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clrmoney
9/27/2017 10:19:58 PM
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NFV and SDN Progression
SDN/Software Define Networks and NFV/Network Function Virtualization was already here but maybe they will need more advancement to tweek or improve on things etc.
dlr5288
9/28/2017 2:25:36 PM
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Re: Hesistant
Well said. I think to put everything into one box can be a risk and I can see why they might have been reluctant at first.
dcawrey
9/28/2017 2:54:10 PM
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Re: Hesistant
They are for sure separate technologies - why are people confusing them?
Is it just because they have similar acronyms? They are really different.
DHagar
9/28/2017 5:38:33 PM
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Re: State of NFV & SDN
@dcawrey definitely true - there are increasingly going to be failures in order to learn new and better models. This is where we are going to have to build new tests and validate and adjust before fully adapting and/or implementing. We are going to have to learn to step back into development mode in order to learn the new aspects before going into production.
dcawrey
9/28/2017 5:55:56 PM
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Re: State of NFV & SDN
One of the best ways to learn is from failure, I certainly believe in that. This is why you put things in a staging or test envrionment first.
DHagar
9/28/2017 6:03:57 PM
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Re: State of NFV & SDN
@dcawrey, that is the only way to truly "learn", otherwise we are just repeating what we already knew and just applying it differently. Great concept - difficult to think about because we become vulnerable, but we will be limited unless we move forward and learn new ways.
Technology or Business?
Part of the problem might be the way that SDN and NFV are seen as technologies, rather than in terms of the new (i.e. incremental) business they *could* represent. Some CSPs seem to be treating SDN/NFV only as a technology replacement (i.e. kit --> software), where the primary business justification (as expressed) is lower cost. Hence nervousness about SD-WAN cannibalising MPLS service revenue. Adoption might pick up pace if telcos were thinking more holistically about the business opportunity, not only the technical feasibility.
Re: Change
@freehe: At the same time, the very notion of terms like "change management" can instinctively instill fear in employees (after all, if there was nothing to be afraid of, why have a name for it?).
An organization that is constantly listening to its employees, effectively engaging with its employees, and understanding its employees really has little use for anything but the most basic change-management plan because they'll already be dealing with these things.
Re: State of NFV & SDN
@dcawrey: That's why I don't usually like to learn! ;)
Re: Hesistant
@freehe: Really, redundancy itself has its benefits (and the lack of redundancy has its downsides/risks) -- regardless of virtualization or "physicalization". It's not so much a virtualization issue.
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