Tackling Today’s Networking Challenges

This paper introduces the new concept of a multi-vendor network, the challenges surrounding this breed of network, trends within the industry, how to improve efficiency, and how to improve productivity when it comes to managing and infrastructure. Addressed, are challenges that many companies face when it comes to managing their networks. Some of these challenges are found in the form of LAN (with the introduction of many applications), convergence, mobility, and data center complexity and architecture.