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Interop 2012: OpenFlow grows up, Google gets networks, Huawei debuts
News Director Shamus McGillicuddy previews what he'll be tracking at Interop 2012: Software-defined networking a year older and wiser, BYOD madness and Huawei blitzes America. FastPacket | 04 May 2012
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Network Innovation Award: Juniper QFabric advances network fabric
Juniper QFabric, SearchNetworking's Network Innovation Award winner, enables a flat architecture, any-to-any connectivity and management of thousands of ports as one switch. News | 04 May 2012
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Building a Cisco data center network core? Don't get fancy
Cisco has lots of data center network choices. Maybe even too many. Blogger Greg Ferro finds that bypassing the Nexus 7000 and Catalyst 6500 on the network core worked just fine. Fast Packet | 06 Mar 2012
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Research institute deploys 100 Gigabit Ethernet from core to closet
Howard Hughes Medical Institute deployed 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) out to its wiring closets with Brocade to support 10 GbE endpoints and high-performance computing. News | 28 Nov 2011
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HP data center fabric vision takes shape with HP 5900 switch
Combined with its core A12500 chassis, HP’s new top-of-rack 5900 switch marks the beginning of a data center fabric vision. News | 06 Oct 2011
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Network monitoring switches eliminate 40 Gigabit Ethernet blind spots
Network monitoring tools aren’t ready for 40 Gigabit Ethernet, but a network monitoring switch will allow you to monitor the faster media with 10 Gigabit Ethernet tools. News | 29 Sep 2011
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Cisco Live 2011 Las Vegas: Nexus and Catalyst under one roof
At Cisco Live 2011 Las Vegas, Cisco said it will condense business units. That means Nexus and Catalyst switching lines will live in the same unit. Which one will get the R&D cash? Fast Packet | 22 Jul 2011
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Dell's Force10 acquisition spawns another data center network strategy
Dell's Force10 acquisition aims to create a converged infrastructure solution for the data center network with Dell's server and storage products. News | 21 Jul 2011
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Cisco adds 60-watt Power over Ethernet standard in Cat 4500
Cisco is pushing the Power over Ethernet standard to 60 watts with Universal PoE. The technology is available in new line cards for the Catalyst 4500. News | 20 Jul 2011
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Cisco Live 2011: Catalyst 6500 upgrade the game changer?
At Cisco 2011, Cisco played to its core audience, announcing a Catalyst 6500 upgrade that will triple the switch's speed and capacity and beef up security and management. News | 13 Jul 2011