Why Software Defined Networking?

What is Cisco’s approach to SDN?

Cisco ACI: Open Ecosystem Partnerships

I have a customer, now what?

Cisco Application Centric InfrastructureTHE BEST WAY TO TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING!

With the industry’s best-in-class hardware platform, policy driven management model, and open ecosystem of hardware and virtualization partners, Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure is the most comprehensive and powerful solution addressing the shift to Software Defined Networking today!

Software Defined Networking (SDN) enables organizations to accelerate application deployment and delivery, dramatically reducing IT costs through policy-enabled workflow automation. SDN technology enables cloud architectures by delivering automated, on-demand application delivery and mobility at scale. SDN enhances the benefits of data center virtualization, increasing resource flexibility and utilization and reducing infrastructure costs and overhead.

■■ Nexus 9000 Switches: best-in-class networking hardware■■ Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC): centralized policy management

■■ Application Virtual Switch (AVS) for integration of all hypervisors

■■ Integrated physical and virtual infrastructure for a comprehensive approach to SDN

■■ An open ecosystem of network, storage, management, and orchestration vendors

Cisco’s open approach to SDN allows us to partner with these industry leaders to provide the most flexible, comprehensive solution for every customer’s needs:

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■■ Engage your Networking ISA or FSA for a Customer Conversation

■■ Engage your Cisco Account Team for deal registration■■ Not sure who they are? Reach out to your Cisco CSA for help!