This Company Will Dominate the Next Era of Data Centers

A decade ago, software-defined networking wasn't much more than an idea.

Traditional networking and data center hardware names like Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and the company that would eventually turn into Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) acknowledged software played a small role in the arena, but they didn't believe it would ever displace pre-programmed hardware as the backbone of such technologies.

What a difference just a few years can make. Cisco has finally (although somewhat begrudgingly) unveiled networking tech that allows network operators the flexibility of choosing their own software, while HPE has made software-defined networking a key part of its unique hybrid cloud solution that melds public and private networks.

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