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The data network was once an IT resource to which few business leaders paid attention. Most people simply considered the network to be the “plumbing” of a company and little else. That opinion has been changing, because the network has rapidly increased in importance as digital transformation has taken hold in the business world.
The building blocks of digital are cloud computing, mobility, internet of things and artificial intelligence, all of which are network-centric. This means as business becomes more digital, the network increases in strategic value. At the same time, we have seen the rise of new and emerging applications and technologies, from data analytics to virtual and augmented reality, automated vehicles and edge computing.
Summary
Cloud-native architectures, new merchant silicon, and “open networking” offer networking agility, flexibility, resiliency, and scalability for those brave enough to take advantage of new, innovative, disaggregated tech stacks promising a massive leap in performance at the lowest possible cost. At the center are Linux-based network operating systems (NOSs) running on bare-metal servers and switches using merchant silicon.
With the primary focus on routing instead of data center switching the NOS landscape is rapidly evolving. The traditional incumbent vendors are reinventing themselves through acquisitions, alliances, and moves to “open” architectures. Open-source initiatives are leveraging contributed code and the collective power of communities to drive innovation. Last but not least, new players are emerging with disruptive, cloud-native approaches, significant financial backing, and high-profile early adopters.