Moving from N Scale to M Scale: Compute On Demand in 2020

March 4, 2015 Mike Lewis Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Developing a vision of what information technology will look like in 2020 requires a bit of knowledge, speculation, luck, and the willingness to extend current integration trends. Connecting Internet of Things (IoT), Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI) and cloud integration to move from the current N Scale (aNy Scale) computing evolution toward a more consumer friendly M Scale (My Scale), creates one vision of IT in 2020.

Comparing SDN, NFV and Cloud Computing

August 14, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

While most organizations have not yet fully (or in many cases even partially) adopted cloud computing, the trend is growing in all but the smallest businesses.

How NFV Relates to SDN

July 22, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

SDN can be used independent of NFV, and NFV can be used without SDN, but there is great value in using both in many cases — especially in cloud computing.

The Relationship Between SDN and Cloud Computing

July 17, 2014 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

SDN and its cousin NFV provide the networking capabilities to truly automate cloud computing.