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vSphere networking tools: Gaining control of virtualization
Growing server virtualization environments require engineers to learn vSphere networking intricacies, including vSwitch architecture and new CLI strategies. Tip
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Cisco software-defined networking: OpenFlow alone 'will not cut it'
OpenFlow will play a tiny role in the Cisco software-defined networking strategy, which will focus on making existing Cisco networks programmable. OpenFlow supporters are wary. News
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Open Networking Summit 2012: Take your proprietary networking and...
At the Open Networking Summit 2012, heavy hitters like Cisco, HP, Google and VMware are talking the future of software-defined networking. Think open-source network apps. Q&A
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Myth vs. Reality: Cloud-managed Wireless LAN
New cloud-managed wireless LAN services have many users wondering whether Wi-Fi management as a service is dependable. Wireless expert Lisa Phifer goes on a myth-busting mission. Tip
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Implementing Cisco Nexus 5500 as a core switch: Design considerations
The Cisco Nexus 5500 may be a better replacement for the Catalyst 6500 as a network core switch than the Nexus 7000, but there are design challenges to consider before investing. Tip
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Cisco Nexus 5500: A viable core switch for the midsized enterprise?
As virtualization and new storage arrays place greater demand on the network, engineers may find that the Cisco Nexus 5500 is a better core switch than the Cisco Catalyst 6509. Tip
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Software-defined networking could make Network-as-a-Service a reality
Software-defined networking could solve the problems that Ethernet and IP networking pose to Network-as-a-Service by centralizing a connection permission policy. Tip
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Nicira network virtualization architecture: The VMware of networking?
In this Q&A, Nicira Networks' Martin Casado and Alan S. Cohen explain why their network virtualization architecture may be the VMware of networking. Q&A
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OpenFlow protocol primer: Looking under the hood
We know the OpenFlow protocol can be used to abstract the network control plane from underlying physical infrastructure, but how exactly does the protocol work? Feature
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HP OpenFlow: A move away from the 'tyranny of CLI'
When HP announced it would support OpenFlow across 16 switches, the company showed it was serious about the programmable, abstracted network. Time to say buh bye to CLI? Fast Packet