Programmable Networks: How software programmability and automation transform networks, improve performance and reduce costs

Mr. Steve West
Chief Technical Officer Cyan

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
3:00 PM

Abstract – Data and telecommunications networks reach to every corner of the globe. Wherever you go on the planet, you can be in touch with your work, and friends, and up to date on sports, news and entertainment. In the fruits of these tremendous accomplishments lie the seeds of disruptive change that will redefine how global networks are built and operated. The network is undergoing metamorphosis. The constraints of the past no longer apply. It’s less about technology, and more about applications. The network works, now it’s about making it work better, and to make the network personal for each end-user. The focus has changed from hardware to software. This talk will discuss how optical and electronic technologies are enabling a programmable multi-technology network that is programmability. In this new network automation, speeds deployment and reduces costs. And automation extends control to the end-users enabling new applications.

Mr. Steve West is a co-founder and CTO of Cyan, a Petaluma based networking solutions company. Steve is responsible for technology direction. Steve was previously a founding member of Turin Networks team, where he was responsible for product architecture. Prior to Turin Steve was Director of Engineering at Advanced Fibre Communications. Steve has BSc and MSc degrees in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.