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Enterprise disaggregation is inevitable

Enterprise disaggregation is inevitable

June 26, 2015

Via: itCurated
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Back in March, the issue was raised whether disaggregation – decoupling network software from hardware for choice and flexibility – could play in the enterprise as well as the service provider realm.The answer, judging by recent events, is that it can. But currently to a lesser extent than it does with service providers with the benefits mostly staying with the service provider.

Announcements by Pica8, Ciena and AT&T that they plan to offer bare metal and white box switches, and virtual network functions as customer premises equipment, do signal that enterprises are indeed a target for disaggregation.

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