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We’re talking about some myths about disaggregated distributed chassis or Network Cloud. The myth about Network Cloud and this architecture in general is just a one off. The myth about the operational headache. And the myth about that it’s a fairly complex architecture.

DriveNets Network Cloud, changes the operational and economic model of the network, allowing it to scale capacity and services much faster while increasing service provider profitability. Watch CloudNets at https://drivenets.com/resources/cloud-nets/special-why-include-drivenets-in-your-next-network-rfp/

We're talking about operations because usually when you talk to operations people about disaggregated and cloud-native systems, they do not like it. Since it's multiple vendors, it's multiple building blocks, it's a new thing to learn. And operations people will love to stick to what we have. But surprisingly enough, bringing the Network Cloud into your network actually means b...

Now that we've established that building a Network Cloud cluster  is easy, let's talk about what happens afterwards because  the operations guys are the ones that having been doing the hard work all those years, after the engineering plans and installation.

How do you build a cluster with Network Cloud? The cluster is granular and built upon multiple boxes, so you can bring them with you, and find vacant places in existing racks to put it into and not have to have a dedicated rack for a new gigantic crowd.

Today we’re going to talk about the cloud, or specifically why cloud does not matter at all. You don’t need to worry or think about the underlying infrastructure, the hardware, the upgrades, the versions, the connectivity, etc, etc. And these are all transparent to you. This all looks like a cloud, something that you know that is there, but you don’t really care what happens in it. So this is why...

Today we are going to talk about the things we fear the most...End of life...which we, as network engineers, fear the most. So what do we do about end of life? With DriveNets' Network Cloud you have multiple hardware options, the entire cluster is built upon standard interfaces so it's very easy to replace or to upgrade the cluster with any box that adheres to those interfaces, and you c...

So what do we need to know about this move from 400 to 800?  800 is real. It's here, you can almost buy it.   It's a fairly smooth transition, having forward compatibility with the stuff you buy today.  The Network Cloud, the architecture, is agnostic to the interfaces or form factors. 

Today we are going to talk about DNOS, the DriveNets Network Operating System. Why is DNOS important and how it's different than just your ordinary network operating?

Let's talk about  ISSU, In Service Software Updates. What's new and how actually DriveNets can eventually make you upgrade your network without service.

We're going to talk about TIP DDBR, Telecom Infra Project Distributed Disaggregated Backbone Router and the RFI that went out. And hey, we got a ribbon, so we need to talk about it. Watch the episode.

Let's talk about optical modulation and some basic features of optics that us networking guys need to know. Watch the CloudNets episode

Let's about the optics that go into your router.  We're going to talk about ZR and ZR+ and open XR and stuff like that.  So this is what you need to know about optics coming through the router: longer reach, leaner infrastructure, and lockout or the non lock in nonproprietary open system that allows to choose different vendors for your infrastructure.   Watch CloudNets https://drivenets....

Why is it important? As a newcomer into the networking space, the DriveNets disaggregated approach faced doubts. Explore how service providers have experienced the benefits of network disaggregation. Watch the video!

With regulators more and more talking about zero carbon emissions, going green and sustainability are high priorities. Service providers are feeling the push and need to put things into place in their operations. Why is sustainability so important for network operators? Watch the video!

Networks today need to scale, requiring more and more capacity. They also need to introduce new services in order to stay competitive and to satisfy the needs of the hungry subscribers. How do we deal with a data tornado? Watch the video!

Standardization is especially important for disaggregated networks, since software and hardware come from different vendors, the interconnect between those needs to standardized. But how does it reflect in the network cloud world? Watch the video!

Edge compute, edge networking, Telco Cloud. All those buzzwords mean one thing: the content, the essence of the network, the cloud instances are moving to the edge, to the edge of the network, to the edge of the cloud. That means they want to be closer to the subscribers. Watch the video!

Disaggregation of hardware and software, software based cloud-native instances, etc, these all have a dramatic effect on your total cost of ownership. So, when you go to disaggregation,  the Network Cloud, you save a lot of money. Watch the video!

Today, we're going to talk about high availability in the Network Cloud, because in spite of what you may think, the Network Cloud Infrastructure presents higher availability than the traditional chassis. Watch the video!

So third parties, multi-vendor: what are we talking about? Because DriveNets Network Cloud infrastructure can run not only the DriveNets applications or network functions, but also third party applications. Watch the video!

What is networking-optimized? It is taking networking functions and running them on networking-optimized infrastructure. Watch the video!

What is orchestration? Orchestration is the secret sauce that puts everything together in the distributed disaggregated system. Watch the video!

What’s multiservice? This is about running multiple network functions over the same shared virtualized network infrastructure. Watch the video!

Distributed disaggregation, why do we need it? Why is the disaggregation we know for years not enough? Watch the video!