Brief: Extreme Networks' SDN Solution Puts The Network Into The Hands Of The Business

On April 28, 2015, Extreme Networks announced its new software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities and developer support solution. While vendors have been releasing similar announcements about SDN enhancements and customers using a vendor's solutions, Extreme Networks' SDN solution goes beyond those. Its new solution extends SDN capabilities typically found in the data center to the rest of the network. More importantly, and leading the charge on empowerment, Extreme Networks enables infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals to shift ownership of the network infrastructure from applications to the business and employees. This brief helps I&O pros determine what shifting the ownership means to them, why Extreme Networks' announcement is an important turning point in the SDN conversation, and how the business benefits from this new piece in the BT agenda.