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Brocade Has Unveiled Its ICX 7750 Fixed-Port,High Density 10/40 GbE Switch
Nov 26, 2013Campus networking solutions vendor Brocade has unveiled its ICX 7750 fixed-port, high density 10/40 GbE switch. Brocade says the switch enables scale-out of campus aggregation networks, in theory helping organisations reduce TCO, add ...
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IT Managers Are Struggling to Make Their Networks Meet Performance Benchmarks
Jul 10, 2013A recent study conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Brocade has revealed that, although data centre virtualisation and cloud computing are being widely embraced, IT managers across the world are struggling to make their networks meet ...
Tags: Computer Products, cloud, data
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Cisco Waited Too Long to Address The Software-Defined Networking Trend
Jul 1, 2013Cisco waited too long to address the software-defined networking trend now sweeping the industry, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said last week at the?Cisco Live conference.? The company, which announced its?Cisco ONE programmable ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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A New Idea to Make The Task of Managing a Network Simpler for Smaller Organisations
May 13, 2013While much of the hype for software-defined networking is focused on large-scale data centre deployments, some companies are taking a different angle. According to Laurent Masia, a product line manager for Netgear, the idea is to make the ...
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It Will Save Enterprises Time in Deploying New Applications
May 10, 2013Software defined networking (SDN) is generating a lot of buzz these days, but the technology will ultimately make itself useful in the enterprise largely because it will save enterprises time in deploying new applications, predicted Martin ...
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Juniper Networks Will Extend Its SDN Offerings with The Release of Its Controller
May 7, 2013Juniper Networks this week will extend its SDN offerings with the release of its controller, roughly six months ahead of schedule. The controller technology obtained from the acquisition of Contrail Systems?is now called JunosV Contrail. ...
Tags: Juniper, SDN Brains
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Big-Data Researchers Need Software-Defined Networking for Their Next Set of Discoveries
Apr 22, 2013Software-defined networking in universities today is like the early Internet decades ago, and big-data researchers in genomics and other fields already need it for their next set of discoveries, according to the head of Internet2. ...
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Intel Could Be One of The Biggest Beneficiaries and Might Be One of The Reasons
Apr 19, 2013If software-defined networking ultimately changes the landscape of networking, Intel could be one of the biggest beneficiaries -- and might be one of the reasons. SDN is intended to take the control of networks out of the equipment that ...
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LSI to Improve Networking Performance and Flexibility with Axxia 4500 Processor Family
Apr 18, 2013Chip maker LSI is hoping to improve networking performance and flexibility with its ARM-based Axxia 4500 processor family, the company announced Monday ARM-based processors are best known for powering smartphones and tablets. But the ...
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It Has Needed for Interoperability and Efficient Development
Apr 11, 2013Software-defined networking, a set of technologies to help networks better adapt to user needs with less manual effort, may at last be getting the common foundation it has needed for interoperability and efficient development. Most of the ...
Tags: Software, networking, Pool SDN Efforts
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Big Switch Networks This Week Unveiled an Open Source-Based "Thin" Virtual Switch
Mar 28, 2013In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based “thin” virtual switch for servers and commodity switches. Switch Light is ...
Tags: software, networking, Switch Light
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Dell Has Proposed an SDN Working Committee Within The Object Management Group
Mar 18, 2013Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardise software-defined networking, Dell has proposed an SDN working committee within the Object Management Group. OMG is an international, ...
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NTT Communications Is Aggressively Expanding Its Data Center Operations
Feb 22, 2013NTT Communications, the IT arm of Japan's main telecommunications operator, is aggressively expanding its data center operations outside the country as part of a push to offer its cloud-hosting services worldwide. The company has opened ...
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Intel Capital Has Invested in Software-Defined Networking Company Big Switch Networks
Feb 18, 2013Intel Capital has invested in software-defined networking company Big Switch Networks, as it hopes to help the company change the way data centers are networked. Intel Capital is looking for companies that are creating the most disruptive ...
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HP Plans to Use Its Recently Unveiled SDN Controller to Distribute Its TippingPoint
Feb 5, 2013HP announced last week that it plans to use its recently unveiled SDN controller to distribute its TippingPoint intrusion prevention system across networks. This will help to overcome the scale limitations of dedicated appliances, the firm ...
Tags: HP, SDN, TippingPoint