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<p>The need for IT departments to move to the cloud is something that consumes headlines - not to mention the planning books of business IT leaders. But as an article by industry expert Martin Nuss recently pointed out, IT departments are hindered by the fact that they often <a href="http://www.rcrwireless.com/20150428/opinion/reality-check-why-sdnnfv-management-network-orchestration-are-vital-to-the-real-time-cloud-tag10">opt to choose between</a> software-defined networking or network functions virtualization. This is a problem that needs to be rectified by reconsidering how the two technologies should be considered in relation to one another. Indeed, NFV and SDN can - and should - work together.</p>
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