SDN 101: An Introduction to Software Defined Networking

SDN has quickly become one of the hottest trends in IT. But not all SDN solutions offer real software-defined functionality. As more enterprises consider SDN, they want to know, “What is SDN? And what are the real benefits?” If you’re ready to explore the advantages of SDN, and want to know how it should be implemented within your enterprise, start by reading our introductory white paper.

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A Practical Path to Automating Application Networks

This report reviews the state of SDN today, including key factors in its evolution. It also reviews the development of standards such as OpenFlow and the more recent OpFlex open policy protocol that complements it. It will then look at how the Application Centric Networking model from Cisco has developed to create a more complete solution for SDN that combines L4 — 7 services from Citrix using the NetScaler ADC.

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SDN 102: Software Defined Networks and the Role of Application Delivery Network Services

This white paper will describe some of the models for SDNs, identify some of the associated use cases and describe methods to integrate application delivery network services with a focus on the Citrix® NetScaler App Delivery Controller™. The ADC provides application acceleration, and server load balancing. These services are essential to ensuring application performance and availability, which assures the best user experience.

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SDN 103: Maximizing Multi-Tenancy With Citrix NetScaler

Over the last few years, organizations have increasingly been shifting their data centers to a cloud-based model. This transition has been built upon virtualization, automation and orchestration of IT resources—mainly server, storage and switching infrastructure. The goal is to increase agility and reduce the costs of deploying and managing resources to support business applications. This white paper explores why the market-leading Citrix NetScaler ADC is uniquely positioned to be a key part of the transformation to cloud data centers.

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