The Dell EMC vision of the new data center networking model is an open ecosystem in which organizations can take their pick from innovative, industry standard network applications, network operating systems and network hardware. Open networking solutions enable IT managers to build an application-agnostic infrastructure and simplify data center management with standard automation tools and standards-based open platforms. Organizations can leverage open-source tools and expertise to minimize costly engineering overhead and help reduce the time and effort required to design, provision and manage networks.