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Virtual Extensible LAN: Awesome or braindead?
Is the VXLAN standard just another way to rid the virtual environment of pesky network engineers? Is it actually better than VLANs? Fast Packet blogger Ivan Pepelnjak explains. Fast Packet | 22 Sep 2011
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Web content optimization rewrites HTML to improve application delivery
Web content optimization vendors have taken on a heretofore neglected application delivery niche: Rewriting HTML code for more efficient presentation of Web-based applications. News | 09 Aug 2011
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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 | 03 Aug 2011
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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 | 14 Jul 2011
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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 | 19 May 2011
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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 | 17 May 2011
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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 | 11 May 2011
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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 | 28 Apr 2011
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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 | 04 Feb 2011
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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 | 21 May 2010