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Resource Management Tools Dominate at Best of Interop Awards
NEC's ProgrammableFlow Controller takes Best of Interop Overall, while V3 and Cisco earn awards for virtualization tools.
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Architectures
Four Steps On The Path To IPv6
Does this remind you of Y2K? The hard reality that the Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses recently hit the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. You know what comes next: business executives get to wondering just how this IPv6 thing will impact their businesses.
Blogs
Interop Las Vegas 2012: A Big Thanks to the Speakers
May 11, 2012 02:00 PM
Posted by Mike Fratto
Our blogger takes a moment to thank the speakers and audience members who took part in Interop Las Vegas--and is already preparing for Interop New York.
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Searching for an SDN Definition: What Is Software-Defined Networking?
May 10, 2012 02:57 PM
Posted by Mike Fratto
SDN was top of mind this week at Interop--but what is it, really? Our blogger takes a look at the varying definitions of software-defined networking.
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You Shouldn't Build Your Data Center: The Benefits of a Co-lo Facility
May 09, 2012 01:29 PM
Posted by Mike Fratto
Sure, you could build a data center, one expert told the Interop crowd. But a co-lo facility may be more resource- and cost-efficient in the long run. Find out why.
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Prediction: OpenFlow Is Dead by 2014; SDN Reborn in Network Management
May 08, 2012 10:15 AM
Posted by Mike Fratto
OpenFlow and software-defined networking were on the agenda at Interop yesterday. But will they stand the test of time, or will SDN eventually become part of network management?
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Interop Video Previews
September 30, 2011 04:50 PM
Posted by Mike Fratto
Interop New York 2011 is upon us. Starting Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 7, UBM's Interop show sill be taking place at the Javits Center. It going to be a full week, starting with pre-conference days on virtualization, cloud computing and CIO boot camp. Wednesday through Friday, the conference kicks off with three full days of in-depth sessions and panels covering virtually every aspect of IT. The expo hall will be open Wednesday and Thursday so you can meet with vendors and see the latest gear. We have compiled previews for most of the conference tracks to highlight some must-see sessions if you are strapped for time.
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Vint Cerf's Internet Safety
June 15, 2011 08:10 AM
Posted by Mike Fratto
At the Internet Society INET conference, there was wide-ranging discussion on a variety of topics, from Net neutrality to privacy. A highlight was Vint Cerf's keynote in the afternoon. He focused on the importance of safety mechanisms for those using the Internet--safety in terms of being protected from abusive behavior and safety in terms of the ability to speak freely and, where and when needed, remain anonymous. These are big issues in the international theater.
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: 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.
