The drawbacks of traditional network provisioning are clear and obvious. Companies have to work with a network carrier to schedule a physical circuit turn-up, which could take weeks. In contrast, deploying software-defined networking solutions is faster and more cost-efficient. However, we’ve never been able to measure exactly how much faster and more cost-efficient. Until now, that is. Equinix commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct the Total Economic Impact™ Of Equinix Networking Solutions study. This study is based on interviews with four decision-makers representing real organizations that have recently adopted software-defined networking. It shows the quantifiable impact of switching from physical network…

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