Commentary
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Howard MarksA Bad Combo: PernixData's FVP and VSAN
September 04, 2013 02:39 PM Using FVP from startup PernixData together with VMware's VSAN is an all-around bad idea. Combining two flash management layers would be inefficient and reduce performance.
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Howard MarksEMC Reboots VNX for Flash Storage
September 04, 2013 12:53 PM EMC launches new VNX arrays with upgraded software to take full advantage of SSD performance. All-flash startups still have an advantage, but VNX takes a big step forward.
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David HillSpeeding Up Flash Storage Via Software
September 04, 2013 12:05 PM IBM's new FlashCache Storage Accelerator uses software to boost flash performance. The technology could signal a trend for the industry.
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Greg FerroVMware NSX Caution Signs
September 04, 2013 10:30 AM VMware's network virtualization platform makes a strong bid to be the SDN architecture of choice, but sticky issues must still be resolved.
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Lee H. BadmanWLAN Success During Back-to-School Deluge
August 30, 2013 04:22 PM My team onboarded 10,000 wireless devices as students arrived for the start of the fall semester. Here's how we made it a (mostly) painless experience.
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Kurt MarkoThe IT Generation Gap
August 30, 2013 12:31 PM VMworld panel exposes a rift between innovative startups focused on cloud, mobile and social technologies and old IT that clings to its data centers and self-managed applications.
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Tom HollingsworthShould Applications Listen To The Network?
August 29, 2013 11:35 AM One goal of SDN is to make the network more responsive to application needs. But applications also have to be responsive to the state of the network.
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Andrew Conry MurrayVMware's Martin Casado: Energy and Chaos
August 28, 2013 10:38 AM 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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Howard MarksSkyera Soars With 250TB SSD skyEagle Array
August 27, 2013 05:10 PM 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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Ethan BanksArista's New Applications Target Network Engineering Problems
August 27, 2013 03:11 PM Arista announced three new applications that streamline provisioning for virtual environments, expose network performance data and simplify network device upgrades.
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Greg FerroCumulus Networks: The Pros and Cons of Decoupling
August 26, 2013 05:11 PM Startup Cumulus Networks makes a compelling argument for separating network software and hardware, but the case isn't closed.
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Kurt MarkoVMworld 2013 Preview: Virtualization Eats the World
August 23, 2013 11:01 AM 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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Tom HollingsworthWill NFV Kill Hardware Load Balancers?
August 22, 2013 11:10 AM As load balancing and other network functions get delivered via virtual appliances, does the hardware ADC have a future?
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Serdar YegulalpIs There A Desktop Version Of Android In Our Future?
August 21, 2013 12:04 PM Could the open source OS designed for smartphones and tablets eventually threaten Windows' dominance on the desktop? Don't hold your breath.
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Jennifer MinellaPicking The Right Switch: A Buyer's Decision Tree
August 21, 2013 12:00 PM Purchasing a switch requires careful consideration of routing and performance needs, among other factors. Follow this decision tree to save money and avoid buyer's remorse.
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Lee H. Badman7signal's WLAN Performance Tools: Intriguing But Expensive
August 19, 2013 03:15 PM Sapphire Eye from 7signal gathers reams of RF and performance information to help administrators identify WLAN performance problems, but it will cost you.
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David HillVanished: The Line Between Main Memory And Primary Storage
August 19, 2013 09:00 AM SMART Storage Systems' ULLtraDIMM product, developed with Diablo Technologies, puts flash storage on the memory channel. It's a game changer for the storage industry.
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Kurt MarkoData Center Efficiency Plateaus
August 15, 2013 05:20 PM A recent survey shows that efficiency is no longer a major priority for data center operators. Meanwhile, public cloud and DCIM software are on the rise.
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Christina DubeA Plug For Plugfests
August 15, 2013 12:41 PM Standards are great, but there can be significant differences in vendor implementations. The University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Lab provides a neutral venue for testing and analysis.
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Tom TrainerNAS Options for Public and Private Clouds
August 15, 2013 02:16 AM Public and private clouds can present challenges for file-based applications that use NAS. Here's how several vendors are helping companies meet those challenges.
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