IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks vs. Juniper Contrail Networking

As service providers in Information technology, IBM Networking Services for Software Defined Networks has been of priceless value in management of virtual networks. It is crucial to improve our flexibility in administration of networks regardless of the usage bandwidth whether around the company or on our clients' networks. If you are looking to improve agility and configuration of your networks, then IBM would be the best SDN for that.

Incentivized

The platform is good, robust, and scalable. It is much cheaper than Cisco ACI but unfortunately in Argentina, I have never seen this solution installed. You can only test it in a lab. The platform is ideal for NFVI, CSP, and Datacenter.

• Improved security of virtual machines with SDN central control.
• Flexible in adjusting network configuration.

Incentivized

• Contrail Networking automates network resource.
• Providing reliability and agility while extending visibility into your multi-cloud network.
• Advanced analytics capabilities.

• Low performance while managing overlay Model SDN.
• The SDN controller is always vulnerable to attacks, but its only natural considering it is a potential single point of failure. We have to pay more for a SOAR to improve security.

Incentivized

• Contrail should have inbuild management of underlay network as well
• lack of open resources to learn

Incentivized

IBM is a company that has a lot of experience in networking services, in addition to having a better integration with other products of the same brand, for this reason we use IBM Networking Services

Incentivized

Contrail is best [suitable] for Service Provider having [multiple outlay protocol] support. Both Contrail and NSX fulfill all requirements for DC Networking, NFV Cloud, and Private Cloud Networking requirements. Cisco ACI is more relevant towards Enterprises.

Incentivized

• Amazing control over security. Policies are set from a central place that determines access control and security across the network.
• Managing networks is much easier through direct programming.

• Core of our NFV Cloud providing Multitenant Services
• Give Agility to our Cloud
• Wrokload any IP, anywhere

Incentivized