Network Computing

Upcoming Events

In most data centers, DCIM rests on a shaky foundation of manual record keeping and scattered documentation. OpManager replaces data center documentation with a single repository for data, QRCodes for asset tracking, accurate 3D mapping of asset locations, and a configuration management database (CMDB). In this webcast, sponsored by ManageEngine, you will see how a real-world datacenter mapping stored in racktables gets imported into OpManager, which then provides a 3D visualization of where assets actually are. You'll also see how the QR Code generator helps you make the link between real assets and the monitoring world, and how the layered CMDB provides a single point of view for all your configuration data.

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A Network Computing Webinar:
SDN First Steps

Thursday, August 8, 2013
11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

This webinar will help attendees understand the overall concept of SDN and its benefits, describe the different conceptual approaches to SDN, and examine the various technologies, both proprietary and open source, that are emerging. It will also help users decide whether SDN makes sense in their environment, and outline the first steps IT can take for testing SDN technologies.

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Cloud Computing Channel

Blogs

VMware's Martin Casado: Energy and Chaos

August 28, 2013 10:38 AM

Posted by Andrew Conry Murray

Martin Casado, VMware's chief architect for networking and the driving force behind its NSX technology, spoke with Network Computing about his ambitious goals to reshape how networking is done, the origins of Nicira, and why energy and chaos are good.

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Tags: programmability, network virtualization, Nicira, technology luminary, open source, startup culture

Channel: Virtualization, , Data Center, Cloud Computing, Networking & Mgmt

Skyera Soars With 250TB SSD skyEagle Array

August 27, 2013 05:10 PM

Posted by Howard Marks

Skyera’s newest SSD appliance skyEagle boasts up to 250TB of storage. That gives Skyera the highest-density system on the market.

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Tags: flash, array, iSCSI, NFS, skyHawk, Fibre Channel, dual controller, Robin Harris

Channel: Data Center, Tapes and Disks, Cloud Computing, Storage & Mgmt,

Arista's New Applications Target Network Engineering Problems

August 27, 2013 03:11 PM

Posted by Ethan Banks

Arista announced three new applications that streamline provisioning for virtual environments, expose network performance data and simplify network device upgrades.

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Tags: EOS, Extensible Operating System, OpenWorkload, VMware NSX, F5, ExtraHop

Channel: , Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Networking & Mgmt

Cumulus Networks: The Pros and Cons of Decoupling

August 26, 2013 05:11 PM

Posted by Greg Ferro

Startup Cumulus Networks makes a compelling argument for separating network software and hardware, but the case isn't closed.

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Tags: network operating system, Linux, support, merchant silicon, configuration,

Channel: , Public Cloud, Networking & Mgmt, Private Cloud, Cloud Computing

VMworld 2013 Preview: Virtualization Eats the World

August 23, 2013 11:01 AM

Posted by Kurt Marko

Expect 31 flavors of "software-defined" at VMworld as VMware updates its SDDC vision and promotes software abstractions and tools at every layer of the data center.

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Tags: SDN, Nicira, network virtualization, VXLAN, VTEP, storage, OpenStack, hybrid cloud

Channel: , Cloud Computing, , Data Center, Virtualization,