Benefits of SDN – Software Defined Networking Technology

benefits of sdn software defined networking

Although software defined networking (SDN) may sound like a complex process, it is seeing healthy adoption in data centers and wide area networks. Once decision makers better understand what the technology is and how it can improve use of network bandwidth and other resources, the benefits of SDN can help businesses in nearly any industry.

What is SDN?
According to TechTarget contributor Margaret Rouse, SDN is a strategy in which a controller software application manages network activity as opposed to the hardware supporting the platform.

“The goal of SDN is to allow network engineers and administrators [to] respond quickly to changing business requirements,” Rouse wrote. “In a software-defined network, a network administrator can shape traffic from a centralized control console without having to touch individual switches.”

Benefits leveraged from SDN technology
The core advantage behind SDN is better oversight of network bandwidth and general computing resources. However, the technology can bring numerous other benefits with its use as well. Networking Computing contributor Serdar Yegulalp pointed out that SDN can also provide more granular network security, a main need of many of today’s enterprises. Through this approach, administrators can have better, more targeted control of the protections in place for each application and device being utilized to access the network.

Additionally, especially within organizations that provide streaming or other online content for users, SDN can help guarantee that these materials are delivered in the fastest, highest-quality means possible. InformationWeek contributor Bill Kleyman noted that there is a high demand for high-definition content and SDN can ensure that the network has the resources to deliver it.

“By implementing SDN, network operators will be able to increase network responsiveness, providing a near-flawless experience for the user,” Kleyman wrote.

WAN Speak contributor David Greenfield pointed out that besides enabling improved control of network bandwidth and Internet load balancing, SDN can also provide operational and infrastructure cost savings for businesses. As the system reduces the reliance on hardware assets and siloed network services, organizations can lessen their spending on these components.

While these are some of the main advantages that SDN users enjoy, it is by no means a complete list of the benefits that the technology can bring for network management. Organizations looking to learn more about SDN, SD-WAN, network bandwidth or WAN optimization can contact Ecessa, a trusted provider of wide area network solutions. Ecessa recently received the annual Excellence in SDN Award, showing the company’s innovative offerings that are helping to develop and advance the SDN industry.

For more information about SD-WAN or WAN Virtualization, or to schedule a demonstration of Ecessa’s technology, call Ecessa at 800.669.6242 or fill out this form and we’ll contact you.



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