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• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  What to make of switchdev and SAI

  This week, bloggers discuss switchdev and SAI, how vendors can improve their bug-catching efforts and the evolution of the Internet of Things.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Network infrastructure design provides strong benefits for apps

  You wouldn't build a house without a floor plan or foundation. Likewise, says one IT pro, a robust network infrastructure design and deployment is vital to deliver advanced apps.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  You never know where you'll find a network deployment

  A network deployment can be a good reminder that IT isn’t always a desk job. Network engineers often go into cramped, dirty or unsafe places to install equipment.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Encrypted network tunnel boosts bandwidth securely for U.S. Army

  Faced with little time and strict security needs, U.S. Army network engineers came up with an inventive way to use a network tunnel to improve communications amid the Ebola crisis.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Juniper targets DCI technology market for growth

  Juniper Networks sees sales growth in metro networks and the DCI technology market.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  2016 CIO top priorities revealed in survey

  This week, CIO top priorities revealed, Juniper Networks acquires BTI Systems -- an optical networking firm -- and Netronome introduces Agilio.

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  New framework needed for open source switching

  This week, bloggers look into open source switching, enterprise network security changes in 2016 and how to assemble reliable technical teams.

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  VMware's NSX virtual networking software ready for the cloud

  VMware plans to release this year a new version of its NSX virtual networking software. The product will connect enterprise data centers to public clouds.

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  Stop looking for an SDN definition, says networking pro

  In this SDN blogs roundup, an expert says deploying SDN is more important than defining it; an SDN company gets Google's attention; and the brite box turns 2.

• January 27, 2016 27 Jan'16

  Big Switch releases freemium software for SDN developers

  Big Switch Networks hopes to boost brand awareness and market reach with freemium software for SDN development.

• January 22, 2016 22 Jan'16

  Riverbed acquires Ocedo to move faster in SD-WAN market

  Riverbed plans to use its recent acquisition of Ocedo to quicken the pace of delivering products in the SD-WAN market.

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  Dell's new switch OS could become much more after EMC merger

  Dell has introduced a Linux-based switch OS that is likely to become a major component of the company's data center infrastructure products.

• January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16

  EMC-Dell merger means less competition

  This week, bloggers assess the impact of the EMC-Dell merger on IT purchasing and weigh Wi-Fi HaLow and sandboxes for network security.

• January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16

  Is cloud-based networking coming to Cisco IWAN?

  Cisco's investment in VeloCloud suggests a strong interest in adding cloud-based networking services to SD-WAN products.

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  Cisco leads, HPE gains in key tech infrastructure markets

  Cisco led in six of seven key tech infrastructure markets last year, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise gained strength in several of the sectors, a research firm reported.

• January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16

  Stop thinking of yourself as a network specialist

  Many network engineers position themselves as specialists, but one SDN blogger says it's time to stop. Also in this blog roundup: network resolutions and predictions for 2016.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Patch offered for breach in Juniper firewalls

  This week, a patch becomes available for Juniper firewalls, analysts parse IT employment statistics for 2015 and Aruba deploys 802.11ac for the U.S. Army.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  Cisco targets shadow IT with online cloud security broker

  Cisco has launched a cloud security broker that finds, monitors and analyzes employee use of online services.

• January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16

  The 'sad state' of enterprise network architecture

  This week, bloggers explore enterprise network architecture challenges, the increasing danger of exploit kits and how best to oversee private cloud management.

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  First 802.11ad products shipping soon for wireless office

  A Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipset scheduled for release this year will power 802.11ad products designed for the wireless office.

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Looking ahead at NFV trends in 2016

  In our latest roundup of posts from SDN blogs, analysts explore network functions virtualization trends, SD-WAN adoption rates and software-defined security tools.

• January 07, 2016 07 Jan'16

  Cisco heading again to hyper-converged hardware market

  Cisco has reportedly partnered with Springpath in developing hyper-converged hardware for the data center.

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Recent trends in IT networking: One observer's view

  In this week's SN blog roundup, analysts explore recent trends in IT, the Juniper breach and next-generation firewalls.

• January 05, 2016 05 Jan'16

  Wi-Fi Alliance names low-power Wi-Fi HaLow

  The Wi-Fi Alliance has chosen Wi-Fi HaLow as the mark vendors can display on products that support low-power Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things.

• December 29, 2015 29 Dec'15

  SDN development gets serious in 2016

  Next year is expected to be a breakout year for SDN development, as a large number of enterprises and service providers take their projects into production.

• December 23, 2015 23 Dec'15

  Less cloud hype, more automation on network pros' tech wish list

  Network pros' tech wish list for 2016 includes less hype around the cloud, and more automation and virtualization in switches.

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Hack in Juniper firewalls spurs investigation

  ICYMI: A serious breach in Juniper firewalls spurs industry and government reaction; Gartner names three APM leaders; and Savvius targets twin-stream packet capture for WLAN device.

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  Neatness isn't everything in data center layout

  Analysts explore data center layout, new trends in storage and converged infrastructure buying, and the implications of BYOD for network security.

• December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15

  SDN trends: All eyes on SD-WAN; open SDN's path unclear

  Our most-read SDN news stories of the year reveal a collective obsession with SD-WAN, as well as a strong interest in the future of open SDN.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  NIA: For Illumio, security means trust no one

  Illumio wins SearchNetworking's Network Innovation Award for its Adaptive Security Platform.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Exploring 2015 tech trends in networking

  SearchNetworking recaps some of the leading 2015 tech trends in networking, spanning network security, wireless technologies and data center infrastructure.

• December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15

  Vonage taps SD-WAN to improve unified communications systems

  Vonage is using technology from SD-WAN startup VeloCloud to up the performance of its cloud-based unified communications systems.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  Learn SDN with the pros: Top expert pieces from 2015

  Continuing our list of the most-read expert contributions of 2015, software-defined networking pros tackle questions on SD-WAN, NFV, OpenFlow and more.

• December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15

  SDN learning: Top expert advice of 2015

  You've got SDN questions, and we've got answers. Covering topics ranging from SD-WAN to NFV, here is the most-read advice from SearchSDN's experts this year.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Data center forecast calls for DCI, containers

  A data center forecast by 451 Research predicts demand for data center interconnect services to blossom.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Taking a look at network automation tools to ease oversight

  This week, bloggers explore network automation tools, how vendors must promote disaggregated switching and if it's time for a networking version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

• December 15, 2015 15 Dec'15

  HPE NNMi upgrade provides management tools for virtualized networks

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise's latest version of NNMi fills a need for better software tools to manage virtualized networks.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Cradlepoint acquires virtual overlay company Pertino

  ICYMI: Cradlepoint acquires SDN vendor Pertino, a new SD-WAN company boasts more than 40 customer deployments and ONOS releases a new version of its open controller platform.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Ethernet switch market makes gains

  IDC probes the Ethernet switch market, Gigamon improves network visibility and Riverbed survey of 900 IT illustrates application performance fears.

• December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15

  Juniper decouples SDN switch from Junos operating system

  This week, software-defined networking bloggers explore Juniper's decoupled QFX5200 switch, the basics of VXLAN and how Cisco's APIC-EM system lets users ease into SDN.

• December 09, 2015 09 Dec'15

  System management vendors target full-stack oversight

  This week, bloggers explore a new breed of system management vendors, networking takeaways from the VTech breach, and endpoint detection and response.

• December 08, 2015 08 Dec'15

  Juniper MX Series routers to get speed-boosting line cards

  Juniper Networks plans to release in the first half of next year three line cards that will boost the performance of the Juniper MX Series routers.

• December 04, 2015 04 Dec'15

  Cisco seeks to please customers in SDN framework update

  Cisco has launched an update of its SDN framework. The latest features stem from customer demands for broader support for non-Cisco technologies.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Vendor lock-in is top hyper-converged infrastructure concern

  This week, bloggers assess vendor lock-in in the context of hyper-converged infrastructure, Versa Networks' new SD-WAN offering and important steps to take before deploying NSX.

• December 03, 2015 03 Dec'15

  Avaya boosts stadium Wi-Fi in Montreal

  At the Bell Centre in Montreal, Avaya has deployed a new stadium Wi-Fi network aimed at ramping up fan engagement.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Aruba Sensor takes tracking beacons to other Wi-Fi networks

  Aruba's new Sensor product makes it possible to use the company's indoor tracking beacons on third-party Wi-Fi networks.

• December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15

  Making packet editing effective

  In this week's blog roundup, networking analysts explore effective packet editing, cite some significant trends in networking and discuss the evolution of BYOD policies.

• December 01, 2015 01 Dec'15

  Mobile device usage solves one problem, creates another

  The ubiquity of mobile devices has made it easy to find and contact anyone, anywhere. But it's also creating headaches for many enterprise network engineers.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  OPNFV: Nearly 60% of telecom pros exploring NFV

  A survey shows more than half of telecom pros are considering NFV; Talari focuses on financing SD-WAN; and Platform9 broadens private cloud management.

• November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15

  Cisco launches open tech for containerized applications

  Cisco has launched an open source project, called Contiv, to build technology that automates the use of security, storage and networking in cloud-based containerized applications.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Ericsson Cisco venture disruptive?

  This week bloggers explore how the Ericsson Cisco venture may affect SDN and NFV, data center automation and Extreme Networks' Wave 2 APs.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Facebook working on 100 GbE Wedge switch

  Facebook says it's working on a 100 GbE Wedge switch; Extreme Networks launches 802.11ac Wave 2 APs; and the Linux Foundation envelopes the Open Network Summit.

• November 23, 2015 23 Nov'15

  'Load balancers' to 'ADP': The latest on app delivery

  Last decade's 'load balancers' are today's 'application delivery platforms.' Time to get up to date, too, on what else is new in app delivery tech.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  IT service management should precede SDN automation

  This week, bloggers explore the role of IT service management in SDN automation, Juniper's disaggregation of Junos software and complications of modern networks.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  Aerohive API platform delivers business application data

  Aerohive has unveiled an API platform that delivers wireless network data to business application developers.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  New Midokura release works with container software

  Midokura released a new version of Midokura Enterprise MidoNet at the OpenStack summit in Tokyo, with support for OpenStack Liberty, Ubuntu OpenStack and containers.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  When to use a packet capture appliance

  This week, analysts explore best cases for packet capture appliance use, network automation and "worst practices" in network security.

• November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15

  Arista provides DCI hardware to 7500E spine switch

  Arista has released DCI hardware for its 7500E spine switch. The line card adds another use case for the highly programmable switch.

• November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15

  Cisco makes programmable routers more open

  Cisco has added support for open source tools Chef and Puppet in the IOS XR operating system for its NCS programmable routers.

• November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15

  Future of VMware depends on its cloud-native strategy

  In this week's SDN blog post roundup, an expert assesses the future of VMware, and other bloggers take us to the Kubernetes and IETF conferences.

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  Enterprises aim for cloud security and privacy

  In this week's blogs, analysts explore cloud security and privacy, service desk improvements and machine learning for anomaly detection.

• November 12, 2015 12 Nov'15

  SDN startup Versa targets WANs, branch networks

  SDN startup Versa has built a software platform that lets service providers deploy and manage WANs and branch networks.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  NIA: Midokura's open source MidoNet doesn't hold back

  Midokura wins this month's Network Innovation Award for MidoNet Community Edition, an open source version of its flagship product.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Riverbed SteelCentral shines new light on application insight

  Riverbed updates SteelCentral for more application insight; Broadcom expands switch analytics; Cisco adds to its security portfolio; and Akamai intros a WAN service to cloud providers

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Obstacles loom in Cisco-Ericsson tech partnership

  While the broad tech partnership between Cisco and Ericsson looks good on paper, such deals often fail over time.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  ONUG Great Debate: Hardware versus software

  The big question at ONUG's fall Great Debate: 'Will software solve networking's biggest problems?' Software narrowly beat hardware in a post-smack down audience poll.

• November 06, 2015 06 Nov'15

  Juniper pricing to reflect industry shift to software

  Juniper pricing for networking products is changing, as the company prepares to become a software business, moving away from per-port pricing.

• November 04, 2015 04 Nov'15

  Is SD-WAN the future of WAN networks?

  In this week's blog roundup, analysts assess the future of SD-WAN networks, bimodal networking and look into the HP split.

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  Juniper Cloud CPE to speed up LAN deployments

  Juniper Networks has launched Juniper Cloud CPE, a software-based router designed to help service providers reduce the time to deliver LAN services to the enterprise.

• November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15

  ExtraHop 5.0 bolsters IT operations analytics

  The latest iteration of ExtraHop's IT operations analytics platform makes search easier and adds historical data.

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Why SDN is gaining traction in the enterprise

  Software-defined networking isn't just for carriers, cloud providers and hyper-scale Web companies. Instead of asking "Why SDN?", some mainstream enterprises are asking "Why not?"

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  When will enterprises be ready to use SDN?

  After years of hype, high-profile mergers and proven use cases, enterprises hesitated to use SDN. Is it finally time for it to secure a spot in mainstream networks?

• November 02, 2015 02 Nov'15

  Are enterprises ready to use SDN yet?

  Software-defined networking (SDN) gained early traction with the companies that had the resources to deploy it and a clear, immediate need for its benefits: cloud providers, carriers and hyper-scale data center operators. They were October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  ONOS project hits 11,000 downloads in first year

  This week, ONOS appoints a community manager; Pluribus demonstrates a hyper-converged infrastructure; Oracle launches a cloud-deployable signaling router.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  IBM innovation exec bets on SD-WAN cloud startup

  Linda Bernardi, IBM chief innovation and disruption officer and VeloCloud advisory board member, said she thinks the SD-WAN cloud startup holds the key to better connectivity.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Latest Cisco acquisitions touch analytics, security, cloud

  Cisco acquisitions of ParStream, Lancope and 1 Mainstream reflect the company's view of how networking is evolving.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  How one computer network architect faced workplace complexity

  In this week's blog roundup, analysts explore network architect challenges, e-commerce delivery and HP's failed effort to remain relevant in the cloud.

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Intel NFV: Company eyes virtualized networking market

  In our latest roundup of SDN blogs, analysts explore Intel's expansion into networking, visibility in virtualized environments and the cost benefits of deploying SD-WAN.

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  University picks HP over Cisco in Wave 2 access point test

  In a Cisco versus HP access point comparison, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte found HP Aruba provided better performance at a lower cost than Cisco.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Lagrange boosts CloudMaestro for Web traffic management

  In this news roundup, Lagrange adds app support to CloudMaestro ADC; analysts assess converged infrastructure spending and FireEye, F5 team up.

• October 23, 2015 23 Oct'15

  Dell merger with EMC leaving customers cold?

  In this week's blogs: The Dell merger with EMC is making some customers worried; a new packet capture appliance wins praise.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  After OpenFlow World Congress, analyst questions open source

  In this week's blogs roundup, we take a closer look at the challenges of open source projects, the growing pool of SD-WAN suppliers and Riverbed's Project Tiger.

• October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15

  Changing needs of tech buyers rattle ADC market

  A new breed of tech buyer is demanding application delivery controllers geared toward mobile and cloud development.

• October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15

  Brocade unveils APIs for network packet brokers

  Brocade has released network packet broker technologies for mobile operators. The product family includes open APIs and a virtualized NPB.

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  ONOS, ODL closer to cooperating on open source controller

  The ONOS and ODL projects are likely to share their work on an SDN open source controller, now that the groups have made the Linux Foundation their home.

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  The mistake that could make NFV MANO irrelevant

  In this week's round-up of blog posts from around the Web, an analyst takes a closer look at NFV management and orchestration (MANO), explaining why it could play second-fiddle to OpenStack.

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  BofA confronts OpenStack problems in data center overhaul

  Bank of America has solved enough of OpenStack's troubles to start running production workloads on the platform next year.

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  Using threat intelligence feeds data before paying

  In this week's blogs, analysts consider threat intelligence feeds, Datiphy database security software and Riverbed's new approach to SD-WAN.

• October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15

  Riverbed jumping into SD-WAN market in 2016

  Riverbed plans a suite of SD-WAN services and products underpinned by new SteelHead OS.

• October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15

  Dell networking portfolio fortified with EMC

  Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC is expected to create a networking portfolio suitable for large enterprises.

• October 13, 2015 13 Oct'15

  Ixia intros IP address blocking appliance

  Ixia is extending its threat intelligence platform with a new appliance that blocks IP addresses.

• October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15

  Brocade makes the enterprise wireless network more open

  Brocade has partnered with two more Wi-Fi vendors to offer enterprise customers a more flexible wireless network.

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Five reasons some SDN deployments fail

  In this week's roundup of blog posts from around the Web, a Gartner analyst shares five common reasons for software-defined networking meltdowns.

• October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15

  HP rallies partners around OpenSwitch as Cisco replacement

  The HP-led OpenSwitch community is likely to attract the interest of large enterprises with Web-scale data centers.

• October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15

  Cisco Mobility Express aims to make wireless easier

  In this week's blogs, analysts discuss Cisco Mobility Express and examine whether enterprise networks can really handle an explosion of Internet of Things devices.

• October 02, 2015 02 Oct'15

  Cisco to open SDN framework to nonpartner products

  Cisco is preparing to open up ACI, the company's SDN framework, to nonpartner products that provide Layer 4-7 network services.

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  There's more to switch software than SDN

  Hardware is still a critical component in data center networking equipment, but the influence of switch software shouldn't be overlooked.

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  Data center switch software: Beyond speeds and feeds

  There is so much more to networking software than software-defined networking. In the data center, October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  Juniper fabric architecture ups competition with HP, Cisco

  Juniper Networks has launched a fabric architecture that centralizes management for data center and campus networks.

• September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15

  SDN/NFV end-games, paths forward remain in flux

  In this week's blogs round-up, an analyst predicts that SDN/NFV will see decisive changes in 2016, while a blogger says open source SDN projects are gaining steam.