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Arista: SDN is about programmable networks not overlays
Arista EOS already lets engineers build programmable networks and provision network segments, so why bother with software defined network overlays? Q&A
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Network Innovation Awards granted for emerging network technologies
SearchNetworking.com's Network Innovation Award goes to a variety of companies that have made advances in a range of networking technologies. News
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How cost-effective is top-of-rack switching?
Expert Carrie Higbie explains that top-of-rack switching may mean higher costs due to an oversubscription of ports that you don't need and can't use. Answer
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VMware-Nicira acquisition: Is Cisco in trouble?
The VMware-Nicira acquisition signals that software defined networking is here to stay, but what does it mean for Cisco and other hardware vendors? Fast Packet
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Network Innovation Award: NEC ProgrammableFlow; OpenFlow networking
NEC ProgrammableFlow wins the SearchNetworking Network Innovation Award for software-defined networking. News
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet face-off: Ready to use or unreliable?
Stuart Miniman and Stephen Foskett take opposing views on Fibre Channel over Ethernet. Is the FCoE standard ready to use or not yet reliable? You decide. Fast Packet
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FCoE network convergence will start at the edge but move to the rack
Implementing FCoE network convergence is possible considering the move to 10 GbE and the emergence of data center bridging. Fast Packet
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With Big Switch network overlay app, who needs OpenFlow switches?
Big Switch Networks introduced an OpenFlow network overlay that enables users to run a software-defined network with any physical infrastructure. News
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Google Fiber
Google Fiber is a project whose goal is to build a fiber optic communications infrastructure. Definition
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OpenFlow and software-defined networking for the campus LAN?
Most talk of OpenFlow and software-defined networking focuses on the data center, but the technology may improve security and mobility management in the campus LAN too. News
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