Data Center Channel
News and Analysis
HP Launches Big Data Security Products, Threat Research
HP takes steps to bolster threat-intelligence gathering capabilities, better compete on big data security with the likes of IBM, EMC, SAP and startups.
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- Stuxnet, The Prequel: Earlier Version Of Cyberweapon Discovered
- Amazon Unlikely To Spin Off AWS Cloud Unit
- McAfee Launches Real-Time Security Policy Software
- VMware Enhances vSphere for SMBs
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Architectures
SDN: From Slideware to Software in 2013?
2013 should be the year SDN transitions from an over-hyped R&D project to an actual product category. At same time, the market will split into several distinct architectural approaches.
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- Network Overlays: An Introduction
- OpenStack: An Overview
- Big Switch's OpenFlow Controller Guns for SDN Leadership
- HP EVI vs. Cisco OTV: A Technical Look
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Reviews & Workshops
How to Set Up Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender
Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders (FEXs) provide ToR connectivity for Nexus 5000 and 7000 series switches. This 9-step plan shows you how to bring a FEX online, and includes configuration tips and code examples.
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Blogs
Next Generation Firewalls 101
March 01, 2013 01:37 AM
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Next generation firewalls combine application awareness and deep packet inspection to give companies more control over applications while also detecting and blocking malicious threats.
Will SDN Kill TRILL?
February 26, 2013 10:53 AM
Posted by Ethan Banks
Layer 2 multipathing standards such as TRILL and SPB may seem redundant in an SDN world. But these standards still have a role to play while we wait to see how the SDN market matures.
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Server-Side Caching Gets Smarter Via Startup PernixData
February 20, 2013 03:25 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Startup PernixData uses a distributed, replicated write-back cache to take full advantage of SSDs in server-side caching while addressing the risks of server failure and data loss.
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InteropNet's Live Wire Act
February 19, 2013 04:30 PM
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InteropNet is the technological backbone of the Interop conference. Built four days before conference doors open, InteropNet serves more than 10,000 users and 300 exhibitors each day of the conference. Here’s how it comes together.
EMC Merges High Availability, Disaster Recovery into One
February 15, 2013 12:52 PM
Posted by David Hill
EMC is combining products and services to turn high availability and disaster recovery into a single concept it calls Continuous Availability.
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VMware Acquires Virsto To Enhance Virtual Storage Performance
February 12, 2013 05:11 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
VMware is acquiring Virsto, which provides software to accelerate virtual machine I/O and improve overall storage performance in virtual environments.
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Best of the Web
VXLAN termination on physical devices
VXLAN is an Experimental IETF draft of protocols to enable the creation of a large overlay, multi-tenant network.
ONF Deadly Serious About OpenFlow-Based SDNs
: OpenFlow is poised to reach over-hyped status, yet there are practical, useful reasons for keeping an eye on Openflow. The biggest cloud players are involved and driving the feature creation.
Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
Get a primer on the Openflow protocol and what it can do for networking.
On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
