SDN prompts more questions than answers

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Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products FCC moves forward with controversial net neutrality proposal Network World Daily News PM May 15, 2014 Share this email SDN prompts more questions than answers If there was one takeaway from Network World's Open Network Exchange (ONX) conference this week, it is this: software-defined networking is producing more questions than answers. A recent Network World study of 298 network professionals, highlighted at the conference, found that only 9% of respondents have SDNs in production with 6% piloting. Almost half of the respondents, 43%, said SDNs were not... READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products 2. FCC moves forward with controversial net neutrality proposal 3. Coca-Cola Co.'s 'Black Book' application squeezes best out of OJ 4. Microsoft CEO Nadella aces first-100-day test 5. AT&T to activate HD Voice over 4G LTE in four states on May 23 6. 2014 IT Salary Survey: Highlights 7. 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