Analysis: Behind VMware’s deal for Nicira

When VMware Inc. announced it will shell out US$1.26 billion for Nicira, heads turned. Why? It was seen as a validation that software-defined networking is being treated as a sure thing for enterprises and service providers, not merely a possibility.’
 
Of course, VMware could have overpaid — it wouldn’t be the first time a major vendor has gambled on an emerging technology and lost, and it’s betting on a company that is five years old and just came out of stealth mode.
 
But SDN appears to have legs. After all, one advantage is that it commoditizes networking by having virtual switches run on standard servers. As this article points out, it essentially gives IT managers a view into the network just as VMware gives a view of compute resources.
 
If you haven’t thought about SDN yet, read this analysis of VMware’s strategy and look into it.
 
 

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Howard Solomon
Howard Solomon
Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

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