Networks are undergoing transitions. Our service provider customers tell us this all the time. Software defined networking (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and 5G are all technology evolutions which are applying pressure to existing service provider networks and causing them to adapt in multiple ways. A Cisco panel of experts and I discussed one of these transitions at our Cisco Knowledge Network Webinar on Network Modernization and the Cisco Trusted Critical Infrastructure in October.

More Transitions: Keeping Up With the Data

Similarly, a transition is occurring both inside and outside the data center. Where the data and the data centers are located are becoming increasingly important.

Data centers with modern infrastructure have the technology to capture these transitions. I have been having conversations with customers about these transitions and I thought I