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Cisco software-defined networking: OpenFlow alone 'will not cut it'
OpenFlow will play a tiny role in the Cisco software-defined networking strategy, which will focus on making existing Cisco networks programmable. OpenFlow supporters are wary. News | 20 Apr 2012
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Open Networking Summit: NEC waits for no one; SDN 'ready to go'
While other vendors move cautiously into OpenFlow and software-defined networking, NEC continues to release actual product with v2 of its ProgrammableFlow ecosystem. News | 18 Apr 2012
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Now hiring at Cisco: OpenFlow and software-defined networking experts
Cisco's mysterious ConnectedApps team is hiring OpenFlow and software-defined networking (SDN) pros to build an SDK that opens up Cisco gear to SDN. News | 12 Apr 2012
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Q&A: Avaya's networking chief on Shortest Path Bridging and SDN
Avaya senior vice president Marc Randall talks about Shortest Path Bridging, software-defined networking and Avaya's efforts to raise its profile as a networking vendor. Q&A | 30 Mar 2012
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Three reasons campus LAN innovation still matters
The campus LAN may not seem as exciting as the data center network, but mobility and desktop virtualization alone have placed a whole demand for LAN QoS and baked in security. Fast Packet | 28 Mar 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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Integrating Juniper QFabric into your existing data center network
In this video, learn how to integrate Juniper QFabric into existing data center architecture, taking into account the issues that can be associated with the technology. News | 09 Feb 2012
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Network technology trends 2012: Out-of-band management and DevOps
F5 Networks’ technology evangelist Lori MacVittie shares her take on network technology trends in 2012, including the return of the out-of-band management network. Q&A | 15 Dec 2011
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Network software bugs: Are Cisco and others doing enough?
The IT industry is programmed to believe that network software bugs are par for the course, but are networking vendors like Cisco doing enough to prevent the problem? Fast Packet | 13 Dec 2011
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Cisco attacks HP on network hardware total cost of ownership claims
In a new total cost of ownership (TCO) study, Cisco says HP’s lower prices on network hardware don’t matter. Cisco’s superior quality and features pays you back, it says. News | 20 Oct 2011