ONS and the Challenge of Open Networking | Linux Today

ONS and the Challenge of Open Networking

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Sean Michael Kerner
Mar 22, 2016

At the Open Networking Summit (ONS) this week, vendors big and small are talking about the success and direction of the open networking movement, including Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and whitebox hardware. There’s much reason for optimism, but there are a number of key challenges, too.

SMK

Sean Michael Kerner

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