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Course
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Software Defined Networking (SDN): The Big Picture
Learn the basics of SDN and Network Virtualization, how they are shaping the industry, and how they will affect you and your organization.
What you'll learn
In this course, you will learn the basics of SDN and NFV. You'll become familiar with what they are at a conceptual level, and how they aim to solve both business and technical problems. We'll first look at SDN and how it differs from traditional networking, then investigate NFV and how the combination of virtualization and networking have provided us some considerable automation benefits. We'll discuss how to evaluate these technologies and how they will impact you, your organization, and the industry at large. Finally, we'll help you develop an action plan so that you can take the next steps on your SDN journey.
Table of contents
- Introduction | 1m 44s
- Introducing Software Defined Networking (SDN) | 2m 21s
- Introducing Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) | 2m 9s
- Relationship Between SDN and NFV | 1m 3s
- Introducing Software Defined Storage (SDS) | 1m 54s
- Introducing the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) | 1m 27s
- SDN Use Cases 1 | 3m 31s
- SDN Use Cases 2 | 3m 18s
- Summary | 27s
About the authors
Brian is an energetic trainer and consultant with nearly 20 years of technical experience in datacenter management and design. As a virtualization instructor, Brian spends much of his time discussing the impact and intricacies of Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC), Software Defined Networking (SDN), and Software Defined Storage (SDS).
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John Hales is a trainer, consultant, and courseware developer in the areas of virtualization, storage, and networking. He has published more than 60 books and has written many courses for internal use at Fortune 500 companies. He has also trained in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.
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