Revisiting SDN – Why Your VMware Alternative Should Include Integrated Networking

Topics: SDN, Software-defined networking, VergeOS, VMware Alternative

Pages: 9

Company: VergeIO

Extend Your Infrastructure Savings Beyond the Hypervisor

Software-defined networking (SDN) was supposed to revolutionize networking, but high costs and complexity have kept adoption low. Now, as IT teams seek a VMware alternative, it’s time to take another look at SDN and how it fits into your infrastructure transition.

This white paper explores why traditional SDN solutions, including VMware NSX, have failed to gain widespread adoption and why VergeFabric, included at no additional cost in VergeOS, changes the equation.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why VMware’s approach to SDN stalled adoption due to licensing fees, complexity, and hardware overhead.
• How VergeFabric, built into VergeOS, eliminates the need for dedicated SDN appliances or controller VMs.
• The advantages of VM-level segmentation and VDC-level security without VLAN sprawl or manual firewall rules.
• How VergeOS extends cost savings beyond the hypervisor by integrating compute, storage, and networking into a single platform.
• Why multi-site connectivity and disaster recovery are simplified with built-in SDN.