Being a technology professional in the networking industry, I have witnessed triumph and demise of many technologies and the entities that pioneered those technologies. Industrial decline is a subject of academic research is not something that I would like to delve further here. That said, it is important to note, knowing about origin and analyzing potentials and pitfalls are better ways to prepare yourself and the entity for which you direct the strategy. In this series, I will explore network virtualization technologies from its origin to the future potentials and everything in between.