SDN and NFV Simplified: A Visual Guide to Understanding Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization [Paperback]

Summary
 SDN (Software Defined Networks) and NFV (Network Function Virtualization) are the hottest areas of networking today both in terms of interest and investment, but many professionals do not fully understand what SDN and NFV are, how they work (at a basic level) and why they are so important to the networking industry
 SDN and NFV Simplified will provide both written and illustrated explanations of SDN and NFV  (and the underlying virtualizations) concepts using the topic at-a-glance approach that has been successful in two editions of Cisco Networking Simplified.
 There are several books focused on SDN and NFV however they all tend to be aimed at technical audiences.   There is scant information available for non-technical people who need only a high level understanding of virtualization in general and SDN and NFV in particular.  These people include executives, marketing and sales personnel and investors and these people in total make up the majority of all people with a vested interest in the subject matter.
 Like Cisco Networking Simplified, many technical readers (CCIE level) whose area of focus is not in SDN and NFV will also find this book useful in gaining a working knowledge of the topics presented in the book.   This cross over utility was one of the best outcomes of the Cisco Networking Simplified series and was the source of several 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon.com.
 Like the previously successful Simplified books I will use a building block approach by first covering point topics such as how virtual machines and hypervisors work and then using those topics to describe macro subjects such as NFV, SDN and SDN Controllers.  We will also describe both the technical and financial benefits of these technologies.
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