While cloud and SDN are key drivers for Cisco’s networking business, so too is the Internet of Everything concept. Cisco is forecasting the Internet of Everything to be a massive market worth $14.5 Trillion.
The Internet of Everything is fueling a need for Big Data and analytics, which in turn requires a big increase in compute and storage requirements.
“Then when you tie it back to how do you connect to all these devices, Software Defined Networking comes into it, as we need much more dynamically programmable networking infrastructure,” Tucker said. “It’s a virtuous cycle that is being created.”
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