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Floodlight primer: An OpenFlow controller
In software-defined networks, engineers use Floodlight controllers to manage physical and virtual devices -- and each traffic flow running between them. Expert Tip
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Software-defined network technology interest now, future investment
Survey trends reveal IT professionals have interest in software-defined network technology but are not ready to bring the technology to primetime. Slideshow
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Big Switch Networks' new-world order ... without Cisco and VMware
Big Switch Networks has partnered with every major networking and hypervisor vendor for software defined networking -- except Cisco and VMware. News
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Big Switch Networks: SDN, network virtualization, an army of partners
Big Switch Networks has launched an OpenFlow controller, network virtualization platform and monitoring tool, and lined up hardware vendors. News
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Martin Casado on the future of VMware-Nicira technology
Martin Casado discusses the future of VMware-Nicira technology, and says a hypervisor-agnostic network virtualization platform could be on the way. News
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Martin Casado on OpenStack Quantum and what's next in cloud networking
In this Q&A with Nicira co-founder Martin Casado, we explore the implications of OpenStack Quantum and the future of cloud networking orchestration. News
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Brocade-Vyatta deal: Enhanced virtualization networking, not quite SDN
The Brocade-Vyatta acquisition will result in tightly linked virtual and physical networks, but it it's not quite software defined networking. News
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Riverbed Cascade 10.0 offers VDI and VXLAN monitoring
Riverbed Cascade 10.0 offers server virtualization and VDI monitoring, and visibility into VXLAN traffic for virtual infrastructure management. News
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VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is a proposed Layer 3 encapsulation protocol that will make it easier for network engineers to scale out a cloud computing environment while logically isolating cloud apps and tenants. Technically, VXLAN works by creati... Definition
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VDI network best practices: Ensuring resilience and redundancy
Network traffic takes a hard hit when you implement VDI. Make sure your network is reliable enough for virtual desktop connections. Tip
Network Management Strategies for the CIO