2022,ataCompoundAnnual GrowthRate(CAGR)of71.4%. Companiesaroundtheworldare lookingtowardsSD-WAN.Oneofthe biggestadvantagesofasuccessful SD-WANdeploymentistobeableto savemoneyonyour monthlyWANcosts. The abilitytoidentifythe underlyingcarrierthatcan offerdesiredspeedsata particularlocationwith theproperdiversification isoneofthebiggest challengesforanorganizationin regardtoSD-WAN.Complete Communications’proprietary technologyhelpsdeterminethe availabilityofcarriersateachlocation ofanenterpriseandbuildstheROIfor easyfinancialapproval.

CompleteCommunicationsisa prominentnameinthefieldof networkingtechnologythatisknown fordeliveringadvancedSD-WAN solutiontoitsclients.Thefirmhas expertiseinSD-WANsolutionsthat helpanorganizationmoveintohybrid WANordualinternetwithout compromisingnetworkperformance

andsecurity.ByleveragingSD-WAN inconjunctionwithComplete Communications,customershave witnessedanunprecedentedsavingsof 40%-60%ontheirWAN,andachieved fasterbandwidth,costsavings,and agilityinrunningtheirapplications.

“Theconvergenceofapplications beinghostedinthecloudandendusers accessingthemviamobilephonesis acceleratingadvancementsin SD-WANtechnologies,”saysBlake

Communications,likeSD-WANis transportagnostic.Thishelps customerstakefulladvantageofthe overallcapabilitiesofSD-WAN.They buildacustomROIforeachcustomer, leveragingtheirproprietarydashboard offerings.“Itshowsourcustomershow muchmoneytheycansaveby implementingSD-WAN.Italso providesthecarrierarchitectureand road-mapthatcanprovidethebest overallvalueforthecustomerasper theirnetwork needs,”states Blake.

Darling,PresidentandCEOof CompleteCommunications.

CompleteCommunicationsisfully engagedwithclientsfromconception torollout,andthereafter.Theyprovide atailor-madesolutiontomeetthe customerneedsandrequirements.

Blakeadds“Allcustomersolutionsare unique,andnotonebandwidthor procurementmodelisthesamefora particularcompany.Completecan customizesolutionsbasedontheir requirementsanddeliveraccurate informationtohelpthecustomermake thebestoveralldecisionfortheir organization”.Complete

Complete’s servicesarefree tothecustomer andpaidforby theservice providerstoprojectmanagetheentire implementation.Complete Communicationshasbeenapioneerin theSD-WANspace,workingwith CiscoSystems,closelybuildingthe carrierarchitectureandROItojustify CiscoSD-WANsolutions.Apartfrom thesefacets,aggressivepricing,fastest install,bestspeed,andredundancy,are thecorereasonsbehindtheimmense popularityandwideracceptabilityof itsproductsandservicesworldwide.

EminentServicesbehindComplete’s SpiralingPopularityInclude:

· SD-WANaaSSolutions

Blake Darling President and CEO

“We do the heavy lifting so our customers don’t have to”

Theradicalchangeintheinnovativetechnology,is changingthebasicsoftheenterprisesfunction.The wayofthebusinessestodayisverymuchaffected bytheconvergenceofenterprisemobilitywithCloud Computing,BigDataAnalyticsandSocialMedia.The mantraforasuccessfulbusinesstodayistoobserveand adoptthewayemployees,partnersandcustomersconnect andenergeticallyengageinfulfillingbusinessobjectives andattainingtheenterprisegoalsinrecordtime.Thisisthe reason,thattheenterprisesoftodayhavetofollowthe currenttrendsintherealtime.

Approximately,70%oftheNorthAmericanworkforceis nowmobile,cloud-basedenvironmentsrequirea transparentmobilepolicymanagementstrategy.Asis observed,moreandmoredataofthecompanies,nowadays isresidingonmobiledevicesandisdistributedonoff-site servers,protectingthatdataisbecomingamission-critical priority Thatisthereasonthatsecurityconcerned enterprisesaremoreconcentratingonthethreecritical mobilityfactorsastheyevaluateanddeploycloud computing.Thethreeimportantfactorsare:

ThereisonemoreparadigmshifttheITindustryis observing,andthatistheentranceofEnterpriseMobilityin thebusiness.Withtheuseofitnowcriticalbusinessdata, complexanalyticsandreportsaregettingavailabletothe decisionmakersandexecutivesinnotime.Thevast acceptanceoftheMobilePhonesandTabletsburgeonthe businesses.

Withanytime-anywhereaccesstothebusinessdatafor swiftdecisionmakingandimprovedcustomerservice,is onlygettingpossiblewiththeuseofEnterpriseMobile DeviceManagement(MDM).InthiswayMobilityon CloudishelpingSME’stogetbenefitedbythe technologicaladvances.

Easyaccesstocloud-baseddataandapplicationsfrom anywhereatanytime

Theavailabilityoftheflexibilityofthemobileworkforceis onlypossiblewiththeenablementofeasyaccesstothe cloud-baseddataandapplicationsfromanywhereatany time.Theworkerstodayhavetotravelfromoneplaceto anotherswitchingbetweenvariouspublic,private,wired andwirelessnetworksinordertogetaccesstothecorporate applications.Mobileworkershavetomanuallyselectand connecttothebestavailablenetworkinthegivenlocation becauseofthis.Thiscreatesaconfusioninbetweenthe workerswhatnetworktoselect,whatpoliciestoapplyand etc.justbecauseoftheconnectivityprocessisleftonthe

end-users.Thiswholeprocessisthereasonofless productivityonthepartofthemobileworkers.

UnnecessaryAccessCosts

Wi-Fiand3Gliketechnologiesaregettingusedtoaccess cloud-baseddataandapplicationsbythemobileworkers today,fromanywhere,ontheroad,fromahotelorahome office.Thisisbecomingareasonofextracost,whenyou aresupposedtogainfromthecloudcomputing environment.Mostofthetimethiscostbecomes unnecessary,likepayingforLANorWi-Fifeeswhena mobileworkerisinanareacoveredbyhispaid3G subscription,using3Gwhenroaminginternationallyor using3Gwhenafreeorlow-costWi-FiorLANoptionis available.

SecurityConcern

Today,manyenterprisesareinvestingonendpointsecurity solutionsandcorporateVPNs,datacompromiseisstilla bigthreatforenterprisesbecauseofavarietyofthreatsthat stemfromnetworkbridging,visitstomaliciousWebsites, downloadofmalicioussoftware,anduseofopenand unencryptednetworks.Theprocessofconnectingtowired andwirelessnetworksisamanual,user-drivenprocess makestheriskhigh.Despitethesehighrisks,enterprises canmaintainitselfagainsttheseriskswiththeMobile PolicyManagement(MPM):

Thecriticalmobilityfactorsofcostcontrol,securityand end-userconnectivityforcloud-basedenterprises,comes underaterm,‘MobilePolicyManagement(MPM)’.MPM addstotheoverallreturnoninvestmentofcloud-based initiativesthroughreducedcostsandimprovedsecurity.

MPMhelpsenterprisesto:

Pre-definenetworkprioritizationpolicies

MPMhelpsITtopre-definenetworkprioritizationpolicies andassignspecificmobilepoliciestoagivennetworkfor cloudandnon-clouddataandapplicationaccess.By automatingnetworkselectionandmobileaccesspolicies, MPMbooststhemobileworkforceproductivity Additionally,MPMhelpsITtopre-definenetworkselection

rulesandassignmobilepoliciestoeachtypeofnetwork. MPMsolutionautomaticallyselectsthebestavailable networkasdefinedbyIT,connectstheuserandappliesthe relevantmobilepolicies,whilethemobileworkersroam around.Thisgivestheworkeraremoteaccessand connectivitytransparenttoend-users,savingtheirvaluable timewhenaccessingcloudandnon-clouddataand applications.

Enablestocost-optimizingnetworkselection

MPMenablesanoptionof‘cost-optimizingnetwork selection’toreducethecostofmobiledatausageby cost-optimizingnetworkselection.Leavingnetwork selectionuptotheend-usercandrivedatacostsfarover budgetandcreatesignificantcostliabilities,forthe enterprises.Foraninstantance,amobileworkerwithan unlimited3Gsubscriptionshouldavoidconnectingto, payingforandexpensinghotelWi-Fiwheninanarea coveredbya3Glocalprovider.Fortheenterprisesbenefit, MPMplatformavoidsunbudgeteddatacostsbyhelpingIT todefineandenforceanetworkwhitelist,preventingusers fromaddingunsanctionedlaptopcommunicationsoptions totheirmobilePCs.

AvoidscommonData-SecurityThreats

Thedatasecuritythreatsoccuronlybecauseoftherogue accesspointsornetworksthatareinplacetoluremobile workersontotheminorderforhackerstogainaccessto corporatedatalikepublicWi-Fiaccesspointsinairports labeled“freeWi-Fi”orrogueWi-Fiplacedinproximityto corporateoffices.Thoughtherearesecuritysolutions workingforthesame,butofnouse.Whenamobileworker isworkingandvisitingvariousplacesanMPMplatform enablesITtodynamicallyautomateandenforce network-specificsecuritypolicies.

Enterpriseswhoaredeployingcloudcomputingare influencingMobilePolicyManagementtogain organization-widevisibilityandcontrolovertheirmobile workforce.

Forward Networks:

Accelerating and De-Risking Network Operations

Networkscontinuetobecome moreandmorecomplexas theygrowinresponseto trafficandapplicationdemands.Intentdrivenapproachesareanimportant elementofsimplifyingnetwork operationsandensuringpolicy compliance.ForwardNetworkshas quicklypositioneditselfasamarket leaderandathoughtleaderinthe newlyemergingspaceofIntent-Based Networking,deliveringaplatformwith theanalyticaltoolsandinsightsthat canverifynetworkimplementations areinalignmentwithbusinessand networkintent.IBN,asitisknown,is softwarethathelpsadministratorsplan, design,implementandoperate networksinawaythatimproves availability,agility,andefficiency.

ForerunnersofForwardNetworks

ForwardNetworks,headquarteredin PaloAlto,California,wasfoundedin July2013byfourPh.D.graduates fromStanfordUniversity,David Erickson,BrandonHeller,Nikhil Handigol,andPeymanKazemian. TheseCo-foundersarepioneersof SoftwareDefinedNetworking(SDN) andhavespenttheircareersworkingto improvenetworking,ascontributorsto OpenFlow.DavidErickson, Co-founder,CEOatForwards Networks,hadalsoworkedtoimprove workloadperformanceinVirtualized DataCenters.Duringtheirextensive work,theycameacrossvariousroutine

challengesthatnetworkengineersand operatorswereexperiencingtryingto keeptheirnetworksrunning,secure, andagile.Theyexperiencedchallenges themselveswhileoperatingsomeof thefirstSDNdeploymentsatStanford runningOpenFlow Theysoonrealized thatnetworkoperationstechnologyhad beenunder-investedinforyears,and decideditwastimetobring improvementstonetworkoperations thatSDNhadfailedtodeliver.David andhisteambuiltaplatformthat simplifiesoperationoftheworld’s largestnetworkstoincreasevisibility andreducetheriskoferrorsand outages.

ProductsandServicesThatSets ForwardNetworksApart

ForwardNetworksflagshipproduct, ForwardEnterprise,isasolutionthat letsnetworkoperatorsquicklyanalyze networkbehaviortoidentifyproblem areasandproactivelyheadoffnetwork outages.Itsupportsvisibilityand analysisintobothvirtualnetworks, suchasVMwareESXivirtual switches,aswellasphysicaldevices fromnearlyallmajornetwork, security,andapplicationdelivery controllervendors.Itletsusersgeta betterunderstandingoftheirnetwork topologyandinventory,andallows themtotestthepotentialbehaviorof thenetworkunderanycondition.

TheprimaryfocusofForward

NetworkswithintheIBNspaceis aroundnetworkverification,a systematicanalysisbasedona mathematicalmodelofthenetworkto verifythatnetworkimplementations arealignedwithnetworkintentas determinedbyhigh-levelbusiness, networkandsecuritypolicies. Verificationcancatcherrorsandpolicy violationsbeforetheyariseinlive networktrafficthroughtheintelligent analysisofcurrentnetworkstateand configurationfiles.ForwardNetworks createsaprecisesoftwaremodelofthe network,includingeverypotential trafficflowofpacketswithinit.Ontop ofthisbehaviorallyaccuratesoftware model,userscannowsearch,verify andanalyzenetworkattributesand configurationinunprecedentedways withgreaterefficiency.Theprimary usecasebeingverifyingthatall intent-basedpoliciesareaccurately representedinthenetwork’s configurationandbehavior

AidingandPlanningtoOvercome Challenges

ForwardNetworks—astartupthat emergedfromstealthattheendof 2016-hasbuiltaplatformaimedat serviceprovidersandenterprisesto analyzetheirnetworksandidentify problemsthatcausenetworkoutages andtoaccelerateremediation.The usualchallengesofraisingcapitaland buildingateamwereovercome throughthereputationand

David Erickson Co-founder and CEO

accomplishmentsoftheco-Founders. TheForward NetworksteamhadstrongrelationshipswithMartin Casado,whotheyworkedwithatStanfordonOpenFlow andSDNtechnology,andwhoisnowatAndreesen Horowitz(a16z).AndreesenHorowitzbecameanearly investor,alongwithDFJ,andA.Capital.Withthe excitementsurroundingthisspaceandtheproximityto StanfordandSiliconValley,ForwardNetworkswasable toattractsomeoftheleadingtalentfromCisco,Google, Facebook,Riverbed,Juniper,Appleandotherstobuilda trulyrevolutionaryplatform.

SDNleadingtowardIntent-BasedNetworking

SDNinpracticehasfocusedprimarilyoncontroller-based architecturesprimarilydrivingOpenFlow-basednetwork devices,withsomenewereffortssuchasOpenDaylight targetingbroaderdevicesupport. Thefounderswere amongsttheearlyvisionariesthatcreatedSDN,andhelped

movetheindustrytowardsafocusonsoftwareand automation.ThebasisofSDNisvirtualization,whichin itsmostsimplisticformallowssoftwaretorunseparately fromtheunderlyinghardware.Virtualizationhasmade cloudcomputingpossibleandnowallowsdatacentersto dynamicallyprovisionITresourcesexactlywherethey areneeded.SDNpromisestoenablenetworktechnology innovationandversatilitywhilereducingcomplexityand administrativeoverhead.Intent-basedNetworkingand networkverificationpromisetobuildonthevisionof SDNtobringevengreaterlevelsofefficiencyatscale andtobetteralignnetworkimplementationswith businessobjectivesandpolicies.

BenefitingtheGrowthofClients

ForwardNetworkscustomershaveincreasedtheir businessagilitybyacceleratingnetworkchangesand increasingnetworkavailability.Operationalcostsare reducedbyincreasingoperationalefficiencyand providinggreatervisibilityandverificationofnetwork behavioracrosstheorganization. Configurationerrorsin thenetworkareeliminatedthatwouldcausepotential outageandsecurityviolations,de-riskingthenetwork andbusiness.

RisingtowardsaBrightFuture

ForwardNetworksexpectstoexpandintomultiple industriesfromitsinitialsuccessinfinancialservices, telecommunications,serviceandITproviders,andlarge manufacturing.Withanynewtechnologyandapproach, thereisacertaindegreeofmarketeducationthathasto takeplaceforanewoperationalapproachandnew platform.Theyplantocontinueinnovatingonthebase platformandbuildonthemainapplicationsthatithas todayofSearch,Verify,andPredict.

“The best search and verication solution for Intent Based Networking”