September 20188 IN MY V EWWHAT A VIRTUAL CLOUD NETWORK CAN DO FOR YOUR BUSINESSEverything of value today is connected to the network. And with IoT, 5G, AI, and other emerging technologies, connections will increase by orders of magnitude. Businesses that can provide secure connectivity and harness the data their customers are generating in a secure, fast, reliable way, will win.From Hardware to SoftwareTraditional enterprise networks were built by connecting physical devices such as computers, servers, routers, and switches, to each other. Once a network was set up, security solutions were bolted-on at the end. Changes to the network were handled manually, leaving a wide margin for error and increasing the potential for costly outages. The emergence of software-driven networks has challenged these existing norms. New technologies now allow for the abstraction of a network's hardware, enabling software to run it more efficiently. Automation and programmability minimize a company's operational complexity by replacing complicated manual tasks, enabling better scale and reliability. Today, with the advancement of software-defined networking, businesses that want to modernize their network with software open up a new set of possibilities to drive business innovation. With applications and data now residing everywhere, companies can no longer rely solely on a hardware-based BY SANJAY K. DESHMUKH, VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SEAK, VMWARESanjay K. Deshmukh
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