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News and Analysis
SDN: Programming Skills Needed - Or Not?
Interop panel debates need for network engineers to have programming skills in order to work in a future of software-defined networks.
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- Best of Interop 2014 Product Award Winners
- Best Of Interop 2014 Winners Unveiled
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- NEC Releases Uber SDN Controller
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Architectures
Network Monitoring Tool Eases Troubleshooting For Utility
Technicians at Bristol Virginia Utilities no longer have to hit the road to diagnose network problems, saving time and money.
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- SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
- MDM Helps Bank Manage Apple iPhones, iPads
- Network Overlays: An Introduction
- OpenStack: An Overview
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Reviews & Workshops
WAN Optimization Part 2: Put Performance Second
If you’re looking to purchase WAN optimization gear, don’t get wrapped up in performance numbers. Start instead with pricing, deployment and operational issues, and the protocols and applications you need to support.
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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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All-Flash Arrays: The VDI Solution?
April 17, 2014 01:16 PM
Posted by Jim O'Reilly
The huge performance provided by all-flash arrays is a boon for virtual desktop infrastructure, but don't be fooled by unrealistic calculations.
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SDN Strategies Part 3: Juniper, Dell, Brocade, Alcatel-Lucent
April 17, 2014 11:58 AM
Posted by Kurt Marko
In the third part of this series examining vendors' SDN products, I discuss Juniper's network overlay approach and three other vendor strategies for tackling software-defined networking.
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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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SDN Strategies Part 1: Vendors Vie For Market, Mindshare
April 14, 2014 02:15 PM
Posted by Kurt Marko
It's a land grab in the software-defined networking market, with heavyweights and startups rolling out an array of technologies for automating the network.
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