Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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Virtualization security challenges are plentiful: What's the answer?
The network plays a role in addressing virtualization security challenges, but typical firewalls are not necessarily part of the solution. Tip
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How to connect virtual environments to DMZ network architecture
Connecting virtualized environments to DMZ network architecture creates new challenges. Network managers must learn new design methodologies to protect virtual traffic in the DMZ. Tip
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Best practices for connecting virtualization hosts to DMZ networks
DMZ networks can be used to protect virtualization hosts, but best practices must be considered, including combing virtual and physical firewalls and locking down virtual switches. Tip
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Where should virtual appliances for network services live?
Virtual appliances for network services need not be confined to a data center's general pool of ESX hosts, as vendors leverage virtualization and build specialized hardware. Feature
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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
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The ideal virtualization networking solution may not exist yet
In a perfect world, virtualization networking would mean non-blocked, any-to-any access between nodes on the network, but that doesn't really exist yet. So what's the alternative? Tip
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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
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Networking virtualization software and OpenFlow take hold
Network virtualization software was all the buzz at Interop 2011, from OpenFlow and software-defined networking to virtual network appliances for optimization. News
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Yes, networking really does matter in virtualization management
Virtualization management is just as important to networking folks as it is to systems architects. That's apparent in the fact that VMware picked up not one, but two, Best of Interop 2011 nominations. Slideshow
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Desktop virtualization network and storage best practices
A desktop virtualization network and storage strategy that optimizes bandwidth and limits lag time is key to enterprise uptake of virtual desktop infrastructure. Tutorial