SDN is attractive to many businesses due to its potential for cost savings, improved network performance, increased productivity and improved security.
SDN Deployment Trends
Moving to an SDN architecture has a profound impact on an organization’s IT infrastructure. It makes sense, therefore, that IT management is more heavily involved throughout the decision process. Among respondents, nearly one-third of SDN decision makers have primary responsibilities in IT services, infrastructure, or systems or networking management. Respondents help determine need, budget, create technical parameters and specifications, choose suppliers, and more.
While SDN deployments can now be found in every industry, their presence is strongest in technology-related fields and financial services.