Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 06 | Page 46

FEATURE: SDN S oftware-defined networking (SDN) is rapidly changing the way that organizations view and operate networks, and seeks to address the lack of agility found in existing networks. SDN offers businesses adaptability, simplicity, flexibility, and agility and tightly integrates emerging software approaches with the underlying physical infrastructure, in order to centralize network management with real-time end-to-end solutions. According to a recent IDC forecast, the global SDN market, which comprises physical network infrastructure, virtualisation/co