For the past 20 years, networking has not been able to quickly respond to changing business demands. Software-Defined Networking (SDN) promises to change this. SDN empowers the business to control network behavior by emphasizing the application instead of the network infrastructure.
Regardless of your hardware or software environment, this vendor-neutral course offers a clear picture of how SDN: Allows more efficient provisioning of new services and applications, Realises cost savings, Reduces configuration time and errors, Enhances security, Relates to/enhances cloud computing.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course has been designed for individuals interested in gaining a high-level understanding of SDN.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
• A basic understanding of infrastructure and networking terms is helpful but not required.
COURSE CONTENT:
Identify and dispel the myths surrounding SDN
Determine the basic feature sets offered by different vendors and identify each vendor's style
• Physical
• Virtual
• Firewall
Define SDN
The Evolution of SDN
Compare a traditional network and a SDN network
SDN terminology
• Controllers
• Devices
• Applications
• APIs (northbound and southbound)
• Planes (mgmt, ctrl, data)
Draw a conceptual diagram of SDN
SDN enabling tools and technologies
Apply SDN to your organizational challenges
Business and technical challenges solved by SDNRelationship between SDN and cloud computing
Roles and responsibilities in SDN
• IT Management
• Security and compliance
• Network administration
• Server and virtualization administration
How roles in an SDN network differ from a traditional network
How roles change, merge, and re-task for SDN
The need for collaboration between roles
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After attending this course you should be able to :
• Differentiate between SDN and its myths
• Recognise the current SDN solution providers
• Understand the Business and technical challenges that SDN solves
• Understand how SDN enhances cloud computing
• Recognize howSDN impacts your organization, your team, and you.
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
The following courses are recommended for further study:
SDNPW – SDN Planning Workshop