Networks carry traffic, similar to the way planes carry passengers, but the similarities don’t end there. The process of “deadheading” (as it’s known in the airline circles) is about leveraging existing routes to re-position crew for free; basically, piggybacking on an already incurred cost. At first, it sounds like a perfect optimization that should make everyone happy. However, what IT professionals should realize is that this deadhead crew is actually a “mission critical” workload leveraging a “best effort” transport model. This sounds like quite the disconnect to me. Check out my latest blog, Your Packets Will be Re-Accommodated, on how to better a network so that workloads are not treated randomly – and mission critical information is not relegated to less than optimal transport conditions. Below please find a few of our top picks for our favorite news articles of the week CIO: The Hybrid Data Center: Bridging Legacy & Cloud By Steve Wexler Almost everyone is talking about digital transformation and its related technologies — cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), big data and analytics (BDA), mobility, social media, and security. But the reality is that most organizations must devote the majority of their resources to keeping their legacy environments up and running. The C-suite understands the imperative of changing their IT assets quickly to meet new and emerging demands, that it’s a case of “go digital or die,” but they’re struggling with the how and the how-much-will-it-cost challenges. In most cases, the answer is loosely termed the “hybrid data center.” FedTech Magazine: Feds Plan for the New Networking World of SDN By Richard Quinn Setting up a network near a disaster area just days — or even hours — after a hurricane, flood or tornado appeals to leaders at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Similarly, the U.S. Forest Service sees the value in scaling up network capabilities when responders work to extinguish wildfires. These possibilities are leading agencies to lay the groundwork for software-defined networking ( #SDN ) and network functions virtualization ( #NFV ). Instead of linking network functions and policies to hardware, SDN enables agencies to control those tasks through software. As a result, CIOs say these technologies can streamline management costs for ever-more complex networks and can significantly shrink the time it takes to deliver network resources.
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