SDN & NFVDriving Additional Value into Managed Services

What’s The True Value of Managed Services?

Managed services leave time-consuming tasks like systems management, data backup and storage, and network security to service providers.

Managed services leave time-consuming tasks like systems management, data backup and storage, and network security to service providers.

This allows businesses to scale down their IT teams and use them towards more strategic and progressive initiatives that can generate revenue.

Managed services leave time-consuming tasks like systems management, data backup and storage, and network security to service providers.

This allows businesses scale down their IT teams and use them towards more strategic and progressive initiatives that can generate revenue.

In addition to time and cost savings, businesses benefit from improved network availability, stronger security, increased agility, and seamless scalability.

Demand Increases

B2B research firm Clutch conducted a survey of over 400 small business owners and found that

hire at least one type of managed services provider.

B2B research firm Clutch conducted a survey of over 400 small business owners and found that

of companies citing them as primary reasons to work with MSPs, according to CompTIA.

hire at least one type of managed services provider.

Security and compliance are also driving factors, with

Implications

Contracts are notably shorter today than in the past (3-5 years), making it harder for MSPs to see a significant profit.

Contracts are notably shorter today than in the past (3-5 years), making it harder for MSPs to see a significant profit.

Customers are expecting more at the same cost or less.

Contracts are notably shorter today than in the past (3-5 years), making it harder for MSPs to see a significant profit.

Customers are expecting more at the same cost or less.

Constantly evolving security threats and compliance issues are causing MSPs more stress.

Selling NFV and SDN

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)Virtualizes network functions previously performed by expensive proprietary hardware into software.

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Helps automate and simplify network administration, providing a network-wide programmable interface for

deployment and management of network services.

Virtualizes network functions previously performed by expensive proprietary hardware into software.

Together, they combine

to build a simper,

more agile infrastructure

at significantly lower costs.

NFV and SDN Benefits

• Improved Network Availability • Enhanced Security • Seamless Scalability • Enables an Asset-Light Business

Model• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership• Increases Agility • Allows for Better Use of

Operational Resources

NFV and SDN: Solving Specific Vertical Challenges

Pharmaceuticals Improves global R&D and quickens product launches

Pharmaceuticals Improves global R&D and quickens product launches

Manufacturing Increases operational efficiency

Pharmaceuticals Improves global R&D and quickens product launches

Manufacturing Increases operational efficiency

Healthcare Enhances IoT strategy initiatives

Pharmaceuticals Improves global R&D and quickens product launches

Manufacturing Increases operational efficiency

Healthcare Enhances IoT strategy initiatives

Finance Accelerates digitalization of strategy

Pharmaceuticals Improves global R&D and quickens product launches

Manufacturing Increases operational efficiency

Healthcare Enhances IoT strategy initiatives

Finance Accelerates digitalization of strategy

E-Commerce Supports seasonal fluctuations

NFV and SDN Drive Value into Managed Services

SDN and NFV are longer-term opportunities to transform networks, and will do so for the next 10 to 15 years.

SDN and NFV are longer-term opportunities to transform networks, and will do so for the next 10 to 15 years.

IT operators don’t or can’t manage networks on their own.

These solutions lead to actionable, flexible, and scalable hosted and cloud security services.

SDN and NFV are longer-term opportunities to transform networks, and will do so for the next 10 to 15 years.

IT operators don’t or can’t manage networks on their own.

These solutions lead to actionable, flexible, and scalable hosted and cloud security services.

SDN and NFV are longer-term opportunities to transform networks, and will do so for the next 10 to 15 years.

IT operators don’t or can’t manage networks on their own.

They make it easier to choose, sign up for, activate, and self provision IT services that can seamlessly scale as a business grows.

These solutions lead to actionable, flexible, and scalable hosted and cloud security services.

SDN and NFV are longer-term opportunities to transform networks, and will do so for the next 10 to 15 years.

IT operators don’t or can’t manage networks on their own.

They make it easier to choose, sign up for, activate, and self provision IT services that can seamlessly scale as a business grows.

Virtualization leads to greater control and management of on-premise equipment, allowing for additional on-demand service sales.

NFV and SDN Solutions

• NTT combines NFV and SDN solutions under a single cloud architecture, using a centralized SDN orchestration platform to drive command and control of network resources, virtual machines, and VM application-level network configurations.

• The combination provides a flexible, cost-effective alternative to traditional premise-based solutions.

“NTT Communications’ launch of cloud-based network and appliance services will spur other CSPs to accelerate their SDN and NFV development.”

– Gartner

NTT’s NFV and SDN Solutions Enables Cloud Based Services

Application Acceleration – Optimizes application performance over IP-VPN network, enabling faster access to business-critical apps.

Application Acceleration – Optimizes application performance over IP-VPN network, enabling faster access to business-critical apps.

Firewall – Provides secure local internet breakout from the nearest of 50 globally distributed gateways.

Application Acceleration – Optimizes application performance over IP-VPN network, enabling faster access to business-critical apps.

Firewall – Provides secure local internet breakout from the nearest of 50 globally distributed gateways.

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) VPN Gateway – Enables quick, secure connectivity to your enterprise network from any site with internet access, including public cloud and third-party locations.

Application Acceleration – Optimizes application performance over IP-VPN network, enabling faster access to business-critical apps.

Firewall – Provides secure local internet breakout from the nearest of 50 globally distributed gateways.

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) VPN Gateway – Enables quick, secure connectivity to your enterprise network from any site with internet access, including public cloud and third-party locations.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPNs – Assures secure connectivity to enterprise networks from any browser, even on mobile devices.

An NTT NFV and SDN Survey

• Only 21% of respondents are familiar with these solutions.

• One-third are somewhat familiar.

• 13% have already deployed SDN and NFV successfully.

• 45% are piloting or have already started investigation.

Now’s the time to start the conversation.

NTT conducted a survey on the benefits of adopting NFV & SDN. 100 information and communications technology (ICT) experts were surveyed. The results were as follows:

Why NTT?

• One of the first telcos to launch NFV-&-SDN-enabled services globally.

• Platform is active in 50 locations worldwide. • Functions can be accessed from over 190

countries and regions where NTT’s IP-VPN service is available.

• Focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability. • No compute and storage scalability limitations.• Support in 18 languages.• World-class SLAs.

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