Trends Report

Breakout Vendors: Virtual Network Infrastructure

Four Vendors That Can Help Build A VNI

December 6th, 2016
Andre Kindness, Principal Analyst
Andre Kindness Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Glenn O'Donnell , Will McKeon-White , Diane Lynch

Summary

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders face unfamiliar choices when it comes to acquiring innovative technologies that can help virtualize the network. Too many professionals fall back on the typical networking incumbents, but hyperscale cloud providers have demonstrated how new and innovative networking solutions can dramatically improve customer experiences. I&O leaders must work with brand-new product lines from both startup and established vendors. In this report, we profile four breakout vendors — companies that should be on your radar as you begin developing virtual network infrastructure (VNI).

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