
Summary Bullets:
- SDN will increase lock-in rather than decrease it because of integration and interdependencies.
- Standards and reference architectures will not help, as support for extensions creates dependencies to begin with.
One of the wishes, hopes, and dreams of SDN is that the technologies will free enterprises from vendor lock-in. That’s not the case. SDN will increase vendor lock-in for most enterprises, because the dependencies that will accrue will be difficult, if not impossible, to shake. Continue reading “SDN Will Lock Enterprises in Tighter Than Ever”