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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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Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T may not be your upgrade answer
When Cisco realized customers might not be ready for the Nexus line, it launched the Catalyst 6500 Supervisor 2T upgrade. But why not go with the Nexus 7009? Fast Packet | 06 Sep 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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Cisco Live 2011: Catalyst 6500 upgrade the game changer?
At Cisco 2011, Cisco played to its core audience, announcing a Catalyst 6500 upgrade that will triple the switch's speed and capacity and beef up security and management. News | 13 Jul 2011
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Cisco competitors catch the user eye despite old loyalties
Half of Cisco users will consider buying equipment from less expensive Cisco competitors even though these users believe in Cisco's products, according to a readership poll. News | 07 Jul 2011
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Data center fabric overview
A data center fabric is the next logical step for networks in the virtualization age. Discover the need for a data center fabric, as well as our roundup of players in the market. Feature | 10 Jun 2011
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Why TRILL won't work for data center network architecture
TRILL supporters say the protocol will enable multi-pathing in new data center network architectures, but Fast Packet blogger Anjan Venkatramani explains why it won't work. Fast Packet | 09 Jun 2011
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FCoE or iSCSI? Doesn’t matter! It’s about the Ethernet
Some question the path to network convergence - is it through FCoE or iSCSI? Either way, preparing the existing infrastructure will be key to a healthy network environment. News | 27 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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Arista flips on the open source switch
The Linux-based Arista EOS will now be supported by an online development community that will welcome network engineers to build applications for these open source switches. Slideshow | 09 May 2011