Accelerating demand for distributed cloud-based applications is putting immense scaling and operations related pressures on data center network teams. The key challenge for data center operators is to balance the need to constantly scale data center networks against the increasing costs of designing, building and operating them.

This Nokia Bell Labs Consulting business case analysis whitepaper reveals how operators can reduce costs by transitioning from current data center leaf-spine networks to next-gen leaf-spine fabrics.

In this whitepaper, you'll discover:

• Up to 40% savings in operational effort over 4 years
• Effort reductions of up to 60% on key Day 0–2+ lifecycle tasks with SR Linux and Event-Driven Automation (EDA)
• Power and space cost savings per GE of up to 50% and 62% respectively
• 2.6X increase in fabric capacity with next-generation switching platforms
• A practical framework to model savings across design, deployment, and ongoing operations