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FCoE network roadmap: Do you need a unified fabric strategy?
Some vendors are coming to the table with FCoE network roadmaps, but others are still releasing switches that can't necessarily support any converged enhanced Ethernet protocol in the data center. Should you be demanding a unified fabric strategy fro... Article | 22 Oct 2009
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Talking cloud computing networks and 10 Gigabit Ethernet with Arista
Cloud computing network switch vendor Arista Networks is a startup with a lot of star power. Arista, which specializes in high-density 1 rack unit (RU) 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches, was founded by Andy Bechtolsheim, who also founded Sun Microsystems,... Interview | 26 May 2009
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Extreme offers 582 10 GbE ports in new data center switch modules
At Interop, Extreme Networks will debut its new BlackDiamond 8900-Series modules, which enterprises can use to upgrade the BlackDiamond 8800-Series chassis so that a single rack of switches contains 582 10 GbE ports or more than 2000 1 GbE ports. Article | 13 May 2009
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Force10 launches new cloud computing, data center core switches
Force10 Networks has unveiled its new ExaScale E-Series switches. These high-density, lossless chassis switches with routing capabilities are designed to support virtualization and cloud computing. Article | 25 Mar 2009
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Juniper adds new top-of-rack switch to data center networking line
Juniper is adding a top-of-rack 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) data center switch, the EX 2500, but will enterprises buy into Juniper's network switching foray? Article | 26 Feb 2009
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Juniper hopes Project Stratus fabric will breach data center networks
Juniper's newly announced Project Stratus doesn't bring much new information but points to the direction in which the company has been slowly heading for a while: the data center. The only question is whether they will be able to penetrate that marke... Article | 26 Feb 2009
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HP ProCurve unveils data center network strategy
With its new 6600 series switches and Data Center Connection Manager software, HP ProCurve aims to compete against Cisco for a share of the data center networking market. The company also launched ProCurve ONE, a platform for running third-party appl... Article | 27 Jan 2009
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Network consolidation in data centers essential to reducing costs
The next generation of data center design puts a focus on speedier, better-managed networks to do more work at half the price. Article | 20 Nov 2008
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10 Gigabit Ethernet driving a wave of innovation in network switching
The emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and other new standards is driving a new wave of innovation in network switching and shaking up a mature market. Article | 11 Sep 2008