The State of Open Source in Secure Converged Networks Essential Issues Track Scott Hilton, 3Com VP Product Management Convergence Driving Next-Gen Networking • • • • • • Video Adoption of open source Collaborative computing Virtualization Anytime, Anywhere Access Everything as a Service (XaaS) 3 January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA www.ITEXPO.com Enterprise Networking Evolution • Application explosion • Application support moving to the networks edge – – – – Security Quality of Service (QoS) High-speed connections Multicast Business Drivers: Operational savings Productivity improvement Reduce capital costs • Network Access Transparency (Wired/Wireless, Remote/Local…) • Driving down operational costs of networks – – – – Power and cooling Integrated features Integrated management Reduced space January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA 4 www.ITEXPO.com Today’s Enterprise Customer Scenario Single Function HW, Multiple Platforms, Limited Flexibility Application Layer • Discrete products / platforms • Cost inefficiency: CAPEX, administration, power Connectivity Layer January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA 5 www.ITEXPO.com New Approach to Networks Open Platforms, Simplified Management, Scaleable Services Open Source and/or best-of-breed applications integrated into switches and routers Solution Security: IPS, NAC, UTM VoIP: IP-PBX, Session Border Controller (SBC) Wireless LAN WAN Optimization Open Service Monitoring 6 January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA www.ITEXPO.com Essential Issues “It is not just about driving applications ON the network, but applications IN the network.” Robert Whiteley, Forrester 7 January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA www.ITEXPO.com Open Source’s Mainstream Emergence • Open Source mirrors commercial software development with notable differences – Speed – Freely available in bartering society – Always evolving • Proof Point: Asterisk Open Source for Telephony – – – – 1.1 million total downloads and counting Large community of developers Rapid addition of applications Keys to wide adoption • Service and support • Sales and marketing • Solutions development January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA 8 www.ITEXPO.com Enterprises Leverage Open Source Open Source Solves Business Problems Secure network infrastructure software Enterprise-class monitoring solutions for hosts, services, and networks Open source anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for email scanning on mail gateways. Network traffic probe shows network usage for networks of all sizes Intrusion detection and prevention Services Monitoring Bundle; Increased visibility for proactive management using MRTG, NTOP, TShark, Nagios tools 9 January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA www.ITEXPO.com Value of Open Source in Networks • • • • • Freedom to innovate Faster development / deployment of new services Lower total cost of ownership Improved application performance Simplified, centralized management “Open-source software model continues to mature across all markets, attracting more-conservative users along the way. This will significantly change adoption priorities during the next five years.” Mark Driver- Vice President, Gartner Group January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA 10 www.ITEXPO.com For More Information Scott Hilton 3Com Vice President Enterprise Product Management [email protected] 508-323-1283 www.3com.com 3Com Open Services Network: www.3com.com/osn/ 3Com Open Network Program: open.3com.com 11 January 23-25, 2008 • Miami Beach Convention Center • Miami, Florida USA www.ITEXPO.com Thank you.
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