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Cisco, Brocade continue data center network convergence push
Data center network convergence remains on the agenda for networking vendors. Cisco's new Nexus 5500 switches offer FCoE port provisioning options while Brocade's new network management software unifies storage and data network management. Article
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40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ratification doesn't mean immediate uptake
40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ratification means that vendors can roll out standardized 40 and 100 GbE switching products with enormous speed, but users are likely to hold off until prices come down and the need for performance is greater. Article
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vSphere VLAN: Understanding 802.1Q VLAN tagging
vSphere VLANs have requirements different from those of VLANs in physical environments because VMs are fluid and can't be assigned to one physical NIC. So 802.1Q VLAN tagging offers a new approach to configuring and managing VLANs in vSphere. Tip
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Brocade's Jim McHugh on the Brocade-Foundry merger, data center networks
Earlier this year, Brocade hired former Nortel enterprise networking chief Jim McHugh as its chief marketing officer. SearchNetworking.com caught up with McHugh at Interop last week. In this two-part Q&A, we asked him about the progress of the Brocad... Interview
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Managing virtualization networking: Virtual network switch challenges
Managing virtualization networking is a real challenge for network admins since they often don't have control of virtual network switches and the traffic that runs inside servers. But there are some solutions by way of virtualization networking manag... Tip
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Will InfiniBand get new life in the quest for converged I/O?
Enterprises are desperately seeking answers for converged I/O to support converged data center networks. While many tout FCoE, others are looking toward the ROCE specification for running InfiniBand over an Ethernet backbone. Article
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Interop Las Vegas 2010: Storage and network convergence take focus
As enterprises move toward converged data center networks, storage networking becomes an increasingly central concern for networking pros. So it's n... Interview
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HP-3Com acquisition: An integrated networking portfolio emerges
The HP Cisco battle is heating up now that the HP-3Com acquisition has closed and the new HP Networking portfolio has emerged. HP promises an edge-to-core networking portfolio with a unified fabric that is cheaper and more power efficient than Cisco'... Article
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How to optimize Ethernet for data center networks
It will take time for super-fast data center Ethernet technologies to evolve, so managers of data center networks must optimize existing Ethernet through a series of strategies that range from choosing very large switches to isolating storage network... Tip
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Cloud computing network primer
Cloud computing network architecture is moving toward a flat, leaf-spine topology, enabling reduced latency and balancing bandwidth, providing any-to-any connectivity within and between servers. Learn more in this primer. Primer