what are some of the top Software Defined Networking (SDN) solution vendors in the market today?
Today, networking is the foundation for modern applications, connecting microservices, functions, and data into mission-critical business services across a hybrid and multicloud world.
Organizations are turning to SDN solutions in order to attain network agility and improve their business outcomes.
Listed below are some of the most common SDN solutions in use today. ?
? Cisco ACI – November 6, 2013, marked the arrival of Cisco’s SDN solution that remarkably changed how we think of data center networks. There is no denying that Cisco ACI is the most popular SDN solution today even though some people might think it is not a pure SDN solution like VMware NSX.
? VMware NSX – VMware NSX is a network virtualization and security platform that powers VMware’s cloud networking solution with a software-defined approach to networking. In 2012, VMware acquired Nicira Networks that originally worked on a network virtualization platform which was precursor to NSX. One year later, VMware launched the first NSX product.
? Arista Converged Cloud Fabric – Converged Cloud Fabric (CCF), formerly Big Cloud Fabric from Big Switch Networks, is an automated fabric built with cloud networking design principles. CCF leverages VPC/VNet constructs on-prem to deliver a cloud Network-as-a-Service operational model.
? Juniper Contrail Networking – While not as popular as Cisco ACI, this Juniper solution provides dynamic end-to-end networking policy and control for any cloud, any workload, and any deployment, from a single user interface.
? Riverbed SD-WAN – Riverbed’s SD-WAN solution expands connectivity, increases operational agility, streamlines branch infrastructure and accelerates site provisioning.
? Barracuda Secure SD-WAN – Barracuda Secure SD-WAN combines the connectivity features of stand-alone SD-WAN products and security functionality of next generation firewalls in a single solution.
? Cisco SD-WAN – Cisco SD-WAN, powered by Cisco IOS XE Software, is a highly secure, cloud-scale architecture that is open, programmable, and scalable which can be used to connect data centers, branches, campuses, and colocation facilities to improve network speed, security, and efficiency.
? Cisco SD-Access – Cisco’s SDN solution for LAN environments, Cisco SD-Access provides visibility-based, automated end-to-end segmentation to separate user, device, and application traffic without redesigning the underlying physical network.
? Cisco SD-Branch – Cisco’s latest addition to its growing list of SDN solutions, SD-Branch virtualizes branch infrastructure using Cisco’s Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS).