Pertino Boosts SDN-Based Cloud Network Service
October 29, 2013
Grazed from NetworkComputing. Author: Lee H. Badman.
Networking is changing fast with the rise of software-defined networking (SDN), cloud networking, and highly mobile network clients. Startup Pertino is banking on these trends with its interesting new way of providing connectivity. Pertino’s foundation is in SDN-enabled cloud-based networking primarily aimed at the SMB market, using what it calls its Cloud Network Engine.
Today, the company announced an addition to the cloud service, Network Service Virtualization, which could prove a game changer for networking. However, before we examine what’s new, an overview of the Cloud Network Engine is in order…
Though software-defined networking is certainly in its infancy, Pertino gives us a glimpse of the sort of power that comes with SDN. Simply put, the Cloud Network Engine looks to make details like IP addresses and host device names largely irrelevant. Instead, networks are built when an IT-type sends you an invite, and with a few clicks, adds you into the topology after you accept and install a little bit of code. Removing users or devices from the network is just as simple…
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