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News and Analysis
Best Of Interop 2014 Winners Unveiled
The Best of Interop award recognizes innovation in nine categories, including networking, storage, cloud, and security.
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- Cloud Data Centers: Power Savings or Power Drain?
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Architectures
Cloud-Based Security Helps Aspen Fend Off Malware
Cloud security service cuts down on malware infections and provides relief for small network team in Colorado.
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- WAN Optimization Improves Videoconferencing At Shipping Firm
- SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
- Big Switch's OpenFlow Controller Guns for SDN Leadership
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Reviews & Workshops
Digital Hoarding: Do We Have a Problem?
Approximately 2.8 zettabytes of data were created and stored in 2012, and that number is expected to increase 50-fold by the end of the decade. When does data storage turn into data hoarding, and what are the consequences?
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Blogs

SDN Strategies Part 4: Big Switch, Avaya, IBM,VMware
April 18, 2014 11:59 AM
Posted by Kurt Marko
This series on SDN products concludes with a look at Big Switch's updated SDN strategy, VMware NSX, IBM's hybrid approach, and Avaya's focus on virtual network services.
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Converged Infrastructure: 3 Considerations
April 16, 2014 12:16 PM
Posted by Bill Kleyman
If you're looking at a converged platform as a way to increase data center efficiency, here are three factors to keep in mind.
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SDN Strategies Part 2: Cisco, Arista, HP
April 15, 2014 01:49 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
In the second part of this series examining vendors' SDN products, I look at Cisco ACI, Arista's programmable approach, and HP's commitment to OpenFlow.
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Is RAID Fading Into The Sunset?
April 15, 2014 01:10 PM
Posted by Jim O'Reilly
With the arrival of faster networks and SSDs, RAID can no longer keep up. Data protection alternatives such as replication and erasure codes are gaining traction.
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Why The Next-Generation Data Center Needs To Be Agnostic
March 28, 2014 11:44 AM
Posted by Bill Kleyman
In order to handle the growing traffic deluge, data centers need to leverage open infrastructure, software-defined technologies, and automation.
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Cloud Backup Services: Key Considerations
March 27, 2014 11:30 AM
Posted by Jim O'Reilly
The cloud approach has made backup easier in some ways, but also raises questions.
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