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Extreme, Lenovo in pact to offer data center products
Extreme Networks and Lenovo strike a reseller agreement to offer a bundled package of network switches and enterprise servers to enterprises.News | 18 Jul 2013
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Juniper's Rami Rahim on the state of the EX9200, EX8200 and QFabric
Juniper EVP Rami Rahim discusses the roadmaps for QFabric, the EX9200 and EX8200, and the rest of Juniper's switching business.Q&A | 09 Jul 2013
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Why should I care about software-defined networking?
Expert Jim Damoulakis weighs in on the potential of software-defined networking, or SDN, and why you should care.Expert Answer
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Cisco announces 83 Tbps Nexus 7700 and Dynamic Fabric Automation
The new Nexus 7700 is the most powerful data center switch on the market, and Dynamic Fabric Automation simplifies Nexus-based network fabrics.News | 27 Jun 2013
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Cumulus Networks CEO: How Linux-based switches change network ops
Cumulus launched a Linux OS for bare-metal switches this week. We spoke to CEO J.R. Rivers about how this platform will affect network operations.Q&A | 20 Jun 2013
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Cumulus Networks unveils Linux network OS for bare-metal switches
Cumulus Networks uses Linux as an operating system for bare-metal switches that are cheaper and easier to automate than traditional switching.News | 19 Jun 2013
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New VMS feature enables big spines of Mellanox Ethernet ToR switches
A new Layer 3-based Virtual Modular Switch feature on top-of-rack Ethernet switches from Mellanox enables large clusters for leaf-spine architecture.News | 18 Jun 2013
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40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE)
40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) is a standard that enables the transfer of Ethernet frames at speeds of up to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps). The 40GbE standard is intended for local server connectivity; a more robust standard, 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE), is intended for Internet backbones.Definition
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Facebook talks about Open Compute's open source switch project
Facebook execs Frank Frankovsky and Najam Ahmad discuss why Open Compute is designing a switch that's open source.News | 28 May 2013
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Networking blogs: Overlay Transport Virtualization, SDDC practicality
In this week's networking roundup, bloggers advise how to use Overlay Transport Virtualization and discuss what's needed for a mature SDDC.Fast Packet | 17 May 2013
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The network is key as cloud drives converged infrastructure solutions
The cloud drives true converged infrastructure solutions for network, storage and compute resources, but virtualization and the network make it work.Expert Tip
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Software as a Service challenges: Building your roadmap to success
This FAQ guide with expert Henry Svendblad lays out the most common Software as a Service challenges for management and how to overcome them.FAQ
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Silver Peak VX offers cloud optimization by the hour for AWS
Silver Peak offers cloud optimization by the hour between AWS environments and enterprise data centers.News | 10 Jul 2013
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Cloud endpoint security considerations: Deployment, alerts and reports
Key functions are missing in many cloud-based endpoint security services. Kevin Tolly of The Tolly Group reviews deployment, alerting and reporting.Tip
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Cloud endpoint security considerations: Endpoint security management
Kevin Tolly of The Tolly Group compares the management functionality of five cloud endpoint security services.Tip
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Cisco announces 83 Tbps Nexus 7700 and Dynamic Fabric Automation
The new Nexus 7700 is the most powerful data center switch on the market, and Dynamic Fabric Automation simplifies Nexus-based network fabrics.News | 27 Jun 2013
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Cisco Internet of Things business unit launched at Cisco Live
Cisco Internet of Things business unit will target transportation, energy, manufacturing and municipal markets.News | 25 Jun 2013
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Cumulus Networks CEO: How Linux-based switches change network ops
Cumulus launched a Linux OS for bare-metal switches this week. We spoke to CEO J.R. Rivers about how this platform will affect network operations.Q&A | 20 Jun 2013
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Aryaka's unique Network as-a-Service for midmarket enterprises
Seven months after launching its NaaS platform geared to the midmarket enterprise, Aryaka now has more than 100 customers.News | 13 Jun 2013
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F5 enables NVGRE gateway and Windows Azure cloud support
F5 Networks added NVGRE gateway support for network virtualization and virtual BIG-IP availability in Microsoft's Azure cloud.News | 10 Jun 2013
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How to improve network performance via advanced NIC options
Ethernet networks often struggle with modern data center workloads, but emerging NIC technologies are here to help improve network performance.Tip
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New VMS feature enables big spines of Mellanox Ethernet ToR switches
A new Layer 3-based Virtual Modular Switch feature on top-of-rack Ethernet switches from Mellanox enables large clusters for leaf-spine architecture.News | 18 Jun 2013
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Is it time to consider FCoE adoption in your storage network plan?
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption is growing. But is it right for your organization?Expert Answer
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40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE)
40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) is a standard that enables the transfer of Ethernet frames at speeds of up to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps). The 40GbE standard is intended for local server connectivity; a more robust standard, 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE), is intended for Internet backbones.Definition
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Facebook talks about Open Compute's open source switch project
Facebook execs Frank Frankovsky and Najam Ahmad discuss why Open Compute is designing a switch that's open source.News | 28 May 2013
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Interop Conference 2013
Your home for all the news at Interop Conference 2013. Cloud computing, SDN, big data, application optimization, data center networking, virtualization, mobile and more from Las Vegas.guide
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HP reveals new generation of data center switches
HP offers new core and aggregation data center switches with OpenFlow 1.3, TRILL and Shortest Path Bridging support.News | 30 Apr 2013
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OpenStack vs. CloudStack: What's the best approach?
When it comes to OpenStack vs. CloudStack, IT managers need to understand the difference between the open source cloud-computing management architectures.Expert Tip
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ONF fees block engineers from contributing to the OpenFlow protocol
Many engineers can't contribute to OpenFlow protocol development because they can't afford the Open Networking Foundation's $30,000 membership fee.News | 18 Feb 2013
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What makes SDN and network virtualization matter? Campus network apps
SDN and network virtualization are touted as data center technologies, but they won't take off at the average enterprise until campus LAN apps emerge.Fast Packet | 08 Feb 2013
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Is it time to consider FCoE adoption in your storage network plan?
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption is growing. But is it right for your organization?Expert Answer
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Pros and cons of integrated appliances
Integrated appliances incorporate storage, processing and networking into one single product. But are they always a good choice?Expert Answer
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Dell Active Fabric: Converged fabric that's easy to deploy and manage
With Active Fabric, Dell delivers a converged fabric for data centers where server and storage admins call the shots.News | 24 Apr 2013
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Networking blogs: Network visibility, installing Grizzly with DevStack
In this week's roundup, bloggers explain how to install Grizzly with DevStack and explore the question of visibility in the virtualized network.Fast Packet | 19 Apr 2013
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Networking blogs: Snags in wireless management, tips for smart storage
In this week's networking roundup, bloggers discuss the good and bad of wireless management and why IT should trust their smart storage technology.Fast packet | 26 Mar 2013
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Bandwidth constraints obstruct off-site data backup
Enterprises send only two-thirds of their data to off-site backup locations due to bandwidth constraints.News | 13 Mar 2013
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Emulex acquires Endace to build a software-defined networking play
Server network adaptor vendor Emulex said its acquisition of network visibility vendor Endace will enhance its software-defined networking strategy.News | 12 Dec 2012
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Network Innovation Award: Brocade VCS Fabric
Brocade wins the SearchNetworking Network Innovation Award for its VCS data center network fabric technology.News | 30 Nov 2012
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FCoE for converged networking? Not quite, Brocade veep says
Brocade, a storage veteran and data center LAN innovator, has the tools to make end-to-end FCoE work, but that's not what customers want, one VP says.News | 30 Nov 2012
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ATA over Ethernet for converged data center networks? No way
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F5 training effort with University of Phoenix to boost ADC skills
F5 Networks and the University of Phoenix team up for vendor-neutral application delivery controller training.News | 03 Jul 2013
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F5 Application Acceleration Manager combines WAN, Web optimization
F5 Application Acceleration Manager is a single platform for transport, data center and application optimization.News | 23 May 2013
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Pros and cons of integrated appliances
Integrated appliances incorporate storage, processing and networking into one single product. But are they always a good choice?Expert Answer
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Interop Conference 2013
Your home for all the news at Interop Conference 2013. Cloud computing, SDN, big data, application optimization, data center networking, virtualization, mobile and more from Las Vegas.guide
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Networking blogs: Owning data center monitoring, push for OpenStack
In this blog roundup, see why IT needs a better approach to monitoring data centers, and how vendors differentiate by using a common infrastructure.Fast Packet | 02 May 2013
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Use business service management to optimize application performance
To optimize application performance in the network, many companies are using business service management software and tools to automate IT services.Tip
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Global IT consultancy chooses cloud WAN optimization over hardware
A global IT consultancy chooses Aryaka's cloud WAN optimization service over traditional hardware-based vendors.News | 29 Mar 2013
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Hybrid cloud networking falls short, but not for long
Hybrid cloud networking falls short of enabling total orchestration across public and private clouds. Software-defined networking, network virtualization and orchestration tools will change that.Feature
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After much talk, network virtualization is finally becoming a reality
For years, companies like Cisco have promised network virtualization, but with network software overlays and software-defined networking, the technology is finally coming to life.Opinion
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FlyScript enables programmable networks across all Riverbed products
With FlyScript, Riverbed adds programmable networking that integrates all of its products, from network performance monitoring to ADCs and WOCs.News | 14 Mar 2013
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Is Cisco doing enough to reduce network power consumption?
Better power supplies and fans are not enough to reduce network power consumption. It's time for network vendors to rethink chip design and packaging.Fast Packet
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Software-defined networking could make Network-as-a-Service a reality
Software-defined networking could solve the problems that Ethernet and IP networking pose to Network-as-a-Service by centralizing a connection permission policy.Tip
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OpenFlow protocol primer: Looking under the hood
We know the OpenFlow protocol can be used to abstract the network control plane from underlying physical infrastructure, but how exactly does the protocol work?Feature
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OpenFlow and software-defined networking take shape
OpenFlow and software-defined networking are going from theory to use case scenarios, according to Google and Yahoo.News | 27 Oct 2011
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Interop NYC: Where's the OpenFlow?
After all the OpenFlow hype at Interop Las Vegas, there is noticeably little talk of the specification here at Interop NYC. Is that because it's not ready for primetime?Fast Packet | 06 Oct 2011
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NVGRE standard primer: More VLANs and isolated tenants in the cloud
Microsoft's NVGRE standard offers competition to VMware's VXLAN standard, promising to create more VLANs that stretch across Layers 2 and 3 for multi-tenant cloud networks.Tip
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Myth of VM mobility and follow-the-sun data centers
Think VM mobility and follow-the-sun data centers work for high availability and disaster avoidance? Think again. Long-distance migration is still a problem.Fast Packet | 28 Sep 2011
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VXLAN standard primer: Extended VLANs, long-distance VM migration
The VXLAN standard aims to solve the long-distance VM migration dilemma by enabling extended VLANs across geographically dispersed data centers for a multi-tenant cloud network.Tip
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Data center networking efficiency
Efficient data center networking is a sure bet if the equipment has a long life and the network capacity is fully utilized. In this video, learn how to extend the life of the data center equipment with consolidation and how to better utilize network capacity in the data center.Video
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Network security infrastructure consolidation: What's your strategy?
Network security hardware and software vendors are offering enterprises options to consolidate network security infrastructure so that they can reduce management overhead and power consumption in the data center. But enterprises must avoid adding complexity.Article | 26 Oct 2010
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Aryaka's unique Network as-a-Service for midmarket enterprises
Seven months after launching its NaaS platform geared to the midmarket enterprise, Aryaka now has more than 100 customers.News | 13 Jun 2013
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Networking blogs: The MapR platform strategy; Tax Day case for IPv6
This week, networking bloggers point out the steady progress of the MapR platform and make a case for the serious adoption of IPv6.Fast Packet | 23 May 2013
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Using public cloud when provisioning enterprise IT services
Using public cloud services requires diligent enterprise IT management of the cloud provider to make it a success.Answer
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Quiz: Hybrid cloud resource pool management
Check if you're up to speed on understanding how to exercise basic hybrid cloud functions of management, monitoring, load balancing, and connectivity control. with this eight-question quiz.Quiz
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Working with individual applications for hybrid cloud management
Working with individual applications in hybrid cloud management can be complex, but Quality of Experience can be ensured.Tip
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Assuaging concerns about public cloud services
In this helpful guide, cloud networking expert Amy Larsen DeCarlo delves into some of the most common concerns about public cloud services and the best ways to address them.FAQ
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Interop Conference 2013
Your home for all the news at Interop Conference 2013. Cloud computing, SDN, big data, application optimization, data center networking, virtualization, mobile and more from Las Vegas.guide
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When NOT to Opt for Network as a Service
In this tip, networking expert Tom Nolle discusses how to determine when Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is not the best option for your organization.Tip
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How to make Network as a Service a real option
Networking as a Service may be the future of networking, but virtual network overlay and device-based NaaS has challenges to solve first.Tip
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What cloud alternatives work best for enterprisewide applications?
Businesses worried about public cloud performance and compliance have cloud alternatives to consider, including virtual private clouds.Answer
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