The data center model is experiencing a rapid transformation as cloud, mobility, and big data create new demands on the infrastructure.

And as demand increases, IT must look beyond the traditional approach of assigning resources and personnel to manage individual servers and routers in relationship to the myriad of applications on its network.

In this podcast, Cisco's Soni Jiandani and ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala discuss how organizations can benefit from an application-centric approach to infrastructure. Specifically, they explore how ACI has taken key desigh principles, benefits and the best network features SDN has to offer to offer a more simplified, automated and agile network environment.

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