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Cius vs. the iPad: Why bother comparing?
Cisco launched its Cius tablet this year, which focuses on enterprise apps, desktop virtualization and network management, but one blogger says he'd rather have an iPad. Fast Packet
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Can Virtual Extensible LAN solve the VLAN problem?
The Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) protocol could mean the ability to spin off many more VLANs across dispersed data centers. So why does blogger Ivan Pepelnjak take issue? Fast Packet
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OpenFlow controllers will only take shape if vendors play nice
OpenFlow controllers can result in a new level of granular network management and network virtualization on top of commodity hardware, but vendors will have to step out of the way. Fast Packet
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Network fabrics may not be the end-all
Feature-rich network fabrics have been all the rage, but one blogger says the technology is only for creating more bandwidth. Other features should be left to edge software. Fast Packet
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A data center networking standard that's not so TRILLing
In the quest to dump the spanning tree protocol and move to a flat network, the TRILL data center networking standard has taken center stage, but one blogger takes issue. Fast Packet
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Top ten 2011 network blogger opinions: Do you agree?
Network bloggers have a lot to say, but do we care? We should. In the top ten network blogger opinions of 2011, our experts poke holes in TRILL, OpenFlow and 10 GbE optimization. Fast Packet
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Women in information technology: Can there be equality?
At USENIX LISA 2011, a session on women in information technology raised eyebrows and questions. If the industry favors men, how do we achieve equality in the workplace? Fast Packet
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Cisco CEO John Chambers promises to streamline
At Cisco Live 2011, Cisco CEO John Chambers promised to bring the company back to its core competency and streamline operations. Video
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Silver Peak integrates with EMC VPLEX Geo for private clouds
Silver Peak has integrated its wide area network (WAN) optimization technology with EMC VPLEX Geo products to optimize traffic between virtual data centers. News
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Wading through the FCoE and data center network fabric hype
At Interop 2011, networking vendors addressed data center network fabric hype and other overly bloated marketing buzzwords like FCoE, TRILL and Shortest Path Bridging. News