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Network Virtualization

Network virtualization (NV) abstracts networking connectivity and services that have traditionally been delivered via hardware into a logical virtual network that is decoupled from and runs independently on top of a physical network in a hypervisor.  Beyond L2-3 services like switching and routing, NV typically incorporates virtualized L4-7 services including fire walling and server load-balancing. NV solves a lot of the networking challenges in today’s data centers, helping organizations centrally program and provision the network, on-demand, without having to physically touch the underlying infrastructure. With NV, organizations can simplify how they roll out, scale and adjust workloads and resources to meet evolving computing needs.

Leading companies are rapidly adopting NV in an effort to take advantage of the flexibility offered by software-defined computing and storage resources within the data center. NV is part of the movement toward software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV). SDxCentral’s experts continually curate a collection of Network Virtualization articles, whitepapers, videos, and other resources to make it easier to learn about Network Virtualization. Here, you can find use cases, information on NV technology, and the latest articles and videos about NV.

Network Virtualization Articles

  • xRAN, Open vRAN, and OpenRAN: What’s the Difference?
    xRAN, Open vRAN, and OpenRAN: What’s the Difference?
  • OpenContrail Becomes Tungsten Fabric, Plans Next Release in May
    OpenContrail Becomes Tungsten Fabric, Plans Next Release in May
  • Istio Keeps Digging Toward 1
    Istio Keeps Digging Toward 1.0 GA Release
  • Data Center Network Equipment Revenue Hit $13.7B in 2017
    Data Center Network Equipment Revenue Hit $13.7B in 2017
  • Apstra Scores Major Customer Win With Yahoo Japan
    Apstra Scores Major Customer Win With Yahoo Japan
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Network Virtualization Contributed Articles

  • Service-Assurance-Can-Transform-Your-SDN-NFV-Investmen
    Service Assurance Can Transform Your SDN/NFV Investment
  • Deploying and Monetizing SDN for the Internet of Things
    Deploying and Monetizing SDN for the Internet of Things
  • Navigating Today’s Network Technology Landscape
    Navigating Today’s Network Technology Landscape: What Approach is Best?
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Network Virtualization Demos & Webinars

  • vArmour Microsegmentation DemoFriday 2018-02-16
    Video: Application Visibility for Microsegmentation
  • linux-foundation-harmonization-2-0-2018-02-14
    Video: Open Source Networking: Harmonization 2.0
  • 2017-11-15 Dell EMC Open Networking 2.0 Webinar
    Video: Open Networking 2.0 – Disaggregating the Software Stack

Network Virtualization Analysis

  • 2018 Next Gen Data Center Networking Report Available Now
  • Data Protection is the Killer App for the Hybrid Cloud
  • Approaches to Data Protection Start to Rapidly Evolve
  • Network Virtualization to Determine Winner of Hybrid Cloud Computing Race
  • DevOps Nirvana Is Moving Closer to Reality
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Network Virtualization Sponsored Resources

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Network Virtualization Products & Technologies

  • VMware NSX
  • Juniper Contrail Networking
  • Nuage Networks Virtualized Services Platform
  • PLUMgrid
  • Midokura
  • More Network Virtualization Products & Technologies...

Network Virtualization Open Source Projects & Drivers

  • Open vSwitch
  • On.Lab OpenVirteX (OVX)
  • More Network Virtualization Open Source Projects & Drivers...

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