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• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Facebook's new switching platform completes 100 Gb data center pod

  Facebook has completed its open source 100 Gb data center pod. The technology for hyperscale data centers includes a second-generation modular switching platform called Backpack.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  President-elect silent on federal cybersecurity policies

  This week, bloggers look ahead to the new administration's cybersecurity policies, how to close gaps in app delivery management and the best way to optimize data centers.

• November 08, 2016 08 Nov'16

  Nyansa adds app monitoring to network traffic analytics

  Nyansa has widened the capabilities of its network traffic analytics system with the addition of application monitoring. The latest capabilities are packaged as Voyance+.

• November 04, 2016 04 Nov'16

  Brocade acquisition to attract several buyers for unwanted Ruckus WLAN

  Broadcom's decision to sell the Ruckus WLAN product following the Brocade acquisition is expected to lead to offers from Dell, Juniper and Nokia.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Cisco pledges a quicker rollout of network automation tools

  Cisco tells Partner Summit attendees it will move faster to deliver the network automation tools the vendor has been slow to provide.

• November 03, 2016 03 Nov'16

  Is API adoption necessary for successful network automation?

  This week, bloggers explore API adoption for network automation, Igneous Systems' hyperconverged cloud management and NetBeez's troubleshooting.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Broadcom buys Brocade in $5.9B deal

  Broadcom Ltd. Nov. 2 said it would acquire storage and networking supplier Brocade Communications Systems Inc. in a deal valued at $5.9 billion. Chip-maker Broadcom said it will keep Brocade's ...

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Where have all the legacy voice engineers gone?

  When traditional voice engineering went the way of the dinosaurs, many of its practitioners had to evolve.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Cloud-native networking gains fans in the enterprise

  Cloudy with a chance of networking: Forecast calls for increasing cooperation between enterprise clouds and networks, as IT pros explore how to meet new infrastructure challenges.

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Cloud-based networking meets changing infrastructure needs

  A growing number of network managers have their heads in the cloud, and that's a good thing. Cloud-based networking technologies are emerging to help solve a number of enterprise problems, and organizations are busy exploring what "the networked ...

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Riverbed software update boosts performance monitoring

  A Riverbed software update blends SteelCentral; Gigamon intros a security appliance; Check Point warns of 2017 ransomware threats.

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Wi-Fi AP vendors getting creative to stand out in the market

  Vendors Extreme Networks and Mist are promoting Wi-Fi APs that include services delivered today by other devices on the wireless network. The new products are unique in the market, but experts expect that to change.

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  Why one Gartner analyst is 'not sorry' about DDoS attack program

  This week, bloggers look into the DDoS attack program that leveraged IoT devices, Webscale's cloud-resource-allocation platform and alternative views of digital transformation.

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Facebook Wedge switch still a curiosity in the enterprise

  The latest version of the Facebook Wedge switch raises the hardware's throughput to 100 Gbps. But the networking gear remains a non-enterprise technology.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  VMware hybrid cloud announcement gets reality check

  Analysts examine how the VMware hybrid cloud announcement pits the vendor against OpenStack and Azure, and they discuss must-have features in an automation RFP.