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Cisco Unifies Wireless, Wired Management
Cisco Systems integrates wired and wireless management to run from a single platform, unifies policy management for network access, and rolls out new APs and a WLAN controller.
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- Software-Defined Networking Market to Soar to $2B--But Not Yet
- Resource Management Tools Dominate at Best of Interop Awards
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- McAfee Adds Scale, VMware Support to Security Platform
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Upcoming IT Events for Networking and Storage Professionals
Get a rundown of major IT events for networking, storage and IT admins, from next week's Interop to Cisco Live in June.
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Blogs
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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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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