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WAN Acceleration Slows Down
September 09, 2013 10:57 AM
Posted by Greg Ferro
A new report shows the WAN acceleration/optimization market is shrinking. WAN optimization won't go away, but don't look for growth either.
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IPv6 Transition: Cisco LISP Vs. Tunnel Services
August 08, 2013 11:56 AM
Posted by Tom Hollingsworth
Cisco says its LISP protocol is an ideal transition tool for IPv6, but tunnel broker services require less configuration and can be easily removed once native IPv6 support is in place.
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Cisco EIGRP OTP Connects Networks Across Provider Infrastructure
August 01, 2013 03:03 PM
Posted by Ethan Banks
The EIGRP routing protocol just got more interesting with the addition of Cisco's Over the Top feature. Here's how it works plus its pros and cons.
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Inside Google's Software-Defined Network
May 14, 2013 02:54 PM
Posted by Brent Salisbury
Google shared details on its production use of OpenFlow in its SDN network at this spring's Open Networking Summit.
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Citrix Merges Repeater Features With CloudBridge
May 09, 2013 04:30 PM
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CloudBridge now optimizes WANs; WatchGuard appliances expand Hyper-V support; Aryaka portal monitors more than WANs; Enterasys builds out SDN ecosystem.

Whiptail Breaks Vendor Lock-in On Storage Replication
March 29, 2013 03:22 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Replication between data centers typically required customers to buy two of the same storage arrays from a vendor. Storage company Whiptail has added heterogeneous replication to its array, which lets customers use Whiptail and any other system.
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