Dell Our vision for the network is open User Manual

NETWORKING PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

Our vision for the network is open.

In the face of IT transformation

during this digital age, enterprises and service providers alike are experiencing significant changes. At the core of this

transformation is a fundamental shift in IT technologies designed to dramatically alter cost structures and capabilities. At the core, data center networks have become complex and congested, outgrowing their originally intended north/south flow patterns.

Tightly coupled networking hardware with proprietary software cannot match the constantly changing requirements of the software layers or keep up with the pace of virtualization and software-defined network demands. At the edge of the network, organizations are looking to replace expensive legacy routers and dedicated physical connections with solutions that are more cost-effective and simpler to manage. There is also a need to keep pace with a growing demand of heavier traffic flows, both at remote locations and for employees working from home. Finally, organizations are looking for an infrastructure that enables a path to move to a hybrid cloud model, balancing the needs of workloads between on-prem and in the cloud.

Dell Technologies has one of the broadest

open networking portfolios in the industry – spanning both hardware and software. Dell’s unique approach involves combining its own developed technologies with those from a broad ecosystem of technology partners.

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Dell Technologies believes

the future of IT will be more open, agile and cloud-based.

The evolution of networks has seen a shift from legacy, proprietary technologies that are hardware-bound to modern, open technologies that are software-driven. As seen with the rapid adoption of server virtualization throughout data centers, today’s organizations are embracing the disaggregated approach of software-defined

networking that bring enhanced efficiency, agility and security.

Our vision for the Network is open

Dell Technologies has one of the broadest open networking portfolios in the industry – spanning both hardware and software. Dell’s unique approach involves combining its own developed technologies with those from a broad ecosystem of technology partners, including VMware. The industry has recognized us for leadership in opening up the network through disaggregation of networking hardware and software, providing customers choice based on their unique needs.

We believe that our Open Networking approach and solutions stimulate rapid innovation by helping customers achieve unprecedented levels of flexibility and efficiency. These solutions help minimize the time and effort required to design, provision and manage networks; enable IT managers to leverage open-source tools; and provide expertise to help reduce costly overhead at the edge, in the core and into the cloud.

Dell Technologies Open Networking Solutions

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