Management in a software-defined world

Summary form only given, as follows. The complete presentation was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. The Distinguished Experts Panel will focus on the NOMS 2014 theme, "Management in a Software-Defined World". During the last few years, there has been tremendous activity around the convergence between networking an IT which resulted in the introduction of "Software-Defined" concepts, enabled by virtualization techniques and cloud-based applications for various network segments including data centers. Such new techniques such as Network Functions Virtualization, Software- Defined Networking and Cloud Networking are expected to have a huge impact on management practice since the elasticity and programmability these techniques are claiming require increased automation and are based on managers, orchestrators end controllers. The DEP session will thus provide an opportunity for the panelists and the audience to discuss issues identified in the keynote and other presentations earlier in the week, as well as offering valuable insights on the key technologies and applications for industry direction and academic research.