Comments on: Virtualization, SDN, and Radically Simplified Operations http://blogs.cisco.com/getyourbuildon/virtualization-sdn-and-radically-simplified-operations/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:08:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eric Voit http://blogs.cisco.com/getyourbuildon/virtualization-sdn-and-radically-simplified-operations/#comment-697931 Eric Voit Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:36:38 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=96553#comment-697931 It is true that leading edge customers are the ones driving SDN today. They are the ones with more unique business problems and the most need for a differentiating network experience.

When I used the word “first”, I was referring to the earlier sentences in the paragraph – i.e., that the set companies which need less customization have increasing incentives to adopt standard network configurations. The value for these companies is that a common outsourced OSS might reduce their costs and increase their control/flexibility. A validation point comes from the bullet directly above noting that Salesforce has become successful by having other companies adopt Salesforce’s standardized business processes and systems as their own.

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]]> By: Jason Edelman http://blogs.cisco.com/getyourbuildon/virtualization-sdn-and-radically-simplified-operations/#comment-697927 Jason Edelman Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:21:20 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=96553#comment-697927 Why do you think these changes will be welcomed first by customers who don’t view the network as a core differentiator? It’s been quite the opposite seeing those that have adopted SDN and newer NV technologies thus far, no?

Thanks,
Jason(@jedelman8)

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