HP is active in many areas where NFV will fit, including the OpenStack cloud and the Linux Foundation’s OPNFV effort. In a video interview with Enterprise Networking Planet, Gillai explains how the various pieces of HP’s NFV strategy fit together.
NFV is targeted for use by carriers where reliability is typically considered to be more stringent than a traditional enterprise deployment. The need for carrier grade reliability in NFV, doesn’t mean that specific hardware will be required.