"The Ethernet switch market is undergoing a technological transformation in the data center, driven by changes in data center networking. It's clear that by 2020, data centers will be significantly different from what they are today," commented Alan Weckel, Vice President of Dell'Oro Group. "How users access data centers, how enterprises deploy and manage them, and the vendors operating in this market will be forever changed. The evolution to 10 GE in the enterprise and 25 GE in the cloud presents an opportunity for data center vendors to capture a larger share of IT spend. Vendors who understand and embrace the technology shift to virtualized data centers running at 10 GE or higher speeds have the opportunity to see an increase in their IT investment and improve their market positions in the coming years," Weckel stated.
The "Data Center Disruptors Advanced Research Report" assesses the data center network and identifies the equipment likely to be impacted by SDN in the coming years, including Ethernet switches, application delivery controllers, and network security applications. The report also describes disruptive elements in the data center Ethernet switch market, including SDN, cloud computing, virtualization, and the impact of "white box switching.".
