Brocade Announces VDX 8770: Big, Fast and Fabric
September 12, 2012 10:07 AM
The VDX 8770 is available in a 4- or 8-slot chassis switch that has a backplane, is designed to handle at least 4 Tbs per slot, and offers a new feature called Multi-Gateway L3 Forwarding. Learn more about the latest from Brocade.
Using Cisco's OTV and LISP to Improve Application Availability
August 02, 2012 15:17 PM
Data center and server failures can lead to high-profile service outages. Two Cisco protocols-- OTV and LISP--seek to minimize the effect of failures.
VMware Finally Gets a Network Strategy
July 24, 2012 12:59 PM
After some ill-fated attempts, VMware has left private cloud networking to its partner Cisco. By purchasing Nicira, the company regains control of its virtual network strategy in a big way.
The No. 1 Threat to Private Cloud Deployment: IT Management and ITIL
July 11, 2012 09:00 AM
Private cloud deployments can run into any number of challenges--and IT management is at the top of the list, according to our contributor. Learn why he thinks ITIL and TOGAF can slow IT progress.
Open Compute Racks: Are We Going to Use Them in Our Data Centers?
June 25, 2012 11:13 AM
The Open Compute Project from Facebook may serve as a framework that could lead to cheaper, more efficient data center resources. But will we use Open Compute racks?
BGP Origin Authentication and RPKI
June 14, 2012 09:00 AM
The BGP Origin Authentication is a positive step, writes our blogger, but it has a downside. Learn more about IP address theft.
Networking Vendors Should Step Up With an SDN Strategy
June 07, 2012 12:31 PM
Sure, big-name networking vendors are declaring support for OpenFlow? But what about software-defined networking? Who has an SDN strategy?
BYOD Policies vs. the Realities of Corporate IT
May 24, 2012 10:23 AM
Users have high expectations, thanks to the IT capabilities of their consumer devices. BYOD policies are popular, but can corporate IT hope to offer the same level of service?
Technical Debt Will Have to Be Paid Back Eventually
May 22, 2012 15:15 PM
Is your VMware server a little long in the tooth? Are you reworking the quality-of-service configuration on the WAN link to delay an upgrade? Technical debt is alive and well--just be prepared to pay the price.
Cisco Acquires Data Analytics Company Truviso: Can It Execute?
May 14, 2012 12:09 PM
Cisco says it intends to acquire Truviso. Our blogger asks: Can the networking company execute on this dive into the data analytics trend?
Is Your Load Balancer A Firewall?
May 02, 2012 09:56 AM
If you've already set up a load balancer, do you really need a firewall, too? Our blogger says no.
The Dodgy World Of Vendors' Customer Case Studies
April 12, 2012 12:55 PM
This week I've had a couple of vendors that are heavily promoting their customer case studies. In the last 10 years, I've been on all three sides of the customer case study game, and it's worth pointing out the harsh realities. In my view, customer case studies are a deeply flawed metric for product evaluation because the process around them is highly distorted, if not plain dodgy.
I'm Your Customer, Not Your QA Department!
April 02, 2012 11:00 AM
Bugs are operational failures by vendors and that not only wastes company's time tracking down, but has the long term impact of stopping companies from adopting new products and features for the sake of reliability. Here are 4 misconceptions vendors tell themselves, and us, about software bugs.
The Security Profession Is A Mess
March 21, 2012 10:45 AM
I've been considering how to build a network security plan for a small data center with an online presence. To put the proposal together I needed to develop some sort of structure in the security space so that I could research products and vendors. What I found is that implementing firewalls and IDSes is simple. Finding competent security professionals is not.
