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Top five virtualization problems: Virtualization capacity planning
Fast Packet blogger Josh Stephens says a lack of virtualization capacity planning is one of the top-five virtualization problems that must be addressed. Fast Packet | 01 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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Is OpenFlow networking bunk? What vendors don't want to discuss
OpenFlow networking may offer programmable switching in distributed networks, but there are drawbacks, including the fact that someone has to develop using the specification. Fast Packet | 24 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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OpenFlow specification emerges: Rise of the software-defined network
OpenFlow switches and networks were all the rage at Interop 2011, indicating the rise of the software-defined network. But what exactly does that mean? News | 12 May 2011
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F5 Viprion chassis gets cheaper for the masses at Interop 2011
At Interop 2011, F5 Networks unveiled a midrange F5 Viprion chassis application delivery controller and muli-tenancy capability through virtualization of its OS. News | 11 May 2011
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Cisco nabs Juniper QFabric architect David Yen
Juniper QFabric architect David Yen jumped ship to head up Cisco's data center business, including UCS and Nexus lines. It's a sign the Cisco reorganization is well under way. News | 10 May 2011
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Verizon and SAP partner on cloud-based mobile enterprise applications
Verizon moved to increase its visibility to enterprises as a cloud provider by announcing a mobile enterprise applications platform and partnership with SAP at Interop 2011. News | 10 May 2011
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At Interop 2011, data center networking isn't about switching, silly
At Interop Las Vegas, data center network management that gives control of virtualization to network engineers takes center stage—even above super-speed switches. Slideshow | 09 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