Alcatel-Lucent has introduced its global Software Defined Networking (SDN) startup, Nuage Networks, to New Zealand businesses. “New Zealand business is fast moving to take advantage of the massive efficiency and creative gains made possible with Cloud IT. Fuelled by this strategic business shift and a step-change in broadband access via UFB, we expect New Zealand business to make a strong surge towards open cloud platforms,” says Marten Hauville, Nuage Networks, Principal Solutions Architect ANZ, in a statement. Alcatel-Lucent says Nuage Networks Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions empower businesses to break cloud constraints in two critical parts of the enterprise network – the data centre and the wide area network. Alcatel-Lucent says Nuage Networks comes to New Zealand after a strong global growth for the past two years. These include 20 customers and 75 trials across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific with large financial and healthcare organisations, cloud service providers and some of the world’s leading telecommunication providers. “New Zealand businesses know that competitive advantage these days is dictated by swiftness and agility, increasingly around business-driven applications that attain this advantage in the marketplace. SDN is an evolution in the management, configuration and dynamism of networks, enabling business to efficiently deliver existing and new business cloud IT applications. Technology will be more deeply woven into the fabric of the business, to become a catalyst for future innovation, products and revenue,” says Hauville. Nuage Networks aims to help enterprises define services with full control and visibility across: • Any network with freedom of choice across any IP network from the data centre to branch offices. • Any cloud with flexibility across private, public, and hybrid cloud. • Cloud platform interoperability and enhanced capability across VMware, Cloudstack, OpenStack platforms. Send news tips and comments to divina_paredes@idg.co.nz Follow Divina Paredes on Twitter: @divinap Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Sign up for CIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, views and events. Join us on Facebook. Related content brandpost Sponsored by FPT Software Time for New Partnership Paradigms to Be Future-fit By Veronica Lew Dec 06, 2023 5 mins Vendors and Providers brandpost Sponsored by BMC Why CIOs should prioritize AIOps in 2024 AIOps empowers IT to manage services by incorporating AI/ML into operations. By Jeff Miller Dec 06, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership opinion Generative AI in enterprises: LLM orchestration holds the key to success In the dynamic landscape of AI, LLMs represent a pivotal breakthrough. Unlike traditional AI, which demands frequent data updates, LLMs possess the ability to learn and adapt in real-time. This mirrors human learning and positions LLMs as essential f By Shail Khiyara Dec 06, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Artificial Intelligence brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks How gen AI is joining the holiday shopping season One year after the launch of ChatGPT, the retail industry is embracing generative AI to deliver a variety of benefits By Elliot Markowitz Dec 06, 2023 4 mins Generative AI Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe