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Big Switch Networks' new-world order ... without Cisco and VMware
Big Switch Networks has partnered with every major networking and hypervisor vendor for software defined networking -- except Cisco and VMware. News
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Big Switch Networks: SDN, network virtualization, an army of partners
Big Switch Networks has launched an OpenFlow controller, network virtualization platform and monitoring tool, and lined up hardware vendors. News
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Martin Casado on the future of VMware-Nicira technology
Martin Casado discusses the future of VMware-Nicira technology, and says a hypervisor-agnostic network virtualization platform could be on the way. News
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Martin Casado on OpenStack Quantum and what's next in cloud networking
In this Q&A with Nicira co-founder Martin Casado, we explore the implications of OpenStack Quantum and the future of cloud networking orchestration. News
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northbound interface / southbound interface
A northbound interface is an interface that allows a particular component of a network to communicate with a higher-level component. Conversely, a southbound interface allows a particular network component to communicate with a lower-level component.... Definition
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Brocade-Vyatta deal: Enhanced virtualization networking, not quite SDN
The Brocade-Vyatta acquisition will result in tightly linked virtual and physical networks, but it it's not quite software defined networking. News
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SDN controller (software-defined networking controller)
An SDN controller is an application in software-defined networking (SDN) that manages flow control to enable intelligent networking. SDN controllers are based on protocols, such as OpenFlow, that allow servers to tell switches where to send packets. Definition
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Software defined networking for the private cloud network bottleneck?
Manual networks stifle the otherwise automated private cloud. Can software defined networking and network virtualization solve the problem? Feature
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OpenStack networking: Why should we care?
Lately networking vendors, including Cisco, have been talking OpenStack, but why should networking pros care about an open source cloud platform? Fast Packet
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Earnings call reveals Juniper QFabric momentum, pending security news
Juniper said during its latest earnings call that more QFabric customers are adopting the full system rather than just top-of-rack devices. News
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