SDN’s rise to prominence has shown all the similarities of a butterfly’s metamorphosis in its fledgling years. The first stage being the egg. The seed of the idea of what might be. The second stage is the caterpillar, or the feeding stage, when early adopters like Facebook beavered away tirelessly to turn the idea into something tangible. The third stage, the pupa, or the transition stage has just ended with SDN moving into every facet of networks. Finally, the adult stage is upon us. SDN is now ready to spread its wings, take flight outside the Data Center and show the world its true colours.

SDN’s rise to prominence has shown all the similarities of a butterfly’s metamorphosis in its fledgling years. The first stage being the egg. The seed of the idea of what might be. The second stage is the caterpillar, or the feeding stage, when early adopters like Facebook beavered away tirelessly to turn the idea into something tangible. The third stage, the pupa, or the transition stage has just ended with SDN moving into every facet of networks. Finally, the adult stage is upon us. SDN is now ready to spread its wings, take flight outside the Data Center and show the world its true colours.

Ahead of the 2019 OCP Summit in San Jose, California, we interview another Industry Titan, Steve Helvie from the OCP. Steve gives us a brief background to the OCP, the benefits achieved by Data Centers who are using OCP gear, and insight into which industries he is seeing OCP deployments at scale.

Ahead of the 2019 OCP Summit in San Jose, California, we interview another Industry Titan, Steve Helvie from the OCP. Steve gives us a brief background to the OCP, the benefits achieved by Data Centers who are using OCP gear, and insight into which industries he is seeing OCP deployments at scale.

What does this really mean?

Well, SDx Central defines Software-Defined Everything as any physical item or function that can be performed or automated by software. Software allows us to optimize resources, and there is a clear shift towards using technology to automate tasks which holds implications far beyond the technology industry. Even physical items and functions from our day-to-day lives are becoming software-defined. In real world terms, this includes apps like Uber, AirBnb and IoT devices such as Nest, Amazon Echo, GoPro, FitBit, the list goes on...

What does this really mean?

Well, SDx Central defines Software-Defined Everything as any physical item or function that can be performed or automated by software. Software allows us to optimize resources, and there is a clear shift towards using technology to automate tasks which holds implications far beyond the technology industry. Even physical items and functions from our day-to-day lives are becoming software-defined. In real world terms, this includes apps like Uber, AirBnb and IoT devices such as Nest, Amazon Echo, GoPro, FitBit, the list goes on...