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Born in the research lab a decade ago, SWAN continues to accelerate networking in the Microsoft Cloud
Software-driven wide area network (SWAN) enables central management and control of network infrastructure to improve reliability and efficiency. A Microsoft researcher describes its journey from a research idea to a foundational system for Microsoft Azure.