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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
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Alcatel-Lucent's data center switch fabric to vie for Best of Interop
Alcatel-Lucent's data center switch fabric is vying for the prestigious honor of being the Best of Interop. With its standout approach, does this fabric have it to win it? Slideshow | 09 May 2011
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Will a new HP Networking data center strategy emerge at Interop 2011?
Attendees may hear about a new HP Networking data center strategy at Interop Las Vegas 2011. Will new technology mean HP Networking's recent growth is sustainable? News | 05 May 2011
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Alcatel-Lucent debuts monster data center switch fabric architecture
Alcatel-Lucent debuted a data center switch fabric that rivals leading vendors for scale, density and ultra-low server-to-server latency. News | 05 Apr 2011
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Multihop FCoE highlights Cisco's data center network product blitz
Multihop FCoE highlighted a laundry list of new Cisco data center network products, inching the market closer to data center network convergence from the edge to the core. News | 31 Mar 2011
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Top networking news 2010: Data center networks and multi-vendor mania
In our review of top networking news of 2010, see how we covered the rise of the multi-vendor network, major changes in data center networks and security, the emergence of ubiquitous wireless LAN and the challenges networking pros face in building th... News | 15 Dec 2010
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Brocade rolls out first switches for Layer 2 data center fabrics
Enterprises see large Layer 2 data center fabrics as the future of virtual server networking. Data center network infrastructure vendors are inching toward delivering this technology. Brocade's VDX switches are the first to market. Article | 17 Nov 2010
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Cisco, Brocade continue data center network convergence push
Data center network convergence remains on the agenda for networking vendors. Cisco's new Nexus 5500 switches offer FCoE port provisioning options while Brocade's new network management software unifies storage and data network management. Article | 15 Sep 2010
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Oracle launches super-dense 10 Gigabit top-of-rack switch
With very little fanfare, Oracle has launched a 72-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack switch, blowing other solutions out of the water. The switch is part of Oracle's strategy to integrate everything from applications and servers to network and sto... Article | 15 Jul 2010