SDN and NFV Simplified: A Visual Guide to Understanding Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization

Se cercate in libro semplice e chiaro per spiegarvi i principi cardine della virtualizzazione questo secondo me è il miglio libro in giro, concetti chiari spiegati da semplici disegni ma testo diretto semplice ed esaustivo. Non l'ho ancora finito, mi manca la parte di network. Lo raccomando.

As a product manager, I purchased this book to better understand NFV and SDN. My hope was that it wasn't too technical and would provide a high-level overview of these technologies. I've been pleasantly surprised at how good this book is. It's clearly written and beautifully structured.A few of the comments from the US (I'm UK based) have suggested that this book isn't technical enough, doesn't get under hood so to speak. There could be some truth to that for Network professionals wanting a deep-dive. However, as an introduction to the subject, this book is perfect. Don't get me wrong, it is technical. You'll learn about the history of Virtualization, how that led to Cloud technologies, and indeed how the story evolved prompting NFV and SDN to make their appearance. Along the way, you'll be treated to lots of context, the "whys" and the "what fors".As a product manager, I was delighted with the approach taken by the author. Not only did I come away more knowledgeable on the subject, I also understood the business value and use cases - and that was an unexpected bonus! Great job.

Book very briefly explains all core concept of networking, barely touches SDN, its written in nice and easy fashion by sales head for sales heads.

He empezado a hojear el libro y es tan superficial que da que pensar, que lo ha hecho corriendo y aprisa, añadiendo que el contenido de todo lo que explica esta en Internet, no habla nada técnico, todo es puro marketing, no lo compres, pienso devolverlo.Sinceramente pienso que el libro está escrito para personas que no son técnicas ni van a utilizar , y los dibujos que realmente no explica mucho, por no decir nada.

Not bad, but as a few other reviewers have pointed out, this is really a book mostly about using VMware for virtualization. There is a minimal treatment of SDN and NFV in the last few chapters of the book, but IMO, not nearly enough to justify the title. That said, the book is reasonably well-written and put together, it's just very light on actual SDN and NFV examples and content. I could be wrong, but it seems to me this started off as a book on VMs and virtualization in general, and then someone suggested the SDN/NFV angle late in its development. Overall, a decent book if you go into it with the right expectations, but the title makes promises it doesn't really keep.