Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Solutions for Business
Centralize and automate data center and campus network operations. BITS integrates SDN controllers, orchestration, REST APIs and security policies to accelerate change, reduce manual errors and manage infrastructure from one platform.
What is software-defined networking (SDN)?
Software-defined networking separates the control plane from the data plane to manage infrastructure through a central controller. Using orchestration, REST APIs, OpenFlow and network functions virtualization (NFV), SDN automates provisioning, adapts network topology and applies consistent policies across data center and campus environments.
SDN automates data center and campus infrastructure; SD-WAN optimizes connectivity between branches, while LAN/WAN provides the physical and logical network foundation.
From a manual process to an API-validated change.
Composite example: a VLAN may pass through ticketing, design, review, a maintenance window, execution and validation. With SDN, those steps can be orchestrated through an API, dry-run, GitOps approval and rollback. Time and error reduction are measured in each network's pilot.
The real cost of sticking with manual CLI
Changes that take days, typos that bring down entire segments, dependence on a handful of senior engineers and zero configuration traceability.
The cost of adopting SDN the wrong way
Buying ACI or NSX licenses without a fabric design, a GitOps pipeline or training — it ends up being CLI with an expensive dashboard.
BITS SDN, designed and operated end to end
Cisco ACI, NSX, CloudVision or Apstra with assessment, pilot, phased migration, network GitOps and a 24/7 NOC with SLA.
SDN comparison: Cisco ACI · VMware NSX · Arista CV · Juniper Apstra
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Legacy manual CLI operations vs. BITS SDN
How your timelines, your errors and your visibility change when the network is programmed in software instead of CLI.
Provisioning in minutes via API
A VLAN, ACL, route or micro-segment executed through Ansible, REST or an intent-based workflow, with dry-run and rollback. The target time is validated in the pilot.
Network GitOps and configuration CI/CD
Every configuration versioned in Git, pull requests with a readable diff, and validation pipelines with approval before the push to the fabric.
Zero Trust micro-segmentation
Policies by workload, identity or tag (not IP). Automatic propagation across data center, campus, branches and cloud — end to end.
Streaming telemetry + AIOps
Real-time metrics per switch, port and flow. Multi-vendor correlation, AI-driven anomaly detection and guided troubleshooting.
SDN — far more than a controller with a dashboard
Automated fabric, micro-segmentation, GitOps, telemetry, multi-cloud and a 24/7 NOC — all orchestrated by BITS.
Automated leaf-spine fabric
Leaf-spine design with ECMP, EVPN-VXLAN, active/active high availability and intent-based provisioning.
- Multi-pod EVPN-VXLAN
- ECMP load balancing
- Zero-touch provisioning
Multi-cloud and SD-WAN for networks
Extend SDN policies to AWS, Azure and GCP — VPC peering, transit gateway and dynamic routes from the same controller.
- AWS · Azure · GCP
- Transit Gateway
- Single multi-cloud policy
Automation + network GitOps
Ansible, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines for network configuration versioned in Git, with validation and approval.
- Ansible · Terraform · Python
- Pull requests + diff
- Dry-run + rollback
Zero Trust micro-segmentation
Policies by workload, identity or tag distributed across the entire fabric, integrated with Cisco TrustSec or NSX DFW.
- Policy per workload
- Identity-based
- End-to-end propagation
Streaming telemetry + AIOps
gRPC/gNMI streaming, multi-vendor correlation, AI-driven anomaly detection and real-time dashboards.
- gNMI · OpenConfig
- AI anomaly detection
- Live multi-vendor dashboards
Compliance and observability
A full audit trail for every change, with evidence for ISO 27001, PCI-DSS and Mexican regulatory compliance.
- Audit trail per API call
- ISO 27001 · PCI-DSS
- Automatic evidence
Every network change is applied by API, not by CLI
The demonstration illustrates VLANs, ACLs, micro-segmentation and routes through REST APIs, Ansible or Terraform. Figures do not represent a customer network or committed SLA.
SDN activity · network GitOps pipeline
DEMOModel the engineer-hours SDN automation could release
Explore a non-binding scenario and replace the automation assumption with your pilot result before making decisions.
Your current network operation
Manual operations vs BITS SDN
Which SDN platform fits your data center?
There is no universal "best" — it depends on the size of your fabric, your current hardware, your target cloud and your operations team. BITS advises on technical merit, with no vendor quota.
Cisco ACI / DNA Center
The reference SDN platform for large enterprises. ACI for the data center with APIC, DNA Center / SD-Access for campus.
- Mature APIC controller
- End-to-end TrustSec
- Catalyst 9K SD-Access
- Global support
VMware NSX
Software-based SDN on top of the hypervisor — distributed micro-segmentation and multi-cloud with the same model.
- DFW micro-segmentation
- Multi-hypervisor
- VMC on AWS/Azure
- One policy on-prem and cloud
Arista / Juniper Apstra
Arista CloudVision (CVP) and Juniper Apstra for intent-based multi-vendor fabric, ideal for cloud-native teams.
- Multi-vendor (no lock-in)
- Intent-based design
- Native streaming telemetry
- Open EVPN-VXLAN
One console — data center, campus, branches and cloud
Enterprise SDN: one policy and one API coordinate validated changes across the fabric, with telemetry to measure the outcome.
gNMI + OpenConfig with AI anomaly detection
- gNMI/gRPC streaming telemetry across the entire fabric
- Real-time metrics per port, flow, VRF and EPG
- AI-driven anomaly detection (capacity, latency, drops)
- Multi-vendor correlation: Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Aruba
- Live dashboards exportable to Grafana, Splunk or ELK
One policy, the entire fabric — automatic propagation
- Declare the intent (the what) — the controller figures out the how
- The same policy across data center, campus, branches and cloud
- Automatic validation before the push to reduce production risk
- One-click rollback if a change doesn't meet the declared intent
- GitOps pipelines with approval and per-commit traceability
Live demo of automated provisioning
We'll show you VLAN → ACL → micro-segment creation, validated deployment and rollback in a guided session.
Five steps to adopt SDN with controlled production impact
From assessing your current network to fully automated operations — a phased process with a controlled pilot, staged migration and change management with your network engineering team.
Current network assessment
Inventory of switches, VLANs, ACLs, policies, dependencies and mapping of real traffic between workloads.
Target SDN design
Platform selection (ACI, NSX, CloudVision, Apstra), leaf-spine topology and policy model.
Controlled pilot
Lab pod or pilot site with Ansible/Terraform automation and end-to-end validation.
Phased migration
Coexistence with the legacy network, controlled windows, dry-run and validated rollback at every cutover.
Operations automation
Network GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, API-driven runbooks, telemetry dashboards and a 24/7 help desk.
SDN benefits: speed, control and automated security
BITS SDN adds automation, validation and traceability to reduce manual work and measure network operations.
Time measured in the pilot
A VLAN, ACL or micro-segment provisioned through an API and compared with the manual baseline.
Lower exposure to manual errors
Automatic validation, dry-run and rollback help detect typos and inconsistent configurations before the change.
Measurable availability
Active/active fabric, streaming telemetry and an enterprise SLA with service credits.
Your SDN gets stronger with the rest of the BITS stack
Connect SDN automation with physical infrastructure, WAN, security and BITS-managed operations.
SD-WAN and SASE for branches
Optimize WAN links and apply cloud security across data centers, sites and users.
Enterprise LAN and WAN networks
Design the physical and logical foundation for switching, routing, VLANs and site connectivity.
Dedicated business connectivity
Symmetric links to your data center and cloud with service objectives defined by contract.
Zero Trust security and ZTNA
SDN micro-segmentation integrated with identity-based Zero Trust policies.
Managed multicloud
Extend SDN policies to AWS, Azure and GCP with the same orchestration.
24/7 NOC network monitoring
Streaming telemetry, AIOps and availability by site and device.
Certified partners
Cisco Gold · Arista · Juniper · VMware · Aruba.
Local network engineers
CCIE, JNCIE and VCIX-NV certified engineers — no escalating to offshore support.
Migration with no big-bang
Coexistence with the legacy network, controlled windows and rollback ready at every phase.
Our own 24/7 NOC
Streaming telemetry, AIOps and on-call SREs based in Chihuahua.
Software-defined networking tailored to your sector
Multi-site enterprises
A single fabric across data center, offices and remote work with consistent Zero Trust policies.
Manufacturing 4.0
OT/IT segmentation with SDN, per-production-line micro-segmentation and shop-floor telemetry.
Healthcare and insurance
Micro-segmentation of clinical/HIS records, LFPDPPP compliance and per-API-call traceability.
Multi-cloud enterprises
A single policy across on-prem, AWS, Azure and GCP — no re-architecting per cloud.
Companies that automated their network with SDN and BITS
Organizations that replaced manual CLI operations with SDN — VLAN provisioning in minutes, Zero Trust micro-segmentation and GitOps operations.
Paseo Central – Chihuahua
Integración tecnológica para un complejo comercial, hotelero y corporativo.
- CCTV Digital IP de Misión Crítica
- Control de Acceso Avanzado
Grupo México
Seguridad y automatización para ambientes mineros exigentes.
- Monitoreo Integral con IA
- Reducción de Costos en Operación
Grupo Bafar
Servicios Administrados de red LAN/WAN y Seguridad Perimetral.
- Disponibilidad histórica documentada del 99.13%
- Optimización histórica de costos WAN
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Frequently asked questions about SDN and network automation
Enterprise SDN. A programmable network, controlled changes and scoped NOC coverage.
Book an SDN workshop with an assessment of your current network, a platform recommendation and a phased migration roadmap — no commitment, controlled pilot included.