Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: June 26, 2017
Bill Rowan
Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware™s (NYSE: VMW), has said software-defined networking platforms are designed to help agencies build and compartmentalize networks without shutting down the entire infrastructure in the event of a cybersecurity breach.
Rowan wrote that SDN tools could help agencies manage workloads in public cloud environments and on premises as well as oversee their employees™ mobile devices.
œMost software-defined networking solutions also work with any platform, which means agencies can use multiple companies™ technology and build a truly heterogeneous environment, he added.
He also discussed the potential benefits of implementing a virtual desktop infrastructure and cloud-based software as a service offerings to agencies when it comes to managing applications and facilitating employees™ access to such apps.
Rowan, an inductee into Executive Mosaic™s Wash100 for 2017, also urged agencies to update legacy apps before transitioning to the cloud as well as develop policies and procedures to address potential internal and external security threats.
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