Network Management Strategies for the CIO
- Managing Virtualization
- Server Virtualization Networking
- Network Virtualization Implementation
- Emerging Virtualization Technologies
- Storage Virtualization
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VSphere essentials: Securing vSphere with built-in security features
Before considering third-party applications, take time to familiarize yourself with vSphere's built-in security features, expert David Davis advises.Tip
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Networking blogs: Troubleshoot with ClearSight Analyzer; DevOps demand
Bloggers explain how to use the ClearSight Analyzer to monitor packets and assuage network engineers' concerns about the growing demand in DevOps.Fast Packet | 07 Jun 2013
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Compuware beefs up its application performance management software
Compuware has added infrastructure monitoring to its suite of software for managing application performance.News | 05 Jun 2013
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Networking blogs: VMware home lab tips; reading BI, analytics market
This week, networking bloggers give tips for building a VMware home lab and discuss what Teradata's disappointing Q1 might indicate for the BI market.News | 09 May 2013
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Virtualization management: What you need to know about the Nexus 1000v
Cisco's Nexus 1000v platform gives network administrators some familiar tools to oversee virtual networks.Tip
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Blog roundup: Approaching BYO Wi-Fi hotspot trend, packet capture tips
In this week's blog roundup, read about the risks and benefits of the BYO access point trend and get advice for timing packet capture.Fast Packet | 24 Apr 2013
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Essential tips for virtualized network integration and management
To fully embrace virtual networks, these essential tips can help your organization maximize those efforts into server and storage virtualization.Tip
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NVGRE (Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation)
NVGRE (Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation) is a network virtualization method that uses encapsulation to create large numbers of virtual LANs (VLANs) for subnets that can extend across dispersed data centers and Layers 2 and 3.Definition
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HP blends WLAN controller into wired switching to support BYOD
HP offers WLAN controller module for campus core chassis and a switch with WLAN control functionality for integrated wired and wireless networking.News | 21 Feb 2013
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Networking blog roundup: Cisco SDN controller and a new SDN consortium
In this blog roundup, read about the reveal of the Daylight project, updated details of the Cisco SDN controller and tips for virtual packet sniffing.Fast Packet | 15 Feb 2013
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Practicing proper NIC distribution promotes network efficiency
The way you distribute physical NICs could be affecting more than you think. Boost network efficiency with the right allocation strategy.Tip
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Defining a strategy for using virtual switches in your network
As you plan a strategy to up the number of virtual switches in your network, brush up on distributed and non-distributed virtual switch choices.Opinion
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Palo Alto Networks adds virtual firewall, targeted malware protection
Palo Alto Networks launched new virtual data center security features, including a virtual firewall, malware protection and large-scale management.News | 14 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks' new-world order ... without Cisco and VMware
Big Switch Networks has partnered with every major networking and hypervisor vendor for software defined networking -- except Cisco and VMware.News | 13 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks: SDN, network virtualization, an army of partners
Big Switch Networks has launched an OpenFlow controller, network virtualization platform and monitoring tool, and lined up hardware vendors.News | 13 Nov 2012
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Brocade-Vyatta deal: Enhanced virtualization networking, not quite SDN
The Brocade-Vyatta acquisition will result in tightly linked virtual and physical networks, but it it's not quite software defined networking.News | 06 Nov 2012
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New Cisco ASA clustering feature enables 320 Gbps firewall
Cisco has enhanced its data center security story with a new Cisco ASA clustering feature for 320 Gbps firewall capacity and a new virtual firewall.News | 13 Sep 2012
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New VMware networking features at VMworld, but no Nicira info
VMware debuted a network virtualization package, vCloud Networking and Security, and updated distributed vSwitch at Vmworld, but no Nicira details.News | 28 Aug 2012
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The storage hypervisor: Virtualization is about more than the server
Implementing a separate storage hypervisor can make it easier to manage both wide-scale storage virtualization and the server virtualization environment.Tip
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Network diagnostics that see through virtualization
Running network diagnostics for virtualization requires a new set of strategies that involve virtual switches, virtual network probes and rerouting traffic for analysis.Feature
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The network is key as cloud drives converged infrastructure solutions
The cloud drives true converged infrastructure solutions for network, storage and compute resources, but virtualization and the network make it work.Expert Tip
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New virtual networking technologies make convergence real
Three models of virtual networking technologies, including SDN, are enabling Network as a Service, which makes virtual convergence a realistic goal.Tip
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Is network virtualization real or just vaporware?
Is network virtualization just vaporware? Many think so. But some major players predict it could materialize sooner than you think.Expert Opinion
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Networking blogs: The MapR platform strategy; Tax Day case for IPv6
This week, networking bloggers point out the steady progress of the MapR platform and make a case for the serious adoption of IPv6.Fast Packet | 23 May 2013
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Networking blogs: VMware home lab tips; reading BI, analytics market
This week, networking bloggers give tips for building a VMware home lab and discuss what Teradata's disappointing Q1 might indicate for the BI market.News | 09 May 2013
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Network Innovation competition: Riverbed Cascade 10.0
Riverbed Technology is the April recipient of SearchNetworking's award for creating its quality performance management application.Feature
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When NOT to Opt for Network as a Service
In this tip, networking expert Tom Nolle discusses how to determine when Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is not the best option for your organization.Tip
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How to make Network as a Service a real option
Networking as a Service may be the future of networking, but virtual network overlay and device-based NaaS has challenges to solve first.Tip
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Blog roundup: Approaching BYO Wi-Fi hotspot trend, packet capture tips
In this week's blog roundup, read about the risks and benefits of the BYO access point trend and get advice for timing packet capture.Fast Packet | 24 Apr 2013
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OpenStack vs. CloudStack: What's the best approach?
When it comes to OpenStack vs. CloudStack, IT managers need to understand the difference between the open source cloud-computing management architectures.Expert Tip
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VDI cost models: Avoiding the 'creative marketing' trap
When you look at a VDI cost model, make sure you're including all the possible costs and benefits -- even 'soft' costs.Tip
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Network Innovation competition: Riverbed Cascade 10.0
Riverbed Technology is the April recipient of SearchNetworking's award for creating its quality performance management application.Feature
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When NOT to Opt for Network as a Service
In this tip, networking expert Tom Nolle discusses how to determine when Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is not the best option for your organization.Tip
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How to make Network as a Service a real option
Networking as a Service may be the future of networking, but virtual network overlay and device-based NaaS has challenges to solve first.Tip
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Pros and cons of shared storage for VDI
Shared storage provides better manageability and uptime for enterprise VDI deployments, but administrators should be aware of potential drawbacks.Tutorial
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Networking blogs: Network visibility, installing Grizzly with DevStack
In this week's roundup, bloggers explain how to install Grizzly with DevStack and explore the question of visibility in the virtualized network.Fast Packet | 19 Apr 2013
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Networking blogs: Tips for network strategies, handling tech support
Bloggers in this week's roundup advise ditching tech-specific plans for more general corporate strategies, and approaching tech support with caution.Fast packet | 04 Apr 2013
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OpenStack vs. CloudStack: What's the best approach?
When it comes to OpenStack vs. CloudStack, IT managers need to understand the difference between the open source cloud-computing management architectures.Expert Tip
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How virtual switching integrates the network edge
Learn how a cloud provider and a collocation center use virtual switching to integrate physical and virtual networks.Feature
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Integrating physical and virtual networks: Virtual switching tactics
In order to make networks flexible enough to support cloud orchestration, engineers will have to bridge physical and virtual networks.Feature
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Silver Peak offers replication acceleration for storage traffic
Storage optimization is needed as traffic is replicated over the WAN to data centers and DR sites. Silver Peak Velocity offers replication acceleration.News | 27 Sep 2012
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Network diagnostics that see through virtualization
Running network diagnostics for virtualization requires a new set of strategies that involve virtual switches, virtual network probes and rerouting traffic for analysis.Feature
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OpenFlow controllers could change networking forever…or not
Big Switch says OpenFlow controllers and applications will let users order up networking ports on demand, but will networking vendors give in to software-defined networking?Fast Packet | 08 Nov 2011
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Top five virtualization problems: Building a private cloud
Blogger Josh Stephens lists building a private cloud as one of his top five virtualization problems. Why? For one, it's hard to even know what makes a private cloud.Fast Packet | 18 Oct 2011
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NVGRE standard primer: More VLANs and isolated tenants in the cloud
Microsoft's NVGRE standard offers competition to VMware's VXLAN standard, promising to create more VLANs that stretch across Layers 2 and 3 for multi-tenant cloud networks.Tip
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VXLAN standard primer: Extended VLANs, long-distance VM migration
The VXLAN standard aims to solve the long-distance VM migration dilemma by enabling extended VLANs across geographically dispersed data centers for a multi-tenant cloud network.Tip
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vSwitch architecture best practices
vSwitch architecture varies depending on the type of traffic being managed and how many physical NICs are connected. Learn these best practices.Tip
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vSphere vSwitch primer: Design considerations
It takes the right kind of vSphere vSwitch design to implement segmentation for traffic manageability, security, redundancy and failover in a virtual environment.Tip
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Network and storage convergence: Network Evolution eZine
This edition of our Network Evolution eZine investigates how network managers are addressing convergence in the real world.Network Evolution eZine
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logical unit number (LUN)
A logical unit number (LUN) is a unique identifier used to differentiate separate devices (each of which is a logical unit) as addressed by a SCSI, iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC) protocol.Definition
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