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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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Cisco's Unified Computing System stirs competition, old and new
In addition to a new data center architecture, Cisco's Unified Computing System is inviting fiercer competition with former partners, even as smaller networking vendors attempt to seize some market share. Article | 18 Mar 2009
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Cisco unveils Unified Computing, merging servers, storage and networks
With Unified Computing, Cisco enters the blade server market, but it's putting more emphasis on an architecture that tightly couples servers, storage and virtualization with the network in order to enable cloud computing. Article | 17 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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Tackling data center airflow, network switch conflicts
Traditional network switch rack units have side-to-side airflow, which wreaks havoc in a hot-aisle/cold aisle data center design. One data center has tackled the design conflict. Article | 06 Feb 2009
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Dell/Cisco partnership may simplify data center infrastructure
Dell and Cisco Systems' move to install Cisco Nexus 5020 switches into Dell PowerEdge servers and storage will create a pool of unified networking resources, IT pros say. Article | 02 Feb 2009
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Cisco expands Nexus data center switch line with eye on virtualization
With the launch of two new Nexus switches, a top-of-rack network fabric extender and an upgrade to the Catalyst 6500, Cisco Systems furthers its push to dominate data centers that have large-scale deployments of server virtualization. Article | 28 Jan 2009
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Brocade, Cisco expand data center platforms
A year after Brocade brought out its DCX Backbone and Cisco launched its Nexus switch, both vendors added to the platforms at the center of their network consolidation strategies. Article | 27 Jan 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