Extreme Networks Offers A Broad Open Networking Initiative

Shehzad Merchant VP of Technology at Extreme Networks joins me to discuss Extreme’s approach to open networking including its Open Fabric, Software Defined-Networking or SDN initiative plus network programmability.   Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds   Lippis Intro/Analysis Starts @ : 00:10 sec   Question 1 @ 1:58 sec: Shehzad. lets first start with Extreme’s view of SDN market drivers.  What are your customers asking for?    Question 2 @ 3:52 sec: Shehzad, Extreme describes an SDN architecture with four layers.  Let’s describe that to the audience as its central to the re-distribution of network responsibilities and functions.    Question 3 @ 6:51 sec: Shehzad, Extreme’s initiative consist of four components: 1) Open programmability of networking, 2) SDN/OpenFlow & Multiple controller support, 3) support for OpenStack and quantum and 4) all of the above built on top of an open fabric.   Can you talk to each initiative and how they are additive in value?   Question 4 @ 10:39 sec: What does Extreme’s Open fabric SDN approach bring to IT business leaders and how can they take advantage of it?