On this episode of the Blacks In Technology #BITTechTalk podcast Greg welcomes to the show Lisa Caywood of Brocade Communication Systems to talk about SDN (Software Defined Network).

We will explore what SDN is, it’s impact on the industry and what businesses and engineers need to be doing to prepare for it.

Lisa Caywood is a Senior Product Marketing Manager with Brocade Communication Systems, focused on orchestration and SDN initiatives. She is known for her straightforward, jargon-free approach to explaining complex technology concepts and market dynamics to the educated layperson. Lisa also held a variety of security and data center marketing roles at Cisco between 2004-2011, with previous marketing and business development experience in the business analytics and semiconductor sectors.

Lisa holds a BA from Tufts University, where she researched the role of technology transfer in the political economy of Greater China. She continues to address the organizational aspects of technology transfer and technology transitions as a key part of her market development work for disruptive technologies.

Lisa blogs about networking and the tech industry at theborgqueen.wordpress.com, and can be found on Twitter as @RealLisaC.

Show notes:

Brocade SDN Controller – The Brocade SDN Controller includes the tools and services to quickly implement software-defined networks.

Python Network for Engineers online courses:

https://pynet.twb-tech.com/

http://www.ine.com/self-paced/technologies/python-network-engineers.htm

SDN: Software Defined Networks – An Authoritative Review of Network Programmability Technologies by Tom Nadeau
@opendaylightSDN