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F5 streamlines application delivery controller operations with iApps
With its iApp framework, F5 Networks simplifies the process of getting an application up and running on its application delivery controllers. News
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Cisco UCS upgrade goes for speed, management and automation
Cisco's UCS upgrade includes higher speed and capacity in switching and server access, but it also enables deeper management and automation throughout the converged network. News
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Silver Peak integrates with EMC VPLEX Geo for private clouds
Silver Peak has integrated its wide area network (WAN) optimization technology with EMC VPLEX Geo products to optimize traffic between virtual data centers. News
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Wading through the FCoE and data center network fabric hype
At Interop 2011, networking vendors addressed data center network fabric hype and other overly bloated marketing buzzwords like FCoE, TRILL and Shortest Path Bridging. News
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F5 Viprion chassis gets cheaper for the masses at Interop 2011
At Interop 2011, F5 Networks unveiled a midrange F5 Viprion chassis application delivery controller and muli-tenancy capability through virtualization of its OS. News
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Replacing hardware-based network appliances with virtual appliances
With virtual appliances, enterprises can move network services from dedicated network appliance hardware into the virtual environment. Feature
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Using hardware load balancers for Web-based apps: One school’s story
When a large school system launched a Web-facing student information server, its IT organization deployed its first hardware load balancers within its data center network. News
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Can application delivery controllers support virtualization?
Combining application delivery controllers and virtualization is unavoidable, but load balancers have a tougher job ensuring virtual machine performance and application optimization in this environment. Tip
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vSphere VLAN: Understanding 802.1Q VLAN tagging
vSphere VLANs have requirements different from those of VLANs in physical environments because VMs are fluid and can't be assigned to one physical NIC. So 802.1Q VLAN tagging offers a new approach to configuring and managing VLANs in vSphere. Tip
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Application delivery controllers do double duty as core routers
Human resources application services provider Workscape uses application delivery controllers for routing of its Internet-facing applications as well as for SSL acceleration and load balancing. Article