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New VMS feature enables big spines of Mellanox Ethernet ToR switches
A new Layer 3-based Virtual Modular Switch feature on top-of-rack Ethernet switches from Mellanox enables large clusters for leaf-spine architecture. News | 18 Jun 2013
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Facebook talks about Open Compute's open source switch project
Facebook execs Frank Frankovsky and Najam Ahmad discuss why Open Compute is designing a switch that's open source. News | 28 May 2013
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HP reveals new generation of data center switches
HP offers new core and aggregation data center switches with OpenFlow 1.3, TRILL and Shortest Path Bridging support. News | 30 Apr 2013
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ONF fees block engineers from contributing to the OpenFlow protocol
Many engineers can't contribute to OpenFlow protocol development because they can't afford the Open Networking Foundation's $30,000 membership fee. News | 18 Feb 2013
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What makes SDN and network virtualization matter? Campus network apps
SDN and network virtualization are touted as data center technologies, but they won't take off at the average enterprise until campus LAN apps emerge. Fast Packet | 08 Feb 2013
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Network Innovation Award: Big Switch's OpenFlow SDN architecture
Big Switch's OpenFlow SDN architecture, which includes a controller, network virtualization app and monitoring tool, won the Network Innovation Award. News | 06 Feb 2013
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Can OpenFlow research be truly open when it's vendor-funded?
When universities work with vendors on OpenFlow research they sign vendor non-disclosure agreements. Does that hamper research and collaboration? Fast Packet | 21 Jan 2013
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OpenFlow SDN 'prematurely productized', Brocade exec says
Centralized OpenFlow controllers are not the only paths to SDN, Brocade's service provider CTO said at the Techs in Paradise conference this week. Fast packet | 18 Jan 2013
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Embrane: Placing network services in the hypervisor won't work
Many shops use hypervisors or virtual appliances for network virtualization services, but Embrane says network intelligence must be distributed. Fast Packet | 02 Jan 2013
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Dell: New data center network architecture means SDN and automation
As Dell transitions from hardware stalwart to software innovator, SDN and automation take center stage in its new data center network architecture. News | 14 Dec 2012