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This article is part of the August 2012 Vol. 3, No. 4 issue of Data center fabric wars
Although VMware is best known as a server virtualization company, its impact on the networking industry has been profound. VMware-based server consolidation has driven up bandwidth requirements; the embedded distributed virtual switch in VMware's hypvervisor software has virtualized the server access layer of most data centers; and the dynamic nature of virtual machines is driving much of the competitive innovation in the data-center networking market today. During his keynote at Interop Las Vegas recently, Steve Herrod, VMware CTO and senior vice president of R&D, introduced the concept of the software-defined data center, a term which is naturally evocative of one of the hottest areas of networking today: software defined networking (SDN). SearchNetworking.com spoke recently with Allwyn Sequeira, CTO and vice president of cloud, networking and security, to learn more about VMware’s views on the software-defined data center, network virtualization and SDN. Read Part Two of our Q&A VMware networking CTO on OpenFlow VMware has started promoting the concept of... Access >>>
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Data center network fabrics vs. software – defined fabrics
by Shamus McGillicuddy
Are data center fabrics and software defined networks competitive or complementary technologies?
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Deep packet inspection tools: Proxy vs. stream-based
by David B. Jacobs, Contributor
As more enterprises consider deep packet inspection tools, network managers must choose the technique that works best for them.
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Data center network fabrics vs. software – defined fabrics
by Shamus McGillicuddy
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With network fabrics, choosing a vendor means commitment
by Michael Morisy
Can incompatible fabrics be good for data center networking?
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Using wireless network bandwidth monitoring to stay within data caps
by Lisa Phifer, Wireless Expert
Wireless network bandwidth monitoring is important for users who must remain within data caps that are often broken by smartphone/tablets and cloud services.
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With network fabrics, choosing a vendor means commitment
by Michael Morisy
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VMware networking CTO on SDN, OpenFlow and network virtualization
by Shamus McGillicuddy
VMware networking CTO Allwyn Sequeira explains the software-defined data center, the future of OpenFlow and how the company already has network virtualization 'nailed.'
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VMware networking CTO on SDN, OpenFlow and network virtualization
by Shamus McGillicuddy
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Point-Counterpoint: Do both SDN and data center network fabrics fail?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
In this point-counterpoint feature, two network engineers turned-bloggers—Ivan Pepelnjak of IOS hints and Brad Casemore of Twilight in the Valley of Nerds—take opposing sides in the battle of network fabric vs. SDN. Read both, and see which side you agree with.
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Point-Counterpoint: Do both SDN and data center network fabrics fail?
by Rivka Gewirtz Little
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