Information is the lifeblood of your business. It must move seamlessly and securely across the network and be easily accessed, processed and stored to support mission-critical workloads and provide real business insight. As the explosion of data continues, distributed cloud-native applications will dictate how and where data centers are built and deep integration with the network will play an increasingly important role in delivering the next generation of cloud services. Demand for near-real time access to data and the growing need to deliver immersive end-user experiences are changing the way data center networks should be architected and managed. Companies that want to take advantage of the latest technologies and applications in the digital age must develop a scalable and flexible strategy that integrates virtualization, data migration, distributed edge computing and network automation. In this whitepaper from Heavy Reading, learn about key considerations for the next cycle of data center evolution and the importance of the network.