Less is More: What we're doing wrong with virtual networks and how to break free from the complexity trap

This presentation was given at the Open Networking User Group (ONUG) Lunch session in New York. I presented these slides, arguing for simplicity in virtual networking, as an introduction to Truman Boyes (then at Bloomberg) who talked about how they were adopting Calico in their data centers.

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1. Project Calico is sponsored by Sponsored by Less is More WHAT WE’RE DOING WRONG WITH VIRTUAL NETWORKS AND HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM THE COMPLEXITY TRAP Andy Randall May 12, 2015
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