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November 18, 2015 6:35 AM EST

Khalid Raza to Explain How Software Defined Networking Modernizes Enterprise WANs and Service Provider Offerings

WHO:

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Khalid Raza, CTO of Viptela is a former Distinguished Engineer at Cisco and widely regarded as a visionary in the networking industry. (Photo: Business Wire)

     

Khalid Raza, CTO and co-founder, Viptela, is a former Distinguished Engineer at Cisco and widely regarded as a visionary in the networking industry. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Khalid has played an instrumental role in architecting the network infrastructure for Fortune 100 companies and Global Tier-1 carriers.

 

Moderator: Nav Chander, Research Manager, Enterprise Telecom, IDC Debate Participants to Include: Sanjeev Mervana, Senior Director, Service Provider Marketing, Cisco

 

 

WHAT:

As enterprises move applications to the cloud, they face an increasingly complex Wide Area Network (WAN) environment. Software-Defined WAN (aka SD-WAN) has emerged as a hot topic, promising to render WANs easier to manage, make them more adaptable and secure, while significantly lowering costs (See Hybrid WAN Benefits). In this debate, experts will define SD-WAN and explain how it will impact enterprises and service providers. Questions on tap for debate include:

 
-- What is SD-WAN? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
-- Will it disrupt the existing WAN market? How? Who will it benefit and why?
-- How will SD-WAN impact service provider offerings and revenues?
 

WHERE:

GEN15, Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar, Dallas, Texas

Trinity Ballroom 4 - 3rd Level

 

WHEN:

Wed., Nov. 18, 2015, 12:20 – 1:05 PM
 

HOW:

To schedule a conversation with Khalid Raza, contact Marc Gendron at [email protected] or 781-237-0341. For more info or to register, please visit: https://www.gen15.com/

 

About GEN15

GEN15 is the global gathering of networking professionals enabling the future of agile, assured and orchestrated services powered by CE 2.0, LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration), SDN and NFV. The annual event uniquely empowers service end-users, service providers, network technology providers, and other industry stakeholders with high-quality information, analysis, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. GEN15 represents a unique and valuable opportunity to engage with top Carrier Ethernet, LSO (Lifecycle Service Orchestration), SDN, NFV, and Cloud services experts who are shaping the future of the communications landscape. For more information, visit www.gen15.com. Follow GEN15 on Twitter @GEN15Event and #GEN15, and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/gen15.

About Viptela

Viptela provides Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that virtualizes WAN infrastructure. The platform allows global companies to build carrier agnostic, policy-controlled and cost-effective WANs. Viptela has been deployed at thousands of sites by more than 15 Fortune-500 enterprises; and major carriers including Verizon and Singtel are using Viptela to deliver managed SD-WAN services. The company has been named a Gartner Cool Vendor and a Next Billion Dollar Startup by Forbes. Viptela is backed by Sequoia Capital and headquartered in San Jose, CA. For more information, visit: viptela.com or follow us on Twitter @viptela, and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/viptela,

Marc Gendron PR
Marc Gendron, 781-237-0341
[email protected]

Source: Viptela


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